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]
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^. Fanbase.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
^"1965 Minnesota Twins Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
^"Gopher Sports Hall of Fame to induct Saunders, thirteen others". Minnesota Daily. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2009.[dead link]
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wojciak, march, 1943, september, 1966, american, baseball, player, catcherborn, 1943, march, 1943hennepin, county, minnesotadied, september, 1966, 1966, aged, batted, rightthrew, rightfil, debut1964, twinslast, appearance1965, orlando, twinscareer, highlights,. Ron Wojciak March 22 1943 September 29 1966 was an American baseball player Ron WojciakCatcherBorn 1943 03 22 March 22 1943Hennepin County MinnesotaDied September 29 1966 1966 09 29 aged 23 Batted RightThrew RightFIL debut1964 for the TwinsLast FSL appearance1965 for the Orlando TwinsCareer highlights and awardsHad signed to play professional baseball with the Minnesota Twins but never playedWojciak 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 College World Series USC Trojans at Minnesota Golden Gophers 13 June 1964 Fanbase com Archived from the original on 29 January 2016 Retrieved 24 September 2009 1965 Minnesota Twins Minor League Affiliates Baseball Reference Retrieved 24 September 2009 Gopher Sports Hall of Fame to induct Saunders thirteen others Minnesota Daily 4 August 2004 Retrieved 24 September 2009 dead link External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball catcher born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ron Wojciak amp oldid 1162126303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
