Demie Mainieri

Demie J. Mainieri (October 21, 1928 – March 13, 2019) was an American college baseball head coach.

Demie Mainieri
Biographical details
Born(1928-10-21)October 21, 1928
DiedMarch 13, 2019(2019-03-13) (aged 90)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NJCAA Hall of Fame
National College Baseball Hall of Fame
College Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2014

Biography

Mainieri was from New Jersey. He graduated from West Virginia University in 1963 with a Ph.D. in education and administration.[1] He served as an assistant coach in college football at Columbia University under head coach Lou Little.[2]

Mainieri served as the head coach of the college baseball team at Miami Dade Community College for thirty years, starting in 1960.[3][4] He was named athletic director in 1963.[2] Mainieri became the first junior college coach to win 1,000 career games. Mainieri won 1,012 games at Miami-Dade.[3]

In 1978, Mainieri skippered the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5]

Mainieri's son, Paul Mainieri, is the head coach for the LSU Tigers baseball team.[3]

Mainieri was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 1983.[6] In 2014, Mainieri was elected into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.[3]

On March 13, 2019, Mainieri died at the age of 90.[7]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2014-07-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "MDC News". Mdc.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  3. "Cape Cod Baseball League opens season". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. June 15, 1978. pp. SA13.
  4. https://www.nola.com/lsu/2019/03/demie-mainieri-paul-mainieris-father-and-hall-of-fame-coach-dies-at-90.html


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