Dutch Fehring

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William Paul Fehring (Dutch)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
School Purdue University
Debut June 25, 1934
Final Game June 25, 1934
Born May 31, 1912 in Columbus, IN USA
Died April 13, 2006 in Palo Alto, CA USA

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Dutch Fehring played college baseball for Purdue University. He was also a member of the school's football team and their 1932 National Championship basketball team (where his teammates included legendary basketball coach John Wooden).

A catcher with the Chicago White Sox, Fehring only played one game in the majors but had the distinction of tagging out Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig as he was attempting an inside-the-park home run.

After his playing career ended, he went on to serve as baseball coach at Purdue from 1936 to 1942 and as baseball coach (1956-1967) and assistant football coach (1949-1966) at Stanford University. Fehring was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999. He is in many other Hall-of-Fames, including the Stanford athletics, Purdue athletics, and American Baseball Coaches Association Halls.