Dick Griesser | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Pekin, Illinois | July 21, 1932|
Died: August 22, 2009 Tucson, Arizona | (aged 77)
Richard Korneil Griesser (July 21, 1932 — August 22, 2009) was an American baseball outfielder. He played college baseball with the University of Arizona Wildcats in the early 1950s, during a period where Frank Sancet coached them to three successive College World Series appearances (1954–56). [1] [2] While serving in the United States Army in South Korea, he was selected to the U.S. national team that played in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. [3] [4] He also played on the all-star team for the U.S. Army South Korea Military Command. [2]
After leaving the Army, Griesser returned to Arizona and led them to another appearance at the 1958 College World Series. Batting .377 that year, he was named a first-team Collegiate All-American. [2] [5] He later coached high school baseball and football, as well as a professional softball team that won the national championship in 1976. [6] Greisser was inducted into the University of Arizona Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003. [2]
Dick Griesser | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Pekin, Illinois | July 21, 1932|
Died: August 22, 2009 Tucson, Arizona | (aged 77)
Richard Korneil Griesser (July 21, 1932 — August 22, 2009) was an American baseball outfielder. He played college baseball with the University of Arizona Wildcats in the early 1950s, during a period where Frank Sancet coached them to three successive College World Series appearances (1954–56). [1] [2] While serving in the United States Army in South Korea, he was selected to the U.S. national team that played in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. [3] [4] He also played on the all-star team for the U.S. Army South Korea Military Command. [2]
After leaving the Army, Griesser returned to Arizona and led them to another appearance at the 1958 College World Series. Batting .377 that year, he was named a first-team Collegiate All-American. [2] [5] He later coached high school baseball and football, as well as a professional softball team that won the national championship in 1976. [6] Greisser was inducted into the University of Arizona Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003. [2]