Mickey Briglia

Mickey Briglia
Sport(s) Baseball
Biographical details
Born 1929 (1929)
Yorkville, Ohio
Died January 3, 2006(2006-01-03) (aged 76–77)
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Alma mater Ohio University
Temple University
Playing career
c. 1946-1950 Ohio Bobcats
Position(s) Co-captain
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1964-1988 Rowan Profs
Head coaching record
Overall 502-258-9

D. Michael "Mickey" Briglia (1929 – January 3, 2006) was a college baseball coach at Glassboro State College (now Rowan University).[1][2] Briglia's teams won the NCAA Division III World Series in 1978 and again in 1979.[3]

A native of Yorkville, Ohio, Briglia graduated from Ohio University in 1950, where he was a co-captain of the school's baseball team. He was awarded a doctorate at Temple University in 1968.[4]

Briglia had an overall record of 502-258-9 in his 25 years coaching the Rowan Profs baseball team from 1964 to 1988.[5] He was named NAIA coach of the year in 1968, and NCAA coach of the year for the 1978-79 season.[6] Briglia was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1990.[7]

Rowan University created a scholarship in his name, the Dr. Michael Briglia Scholar Award, awarded to students who excel at both academic studies as well as their non-academic aspects of college life.[8]

A resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Briglia died on January 3, 2006, at the age of 76 due to pulmonary fibrosis.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12890615
  2. ↑ http://www.rowanmagazine.com/features/feature31/
  3. ↑ "NCAA Div III Baseball Championship History". Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 Staff. "D. Michael 'Mickey' Briglia", Courier-Post, January 5, 2006. Accessed July 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ Rowan University-Glassboro State College Athletic Hall of Fame: Michael Briglia, Rowan Profs. Accessed July 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Baseball organizations set to induct nine new members". Camden Courier-Post. Nov 25, 1992. p. 164. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Carchidi, Sam (24 November 1992). "S. Jersey Baseball Adding 9 To Hall The Inductees Will Include John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, One Of The Greatest Players In The Old Negro Leagues". Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dr. Michael Briglia Scholar Award". Rowan University. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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