Tag Archives: Andy Coakley
Fresco Thompson
Fresco Thompson (Baseball. Born, Centreville, AL, June 6, 1902; died, Fullerton, CA, Nov. 20, 1968.) A second baseman who did brief tours with the Giants (1926, 1934) and Brooklyn (1931-32), Lafayette Fresco Thompson later became a Dodgers executive. Thompson was named assistant farm director in 1949 and a vice president the next year after Walter […]
Andy Coakley
Andy Coakley (College baseball. Born, Providence, RI, Nov. 20, 1882; died, New York, NY, Sept. 27, 1963.) In his nine years as a major league pitcher, Andrew James Coakley pitched a season for the Yankees (0-1 in 1911), but earned his fame as Columbia’s baseball coach. Coakley coached the Lions 37 seasons in two terms […]
Johnny Balquist
Johnny Balquist (College baseball. Born, Pittsburgh, PA, June 18, 1908; died, Teaneck, NJ, Jan. 22, 1991.) An infielder at Columbia (1930-32), John Balquist later succeeded the legendary Andy Coakley as the Lions baseball coach. Balquist was head coach at Manhattan (1939-42), where he was also assistant athletic director, before joining Coakley as an assistant in 1943. […]
