Name: Jerry Kindall
Position: Former major-league player, UA coach
Age: 69
Tucson Roots: Moved to Tucson to replace Frank Sancet as the UA baseball coach in 1973 and has made it his home ever since.
On the résumé: A two-sport high school star in St. Paul, Minn., who also played baseball and basketball at the University of Minnesota, originally attending college on a basketball scholarship … one of major- league baseball's original "bonus babies," signing a three-year, $50,000 deal with the Chicago Cubs in 1956. Played in Wrigley Field the next day … the first man to win the College World Series as a player (Minnesota, 1956) and a coach (the UA, 1976, 1980, 1986) … former senior advisor to USA Baseball ... instructor with major-league baseball's international outreach program, helping to promote the game overseas.
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On Tuesdays through the summer, Star sportswriter Jack Magruder will be featuring Tucson's connection to the major leagues. Next Tuesday, look for a feature on former UA standout Trevor Hoffman.
