DOUGLAS, Jeff ~ Graceland's Hall of Fame

DOUGLAS, FISH, MAIER, RANDALL

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/25/2013 at 20:36:43

HALL of FAME

Jeff Douglas
Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa

Jeff DOUGLAS had an outstanding career both as an athlete and a coach at Graceland. He earned four letters in baseball and football. In baseball, he was a two-time All-District and All-Heart of America Athletic Conference selection. As a junior , the Yellowjackets set the school record for victories with 27. In football, during the 1983 season, he was ranked second in the country in interceptions. He was All-HAAC first team, all-district and All-American.

From 1987 to 2000, he was an assistant coach for the football team. He won 233 games in 11 years (1990-2000) as the head baseball coach. During his tenure he produced 17 all-conference performers as well as being named the HAAC Coach of the Year in 1999. Three of his players- Shad FISH, Bill MAIER and Chris RANDALL - went on to play professional baseball.

DOUGLAS has also spent time as the head coach of baseball and girl's basketball at I-35 High School in Truro, Iowa. He has won over 300 bgames in baseball, is a two-time Southwest Iowa Class 2A coach of the year and led I-35 to their first ever state playoff appearance in 2004.

Jeff DOUGLAS was inducted into Graceland University's Hall of Fame in 2006.

SOURCES: gujackets.com/f/Hall_of_Fame.php

Submission by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2013