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Jack Baer

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Jack Baer
Biographical details
Born(1914-10-29)October 29, 1914
Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedMarch 9, 2002(2002-03-09) (aged 87)
Playing career
1936–1938Oklahoma
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1942–1967Oklahoma
Head coaching record
Overall281–250 (.529)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1951 College World Series
Awards

Jack Baer (October 29, 1914 – March 9, 2002) was an American college football and baseball player and a college baseball coach. Baer was the son of Herman and Anna Baer. He was a 1933 Shawnee High School graduate where he was an all-round athlete. He was offered a contract with the New York Yankees but opted to play football and baseball at the University of Oklahoma. He played quarterback and set records as a punter and kicker. He was named All-Big Six. At one point he held the record for field goals after booting a 47-yarder. He also played centerfield for the Sooners. Baer served in the United States Navy as a lieutenant during World War II as a physical fitness instructor and played football at Del Monte Pre-Flight School. He was the fourth head baseball coach at the University of Oklahoma beginning his tenure in 1942 before he went in the Navy. During his tenure, Oklahoma won one national championship in 1951, made five NCAA Tournament appearances and won 6 conference titles. His team had a .529 winning percentage. He was coach until he retired in 1968 then worked in the football program as a scout and assistant coach and finally retiring as equipment manager. He's buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Norman, Oklahoma.

Baer's Oklahoma team won the 1951 College World Series.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oklahoma Sooners[1] (Big Six/Big Seven/Big Eight Conference) (1942–1967)
1942 Oklahoma 17–7 6–1 2nd
1946 Oklahoma 17–3 5–1 1st
1947 Oklahoma 15–13 7–4 1st NCAA Western playoff
1948 Oklahoma 7–14 5–9 6th
1949 Oklahoma 10–10 7–5 2nd
1950 Oklahoma 14–8 7–5 3rd
1951 Oklahoma 19–9 10–1 1st College World Series Champion
1952 Oklahoma 7–14 4–7 6th
1953 Oklahoma 11–11 7–2 1st
1954 Oklahoma 12–8 8–4 2nd
1955 Oklahoma 13–10 9–1 1st NCAA District 5
1956 Oklahoma 11–7 7–2 1st NCAA District 5
1957 Oklahoma 10–8 9–6 2nd
1958 Oklahoma 12–8 11–5 3rd
1959 Oklahoma 12–11 7–10 5th
1960 Oklahoma 13–10 12–7 3rd
1961 Oklahoma 10–15 9–10 5th
1962 Oklahoma 9–17 8–13 7th
1963 Oklahoma 14–10 13–5 2nd
1964 Oklahoma 17–10 13–8 2nd
1965 Oklahoma 7–20 6–15 8th
1966 Oklahoma 13–11 11–6 2nd
1967 Oklahoma 11–16 11–9 3rd
Oklahoma: 281–250 (.529) 192–136 (.585)
Total: 281–250 (.529)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
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