Bud Hollowell
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Born: January 1, 1943 Long Beach, California |
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Died: May 16, 2014 (aged 71) Lakeland, Florida |
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Buddy Ryan "Bud" Hollowell (January 1, 1943 – May 16, 2014) was an American professional baseball player and minor league manager. After his athletic career, he became an educator and author.
Hollowell was born and raised in Long Beach, California where he was a multi-sport standout at Long Beach Polytechnic High School. He was the quarterback on the 1959 and 1960 Polytechnic football teams that went 22-0-1 and claimed two California Interscholastic Federation titles. Afterwards, he enrolled at the University of Southern California and played for the USC Trojans baseball team as a catcher, helping them reach the finals of the 1963 College World Series, where they defeated the Arizona Wildcats baseball team to claim the national championship. He was named the 1963 College World Series Most Outstanding Player, hitting for a .350 batting average and setting a home run record that stands to this day although, it has since been tied by several players. He is one of seven players from University of Southern California to win the College World Series Most Outstanding Player award. The others are: Bill Thom, Bill Seinsoth, Russ McQueen, George Milke, Rod Boxberger and Wes Rachels. He was then selected to represent the United States as a member of the 1964 U.S. Olympic Baseball Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
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