Biographical details | |
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Born | Yorkville, Ohio | September 6, 1929
Died | January 3, 2006 Cherry Hill, New Jersey | (aged 76)
Alma mater |
Ohio University Temple University |
Playing career | |
c. 1946-1950 | Ohio Bobcats |
Position(s) | Co-captain |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1964–1988 | Rowan Profs |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 502-258-9 |
D. Michael "Mickey" Briglia (September 6, 1929 – January 3, 2006) [1] was a college baseball coach at Glassboro State College (now Rowan University). Briglia's teams won the NCAA Division III World Series in 1978 and again in 1979. [2]
A native of Yorkville, Ohio, Briglia graduated from Ohio University in 1950, where he was a co-captain of the school's baseball team. He was awarded a doctorate at Temple University in 1968. [3]
Briglia had an overall record of 502-258-9 in his 25 years coaching the Rowan Profs baseball team from 1964 to 1988. [4] He was named NAIA coach of the year in 1968, and NCAA coach of the year for the 1978–79 season. [5] Briglia was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1990. [6]
Rowan University created a scholarship in his name, the Dr. Michael Briglia Scholar Award, awarded to students who excel at both academic studies as well as their non-academic aspects of college life. [7]
A resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Briglia died on January 3, 2006, at the age of 76 due to pulmonary fibrosis. [3]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Yorkville, Ohio | September 6, 1929
Died | January 3, 2006 Cherry Hill, New Jersey | (aged 76)
Alma mater |
Ohio University Temple University |
Playing career | |
c. 1946-1950 | Ohio Bobcats |
Position(s) | Co-captain |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1964–1988 | Rowan Profs |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 502-258-9 |
D. Michael "Mickey" Briglia (September 6, 1929 – January 3, 2006) [1] was a college baseball coach at Glassboro State College (now Rowan University). Briglia's teams won the NCAA Division III World Series in 1978 and again in 1979. [2]
A native of Yorkville, Ohio, Briglia graduated from Ohio University in 1950, where he was a co-captain of the school's baseball team. He was awarded a doctorate at Temple University in 1968. [3]
Briglia had an overall record of 502-258-9 in his 25 years coaching the Rowan Profs baseball team from 1964 to 1988. [4] He was named NAIA coach of the year in 1968, and NCAA coach of the year for the 1978–79 season. [5] Briglia was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1990. [6]
Rowan University created a scholarship in his name, the Dr. Michael Briglia Scholar Award, awarded to students who excel at both academic studies as well as their non-academic aspects of college life. [7]
A resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Briglia died on January 3, 2006, at the age of 76 due to pulmonary fibrosis. [3]