Lee Eilbracht

Lee Paul "Swami" Eilbracht (March 22, 1924 – January 2, 2013) was an American baseball coach at University of Illinois and Chicago Cubs minor league in 1952.[1][2] He was born in St Louis.[3] He was a member of Theta Xi (Alpha Beta) during college and in his full career, he won four Big Ten titles and won the majority of his matches at Illinois. When he fully retired from baseball in 1978, he served as an analyst on baseball broadcasts during the 1990s. He was once hired as an adviser in 1992 film, A League of Their Own. Eilbracht died on January 2, 2013 at age 88.[4][5]

References

  1. "Former Coach Lee Eilbracht Passes Away". Illinois SPORTS. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. "Former Illinois coach Lee Eilbracht passes away". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  3. "A Life Remembered: Lee Eilbracht". Illinois HQ. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  4. "All-time winningest Illini baseball coach dies at 88". PJSTAR. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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