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@NCBearsBaseball's Petroff and Banks to be Honored by ABCA
9/28/2016 9:31:00 AM | Baseball
UNC baseball's Tom Petroff and Duane Banks to be honored by ABCA
GREELEY, Colo. – A pair of former Northern Colorado baseball members will be honored by the American Baseball Coaches (ABCA) 2017 ABCA/Diamond Hall of Fame/Coach of the Year Banquet in Daune Banks and Tom Petroff. Banks will be honored as the Lefty Gomez Award winning, while Petroff for a lifetime member award.
Duane Banks was a three-time all-conference and all-district catcher for the Bears in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He helped UNC reach the College World Series following the 1959 season. A career .363 hitter, Banks also played one year of basketball at UNC. Upon graduating from UNC, he spent one year with the Atlanta Braves organization before embarking on a coaching career. Banks served as the head baseball coach at the University of Iowa from 1970 until his retirement in 1997. Iowa's all-time winningest coach, Banks posted a record of 901-575-4 and led his squad to three Big Ten titles. He is also a member of the ABCA Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the UNC Hall of Fame, being inducted in 1999.
Banks is receiving the Lefty Gomez Award by distinguishing himself among his peers and contributed significantly to the game of baseball at a local level.
Tom Petroff complied a 367-198-1 with six conference titles, three NCAA Division II regional playoff appearances and three NCAA Division I regional appearances. His 1974 club upset number-one ranked Arizona at Jackson Field to advance to the College World Series, where it finished fifth. Named the 1971 College Division Coach of the Year, he received the Lefty Gomez Award in 1974. He, just like Banks is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and UNC Hall of Fame.
Petroff will be joined by two other ABCA members in Bud Daniel and Jack Kaiser earning the lifetime members honor for having 35+ continuous years of ABCA membership. He joins a group of 374 lifetime members.
To stay up to date on all things UNC baseball, visist UNCBears.com and follow the team on Twitter at @NCBearsBaseball.
Duane Banks was a three-time all-conference and all-district catcher for the Bears in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He helped UNC reach the College World Series following the 1959 season. A career .363 hitter, Banks also played one year of basketball at UNC. Upon graduating from UNC, he spent one year with the Atlanta Braves organization before embarking on a coaching career. Banks served as the head baseball coach at the University of Iowa from 1970 until his retirement in 1997. Iowa's all-time winningest coach, Banks posted a record of 901-575-4 and led his squad to three Big Ten titles. He is also a member of the ABCA Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the UNC Hall of Fame, being inducted in 1999.
Banks is receiving the Lefty Gomez Award by distinguishing himself among his peers and contributed significantly to the game of baseball at a local level.
Tom Petroff complied a 367-198-1 with six conference titles, three NCAA Division II regional playoff appearances and three NCAA Division I regional appearances. His 1974 club upset number-one ranked Arizona at Jackson Field to advance to the College World Series, where it finished fifth. Named the 1971 College Division Coach of the Year, he received the Lefty Gomez Award in 1974. He, just like Banks is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and UNC Hall of Fame.
Petroff will be joined by two other ABCA members in Bud Daniel and Jack Kaiser earning the lifetime members honor for having 35+ continuous years of ABCA membership. He joins a group of 374 lifetime members.
To stay up to date on all things UNC baseball, visist UNCBears.com and follow the team on Twitter at @NCBearsBaseball.
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