Jump to content

Ron Wojciak: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Reverting edit(s) by 2600:1014:B007:97BA:800A:8481:2F7:F3AB (talk) to rev. 1233625107 by Lepricavark: Unexplained content removal (UV 0.1.6)
 
(14 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Ron Wojciak''' (1943–1966) was an [[United States|American]] baseball player.
{{Short description|American baseball player (1943–1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
⚫
| name = Ron Wojciak
| image =
| image_size =
| team =
| number =
| position = Catcher
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|3|22}}
| birth_place = [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1966|9|29|1943|3|22}}
| death_place =
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
| debutleague = [[Florida Instructional League|FIL]]
| debutdate =
| debutyear = 1964
| debutteam = Twins
| finalleague = [[Florida State League|FSL]]
| finaldate =
| finalyear = 1965
| finalteam = [[Orlando Twins]]
| teams =
| highlights = Had signed to play professional baseball with the Minnesota Twins but never played
| update =
⚫
}}


'''Ron Wojciak''' (March 22, 1943 – September 29, 1966) was an American baseball player.
⚫
Wojciak grew up in [[Columbia Heights, Minnesota]]. He attended the [[University of Minnesota]] where he earned [[Big Ten Conference|All-Big 10]] and [[All-American]] honors in [[baseball]]. His team, the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers]], won the [[1964 College World Series]]. He served as the team's catcher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fanbase.com/1122466-1964-06-13|title=College World Series: USC Trojans at Minnesota Golden Gophers - 13 June 1964|publisher=Fanbase.com|accessdate=24 September 2009}}</ref> He signed to play professional baseball with the Minnesota Twins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/affiliate.cgi?id=MIN&year=1965|title=1965 Minnesota Twins Minor League Affiliates|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference]]|accessdate=24 September 2009}}</ref> He played for the [[Orlando Twins]], a Twins [[minor league baseball|minor league]] affiliate in the [[Florida State League]], in 1965, appearing in 59 games with a .250 [[batting average]].


⚫
Wojciak grew up in [[Columbia Heights, Minnesota]]. He attended the [[University of Minnesota]], where he earned [[Big Ten Conference|All-Big 10]] and [[All-American]] honors in [[baseball]]. His team, the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers]], won the [[1964 College World Series]]. He served as the team's catcher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fanbase.com/1122466-1964-06-13|title=College World Series: USC Trojans at Minnesota Golden Gophers - 13 June 1964|publisher=Fanbase.com|accessdate=24 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129084525/http://www.fanbase.com/1122466-1964-06-13/|archive-date=29 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He signed to play professional baseball with the [[Minnesota Twins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/affiliate.cgi?id=MIN&year=1965|title=1965 Minnesota Twins Minor League Affiliates|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference]]|accessdate=24 September 2009}}</ref> He played for the [[Orlando Twins]], a Twins [[minor league baseball|minor league]] affiliate in the [[Florida State League]], in 1965, appearing in 59 games with a .250 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]].
⚫
Wojciak died in 1966 of [[lung cancer]]. In his honor, his hometown boosters founded the ''Ron Wojciak Award'', to be given to those who are involved in community youth athletics. The award has been presented annually since 1966. He was elected to the Gopher Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mndaily.com/2009/02/22/gopher-sports-hall-fame-induct-saunders-thirteen-others?page=1|title=Gopher Sports Hall of Fame to induct Saunders, thirteen others|date=4 August 2004|publisher=[[Minnesota Daily]]|accessdate=24 September 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

⚫
Wojciak died in 1966 of [[lung cancer]]. In his honor, his hometown boosters founded the Ron Wojciak Award, to be given to those involved in community youth athletics. The award has been presented annually since 1966. He was elected to the Gopher Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mndaily.com/2009/02/22/gopher-sports-hall-fame-induct-saunders-thirteen-others?page=1|title=Gopher Sports Hall of Fame to induct Saunders, thirteen others|date=4 August 2004|publisher=[[Minnesota Daily]]|accessdate=24 September 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
Line 13: Line 41:
{{1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball}}
{{1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball}}


{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
⚫
| NAME = Wojciak, Ron
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American baseball player
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1943
| PLACE OF BIRTH =
| DATE OF DEATH = 1966
| PLACE OF DEATH =
⚫
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wojciak, Ron}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wojciak, Ron}}
[[Category:1943 births]]
[[Category:1943 births]]
Line 28: Line 47:
[[Category:Orlando Twins players]]
[[Category:Orlando Twins players]]
[[Category:Baseball catchers]]
[[Category:Baseball catchers]]
[[Category:People from Columbia Heights, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Anoka County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Deaths from lung cancer]]


{{US-baseball-catcher-1940s-stub}}
{{US-baseball-catcher-1940s-stub}}

Latest revision as of 12:01, 29 October 2024

Ron Wojciak
Catcher
Born: (1943-03-22)March 22, 1943
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Died: September 29, 1966(1966-09-29) (aged 23)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
FIL debut
1964, for the Twins
Last FSL appearance
1965, for the Orlando Twins
Career highlights and awards
Had signed to play professional baseball with the Minnesota Twins but never played

Ron Wojciak (March 22, 1943 – September 29, 1966) was an American baseball player.

Wojciak grew up in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he earned All-Big 10 and All-American honors in baseball. His team, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, won the 1964 College World Series. He served as the team's catcher.[1] He signed to play professional baseball with the Minnesota Twins.[2] He played for the Orlando Twins, a Twins minor league affiliate in the Florida State League, in 1965, appearing in 59 games with a .250 batting average.

Wojciak died in 1966 of lung cancer. In his honor, his hometown boosters founded the Ron Wojciak Award, to be given to those involved in community youth athletics. The award has been presented annually since 1966. He was elected to the Gopher Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.[3]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ "College World Series: USC Trojans at Minnesota Golden Gophers - 13 June 1964". Fanbase.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  2. ^ "1965 Minnesota Twins Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  3. ^ "Gopher Sports Hall of Fame to induct Saunders, thirteen others". Minnesota Daily. August 4, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2009. [dead link‍]
[edit]


Stub icon 1 Flag of United StatesBiography icon

This biographical article relating to an American baseball catcher born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ron_Wojciak&oldid=1254097171"