Ed Cheff
Biographical details | |
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Born | c. 1943 Butte, Montana, U.S. |
Died | (aged 78) Sequim, Washington, U.S. |
Alma mater | Lewis & Clark College |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1977–2010 | Lewis–Clark State College |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1705–430–2 (.798) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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College Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2012 |
Ed Cheff (c. 1943 – January 15, 2022) was an American
Early years
Born in
Coaching
Cheff started his coaching career as a high school football coach in Tillamook, Oregon.[1] His first baseball coaching position was with Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington, where he coached the baseball team to a 120–24 (.833) record in four seasons.[4]
In 1977, Cheff succeeded Ramon Hooker as head coach of the Lewis–Clark State baseball team.[5] His Warriors won 16 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) titles.[6][7] A total of 114 of his former players went on to play professionally, with fourteen reaching the major leagues.[7] Cheff was named NAIA coach of the year eight times.[7] Despite playing at the NAIA level, his teams defeated NCAA Division I baseball teams, including having a winning record against the Washington State Cougars.[8]
Cheff was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1994 and the
Cheff retired in 2010, after compiling a 1,705–430–2 (.798) record at Lewis–Clark.[11][7] He was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.[12]
Personal life and death
Cheff and his wife, Karen, a retired elementary school teacher, had three sons: Trever, Tyler, Toby.[7] Cheff died at his home in Sequim, Washington, on January 15, 2022, at the age of 78.[3][13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Tribune, Matt Baney, of the. "Iconic LCSC baseball coach Cheff dies". The Lewiston Tribune.
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has generic name (help) - ^ a b Colton, Clark (January 18, 2022). "Legendary Lewis-Clark State baseball coach Ed Cheff, a Butte native, dies at 78". 406MTSports. (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington). Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Ed Cheff (2002): Red Devil Hall of Fame: Lower Columbia College". lccreddevils.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Emerson, Paul (July 29, 1976). "Hooker calls it quits at LCSC". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ "Ed Cheff (2011): Warriors Athletics Hall of Fame: Lewis-Clark State College". lcwarriors.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Velasquez, Anna (April 24, 2017). "The Legacy of Retired Warrior Baseball Head Coach Ed Cheff". klewtv.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Clark, Colton (May 27, 2020). "Warriors constantly hit above their weight: LCSC almost became an NCAA Division I member, but fate kept it in NAIA". Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "Cheff Elected to Coaches' Hall". Lewiston Tribune. January 25, 2005. p. B1. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Ed Cheff". ABCA Hall of Fame. American Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Legendary LCSC baseball coach Ed Cheff to retire". lcwarriors.com. June 30, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "College Hall elects Lou Brock, 6 others". espn.go.com. March 2, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Clark, Colton (January 16, 2022). "Legendary former Lewis-Clark State baseball coach Ed Cheff dies at 78". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
External links
- LCSC Athletics Hall of Fame – Ed Cheff
- North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame – Ed Cheff
- 2022 Idaho Senate – Resolution 114