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American Legion Baseball Awards

 


 

Coach of the Year Award
This award is presented to a coach who has made extraordinary contributions to the American Legion Baseball Program
over a number of years. This honor is not necessarily awarded annually..

Year Coach Team / Post
     
     
2016    
2015 Greg Nesbitt Prior Lake
2014 Not awarded  
2013 Scott Hacket Eden Prairie
2012 Mike Fogelson Bemidji
2011 Doug Schuette Brownton
2010 Tom Coombe Ely
2009 Bill Kinnunen Grand Rapids
2008 Tom Yelle Coon Rapids
2007 Keith Kangas Rochester A's
2006 Gary Wilson Minneapolis Northeast
2005 Ron Adams North St. Paul
2004 Charlie Godbout West St. Paul
2003 Jim Senske New Ulm
2002 Jim Peck Excelsior
2001 George Horihan LaCrescent
2000 Bob Streetar Grand Rapids
1999 Dick Johnson Anoka
1998 Brad Dean Willmar
" Bucky Burgau Moorhead
" Bruce Young Apple Valley
" Jeff Gallagher Montevideo

 

Post of the Year Award
This award is presented to a Minnesota American Legion Post that has made extraordinary contributions to the
American Legion Baseball Program over a number of years. This honor is not necessarily awarded every year.

Year Post
   
   
2015 Princeton Post 216
2014 Luverne Post 123
2013 Bird Island and Olivia Posts 430 and 186
2012 Chaska Post 57
2011 Eden Valley and Watkins Posts 381 and 453
2009 LeSueur-Henderson Posts 55 and 74
2008 Sacred Heart Post 229
2007 Marshall Post 113
2006 Excelsior Post 259
2005 North St. Paul Post 39
2004 Tri-City (New Brighton) Post 513
2003 Richfield Post 435
2002 Willmar Post 167
2001 New Ulm Post 132
2000 Moorhead Post 21
1999 Bloomington Post 550
1998 Apple Valley Post 1776

 

Graduate of the Year
This award is bestowed upon a graduate of Minnesota American Legion Baseball, not necessarily annually..

Year Player Hometown or Post/Team
     
     
2015 Not awarded  
2014 Wade Adamson Willmar
2013 Dean Acheson Moorhead
2012 James Brower Excelsior
" Cole Irish Plainview
2011 Mike Halloran Edina
" Charlie Walters Minneapolis
2010 Jeff Schugel New Ulm
2009 Darin Everson Ada
2008 Bill Davis Richfield
2007 Robb Quinlan North St. Paul, Post #39
2006 Rob Wassenaar Edina
2005 Todd Oaks Caledonia
2004 Dave Goltz Rothsay
2003 Michael Restovich Rochester
2002 Jack Morris St. Paul
2001 Mike Mason Excelsior
2000 Wes Westrom Clearbrook
1999 Paul and John Blanchard  
1998 Dean Bowyer Ada
1996 John Anderson Keewatin
1994 Jim Eisenreich St. Cloud
1993 Dave Winfield St. Paul Attucks Brooks
" Paul Molitor St. Paul Attucks Brooks
1991 Mike Kingery Atwater
1989 Kent Hrbek Bloomington
1988 Terry Steinbach New Ulm

 

Minnesota American Legion Baseball Hall of Fame
Recipients of the Minnesota American Legion Baseball Hall of Fame are honored for outstanding contributions to
Minnesota American Legion Baseball. This award was established in 1962 and presented that year for the first time.
It is not necessarily presented every year, and it can be presented to more than one individual or group annually.

Year Recipient Post, City or Program
     
     
     
2015 Mike Gort Marshall
" Mike Perry Hopkins
" Carl "Red" Wyczawski New Ulm
2014 Jim Donahue Edina
" Alberta Marth New Ulm
" Bob Nistler Albert Lea
2013 Dennis Frey Howard Lake
2012 Bill Taunton Sr. Willmar
2011 Ron Beckman Jordan
2010 Gail Kalata St. Paul
2009 Jeff Reese New Richland
2008 Roger Niebeling Borup
2007 Tink Larson Waseca
2006 Huck Arneson Barnesville
" Dick Johnson Anoka
" Bob Garin Cross Lake
2004 Bob Zellman Norwood
2003 Bob Letourneau Osseo
" Dick Seal Sauk Rapids
2002 Norb Winter Watkins
" Jack Bloedel District 2
" Al Zdon Department Secretary
2001 Nick Kakos Minneapols
" Darwin Berg Chanhassen
2000 Joe Baker Moorhead
" Al Davis Princeton
" George Karnas Richfield
1993 Tom Elliot St. Cloud
" Ray DeZurik Waite Park
1992 Jim Peck Minnetonka
1991 Tom Mattson Albert Lea
1990 Al Schoenthaler Roseville
1989 George Bodlovick St. Paul
1989 Gerald "Red" Haddox Bloomington
1986 Halver Johnson Moorhead
1984 George Marsnik Ely
" Rueben Nathe Litchfield
" Rodney Wedin Wells
" Kenneth Swartz Bloomington
1983 Dale Timm Owatonna
" Al Schmidt Shakopee
" Tony Sipe Ada
1980 Louise Kainz Ely
" Joe Kastelic Ely
" Sheldon Hanson Austin
1979 Robert Schabert St. Paul
" C.I. "Spike" Piper Blue Earth
" Leonard Grill Minneapolis
1978 Dave Van De Walker St. Paul
1977 John Koch Trimont
1976 George Medvic Minneapolis
1975 M.E. "Shorty" Dekko Gary
1973 S.C. "Sig" Qvale Austin
1972 Gaylord Zelinski Brainerd
1971 G. Sheldon Hanson Austin
1970 Maurice Godsey Winona
" Mathew J. Stukel Ely
1969 Theodore "Ted" Peterson Minneapolis
1968 Dr. Robert M. Farrish Litchfield
1967 Harry Moldenhauer St. Paul
" Frank Fust Minneapolis
1966 Thomas Warner Marshall
1965 Mark Hayward St. Paul
1964 Robert P. Marshall Dilworth
1963 Dr. W.H. Mulligan St. Cloud
1962 Frank C. Momsen Tracy

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