Hi Simmons

Hi Simmons
Biographical details
Simmons from The Savitar, 1939
Sport(s)	Baseball
Born	(1905-08-16)August 16, 1905 Lancaster, Missouri
Died	January 12, 1995(1995-01-12) (aged 89) Columbia, Missouri
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1937–1973	Missouri
Head coaching record
Overall	481–294–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1954 College World Series

John "Hi" Simmons (August 16, 1905 – January 12, 1995) was the head baseball coach at the University of Missouri from 1937 until 1973. During his tenure, Missouri won one national championship, finished runner-up three other times, appeared in six College World Series and won 11 conference titles. Simmons' Missouri team won the 1954 College World Series and finished as runners-up in 1952, 1958 and 1964. He also served as a football assistant coach under Don Faurot. Simmons was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, the University of Missouri Hall of Fame in 1990, and is also a member of the ABCA Hall of Fame. The field at Taylor Stadium is named Simmons Field in his honor.

References

Missouri Tigers head baseball coaches

Unknown (1891–1905)
A. M. Ebright (1906–1908)
Guy Lowman (1909–1910)
Chester Brewer (1911)
Osmond F. Field (1912–1913)
Chester Brewer (1914–1917)
John F. Miller (1918)
No team (1919)
John F. Miller (1920–1921)
Jerry Jones (1922)
Hank Garrity (1923–1924)
Harry Kipke (1925)
Jack Crangle (1926–1932)
Chester Brewer (1933–1934)
Anton Stankowski (1935–1936)
Hi Simmons (1937–1943)
No team (1944–1945)
Hi Simmons (1946–1973)
Gene McArtor (1974–1994)
Tim Jamieson (1995–2016)
Steve Bieser (2017– )

Missouri Tigers 1954 College World Series Champions

Bob Musgrave Jerry Schoonmaker Norm Stewart

Head Coach Hi Simmons

Regular season NCAA Tournament College World Series

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