Английская Википедия:Hal Pennington

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Hal Pennington was a former American athletics coach. He was the founder and first head coach of the AFL II Cincinnati Bengals.[1] He also had a 33-year career in amateur baseball, winning four National Amateur Baseball Federation World Series titles.

Early life and education

Pennington attended St. Xavier High School where he was a three-sport athlete, graduating in 1930.[2] He was an all-city first baseman in baseball and played halfback and fullback in football. In basketball, he led the team in scoring his junior and senior years.[2] Pennington attended Xavier University where he served as co-captain of the basketball team his senior year. He went on to play professional basketball prior to the NBA.[2]

Career

Pennington was the head coach of the Midwest Football League Cincinnati Model Shoes.[3] He left after one season to form the Cincinnati Bengals of the second American Football League.[3]

Pennington became a legendary amateur baseball coach in Cincinnati, winning four NABF World Series titles.[4] He retired from baseball with 1,392 wins and .862 winning percentage.[5] He coached 60 players that went on to play professional baseball, 11 who went on to the major leagues including Dave Parker, Buddy Bell, Ron Oester, and Len Matuszek.[5]

Pennington retired from coaching in 1988. Throughout his sports career, he recorded 1,577 wins and 246 losses among all sports.[5]

Recognition

In 1987, Pennington was inducted into the St. Xavier High School hall of fame.[2] He is also a member of the Hamilton County Sports Hall of Fame, Buddy La-Rosa High School Hall of Fame, and Xavier University Basketball Hall of Fame.[5]

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