Bud Hollowell
Buddy Hollowell | |
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Born: Long Beach, California | January 1, 1943|
Died: May 16, 2014 Lakeland, Florida | (aged 71)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right |
Buddy Ryan "Bud" Hollowell (January 1, 1943 – May 16, 2014) was an American professional baseball player and minor league manager.[1] After his athletic career, he became an educator and author.[1]
Athletic career
Hollowell was born and raised in Long Beach, California where he was a multi-sport standout at Long Beach Polytechnic High School.[2] He was the quarterback on the 1959 and 1960 Polytechnic football teams that went 22–0–1 and claimed two California Interscholastic Federation titles.[2] Afterwards, he enrolled at the University of Southern California and played for the USC Trojans baseball team as a catcher, helping them reach the finals of the 1963 College World Series, where they defeated the Arizona Wildcats baseball team to claim the national championship.[1] He was named the 1963 College World Series Most Outstanding Player, hitting for a .350 batting average and setting a home run record that still stands, although it has since been tied by several players.[3][4] Hollowell also represented the United States in baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport in Tokyo.[5]
Hollowell played for the
From 1965 to 1969 he played professionally in the
From 1970 to 1971, he served as the manager of the Ogden Dodgers.[7] He led them to a second-place finish in 1970 and a sixth-place finish in 1971.[8][9] 1970 was the first year that they were not league champions.
Educator and author
After his athletic career, he obtained a
Hollowell authored two books, The Eternal Dance, which discusses religion and spirituality and,The Quantum Gateway: At the intersection of Religion and Science.[1] He had the honor of the Dalai Lama reading excerpts from The Eternal Dance in a daily teaching at the Temple in Dharamsala, India.[1] He died in Lakeland, Florida, on May 16, 2014, due to prostate cancer.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Bud Hollowell Obituary". legacy.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Poly star Bud Hollowell dies at 71". ocregister.com. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Hollowell Heads All-Star Team". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. 19 June 1963. p. 52. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records 1947–2008" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Pete, Cava (1991). "Baseball at the Olympics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "Bud Hollowell". goldpanners.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bud Hollowell minor league statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "1970 Pioneer League". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "1971 Pioneer League". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Dr. Bud Hollowell". apus.edu. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)