Don Schaly

Don Schaly

• School Marietta College

• Born October 10, 1937
• Died March 9, 2005 in Venice, FL USA

Biographical Information

Don Schaly was head baseball coach at Marietta College for forty years. At the helm from 1964 to 2003, he posted a 1,442-329 record. His teams won the Division III College World Series in 1981, 1983, 1986, and were runner-up to the national title seven more times. Among the players he coached were big leaguers Kent Tekulve, Jim Tracy, Terry Mulholland, and Matt DeSalvo. In Schaly's honor, the school named its ballpark Don Schaly Stadium, and he was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1995.

Schaly's four sons all played for him at Marietta. John Schaly is currently (2010) head coach at Ashland University, and Joe Schaly coaches at Thiel College, while other sons Jim (umpire) and Jeff also have careers in sports.