Jack Riley (minors02)

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Jack E. Riley

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Biographical Information[edit]

Jack Riley was a college coach.

Riley led the Northwest Conference in scoring in basketball three straight years (twice All-American) and was a three-time All-Conference outfielder. [1] He turned pro and in 1960 hit .259/.329/.310 as a regular outfielder for the Salem Senators. He fell to .202/.275/.211 in 34 games for the Salem Dodgers in 1961. He was a teacher and assistant coach (and head basketball coach) at Jefferson High School [2] in the offseasons, but had to make a choice when teaching conflicted with Spring Training and retired. He stayed at Jefferson through 1968.

Riley was head coach of Lower Columbia College from 1969-1972 and Oregon State University from 1973-1994, going 613-411-5 at OSU to set a school record for wins. [3] He won Pacific-10 Conference North Coach of the Year four times. [4] He coached seven future major leaguers at OSU, most notably Steve Lyons.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record[edit]

Year School Overall Record Conference Record Notes
1969 Lower Columbia College NWAACC
1970 Lower Columbia College NWAACC
1971 Lower Columbia College NWAACC
1972 Lower Columbia College NWAACC
1973 Oregon State University 15-20-1 5-13
1974 Oregon State University 16-23 6-12
1975 Oregon State University 28-10-1 13-5
1976 Oregon State University 31-15 12-6
1977 Oregon State University 31-17 12-6
1978 Oregon State University 22-22-2 6-9
1979 Oregon State University 21-25 4-11
1980 Oregon State University 33-16 8-9
1981 Oregon State University 29-14-1 11-7
1982 Oregon State University 9-15 16-8
1983 Oregon State University 27-17 17-7 CWS Regionals
1984 Oregon State University 22-23 11-11 Pac-10 North
1985 Oregon State University 34-17 12-12 Pac-10 North / CWS Regionals
1986 Oregon State University 39-15 18-5 Pac-10 North / CWS Regionals
1987 Oregon State University 31-15 15-9 Pac-10 North
1988 Oregon State University 30-19 14-10 Pac-10 North
1989 Oregon State University 27-23 15-9 Pac-10 North
1990 Oregon State University 30-22 15-9 Pac-10 North
1991 Oregon State University 28-20 12-8 Pac-10 North
1992 Oregon State University 23-30 10-20
1993 Oregon State University 31-18 20-10
1994 Oregon State University 35-16 22-8


Sources[edit]

  1. ↑ Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
  2. ↑ Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame
  3. ↑ Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
  4. ↑ Linfield College Hall of Fame
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