Walt Rabb

Walter Wagner Rabb

• Bats Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 160 lb.
• School North Carolina State University

• Born June 26, 1914 in Lenoir, NC USA
• Died April 4, 2006 in Chapel Hill, NC USA

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Walter Rabb was the baseball coach at the University of North Carolina from 1947-1977, leading the team to a 540-358 record. He took the Tar Heels to four NCAA tournaments and two College World Series appearances. In February 1947, Rabb was the director of intermurals at North Carolina. When Bunn Hearn had a heart attack, Rabb took over the baseball team "until Hearn recovers", but ended up staying for 31 years.

Rabb was a shortstop who played four seasons in the minor leagues, one with the New York Yankees system. Rabb debuted in 1937 with the Snow Hill Billies, batting .242 with 0 HR and 26 RBI. In 1938, Walt fielded .953 for Snow Hill and hit .309/?/.399. Rabb split 1939 between Snow Hill (.322, 1 HR, 7 RBI) and two Yankee farm teams, the Akron Yankees (.233, 0 HR, 18 RBI) and Augusta Tigers (.271, 1 HR, 34 RBI). In his final season, Rabb returned to Snow Hill full-time and batted .270 with 3 homers and 49 RBI.

Sources include Pat Doyle's Professional Baseball Player Database, 1939 Spalding Guide

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1947	University of North Carolina	15-11-2
1948	University of North Carolina	21-9-1		CWS District Tournaments
1949	University of North Carolina	20-9-2
1950	University of North Carolina	16-18
1951	University of North Carolina	16-10
1952	University of North Carolina	18-10
1953	University of North Carolina	19-8		SoCon
1954	University of North Carolina	14-11	7-8
1955	University of North Carolina	12-12	8-5
1956	University of North Carolina	12-10-1	9-4
1957	University of North Carolina	15-10	9-5
1958	University of North Carolina	19-8-1	11-4
1959	University of North Carolina	17-7	9-6
1960	University of North Carolina	22-7	11-3	CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1961	University of North Carolina	15-7	10-4
1962	University of North Carolina	8-14	4-10
1963	University of North Carolina	20-9	9-5
1964	University of North Carolina	24-7	14-0	CWS District Tournaments
1965	University of North Carolina	14-15	6-8
1966	University of North Carolina	21-13	12-2	CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1967	University of North Carolina	19-8-1	8-5
1968	University of North Carolina	21-12	12-6
1969	University of North Carolina	23-11	14-4	CWS District Tournaments
1970	University of North Carolina	12-20	7-13
1971	University of North Carolina	13-19	7-7
1972	University of North Carolina	23-9	10-5
1973	University of North Carolina	11-15	5-7	ACC
1974	University of North Carolina	22-8-1	9-3	ACC
1975	University of North Carolina	17-19	4-7	ACC
1976	University of North Carolina	19-17	8-4	ACC
1977	University of North Carolina	18-17	6-6	ACC