John Netcher

John Robert Netcher
(Jack)

• Bats Left, Throws Unknown
• Height 5'10", Weight 181 lbs.

• School College of William & Mary, Indiana University

• Born May 23, 1923 in Niagara Falls, ON Canada
• Died March 29, 2013 in Daytona Beach, FL USA

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Biographical Information

John Netcher, known as Jack, was a left-handed hitting outfielder who played minor league baseball from 1947 through 1951. A standout athlete from Asbury Park, NJ, he entered the College of William & Mary after World War II service and played varsity basketball and baseball there. After signing with Washington in 1946, he continued in professional baseball, including time with the Charlotte Hornets, Hagerstown Owls, and Marion Marauders.

After his playing career was shortened by injury, he moved into education and coaching. He later played football and basketball while teaching at Carson-Newman College, earned a doctorate at Indiana University, and taught there before moving to Humboldt State College. He became athletic director at High Point College in 1958, and by the spring of 1959 he was in his second year as head baseball coach and athletic director for the High Point Panthers. He later served as dean of the College of Health at the University of North Florida.