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| William John Disch
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| Born:
| 1872-10-15 at Benton County, MO (US)
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| Died:
| 1953-2-3 at Austin, TX (US)
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Billy Disch was a professional player and manager.
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Personal
Achievements
- Coached University of Texas for 29 years (1911-39) and served as advisory coach for a dozen more seasons, guided Texas baseball teams to a 513-180 record, a career .740 winning percentage. Disch coached 20 Southwest Conference championship teams.[1]
- Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008, along with Ownie Carroll and Jackie Robinson.[2]
- Also elected to the Longhorn Hall of Honor, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, and the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.[1]
Sources
- "Obituary". The Sporting News, 1953-02-11.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.texassports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/tex/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/ba-0910-mg-history, retrieved on 2010-07-02.
- ↑ http://www.goholycross.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/070308aac.html, retrieved on 2010-07-02.
