Demie Mainieri
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 21, 1928 |
| Died | March 13, 2019 (aged 90) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| NJCAA Hall of Fame National College Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| College Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2014 | |
Demie J. Mainieri (October 21, 1928 – March 13, 2019) was an American college baseball head coach.
Biography[]
Mainieri was from New Jersey. He graduated from West Virginia University in 1963 with a Ph.D. in education and administration.[1] He served as an assistant coach in college football at Columbia University under head coach Lou Little.[2]
Mainieri served as the head coach of the college baseball team at Miami Dade Community College for thirty years, starting in 1960.[3][4] He was named athletic director in 1963.[2] Mainieri became the first junior college coach to win 1,000 career games. Mainieri won 1,012 games at Miami-Dade.[3]
In 1978, Mainieri skippered the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5]
Mainieri's son, Paul Mainieri, is the head coach for the LSU Tigers baseball team.[3]
Mainieri was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 1983.[6] In 2014, Mainieri was elected into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.[3]
On March 13, 2019, Mainieri died at the age of 90.[7]
References[]
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ a b [2][dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2014-07-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "MDC News". Mdc.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ "Cape Cod Baseball League opens season". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. June 15, 1978. pp. SA13.
- ^ [3][dead link]
- ^ "Demie Mainieri, Paul Mainieri's father and hall of fame coach, dies at 90".
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