William B. "Buck" Giles

William "Buck" Giles

Giles, c. 1925
Born May 7, 1903
Blissfield, Michigan
Died April 15, 1985
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Citizenship United States
Alma mater University of Michigan
Known for Baseball player and attorney

William Bliss "Buck" Giles (May 7, 1903 April 15, 1985) was an American baseball player and attorney. A native of Blissfield, Michigan, Giles attended the University of Michigan where he played second base for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team from 1923 to 1925. He was Michigan's leadoff hitter in 1924 and 1925, and he helped lead the team to the Big Ten Conference championship in 1924.[1] In 1925, he became the first Michigan baseball player to win the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor.[2][3] In October 1956, longtime Michigan baseball coach Ray Fisher selected Giles as a second baseman for his all-time Michigan baseball team.[4] He subsequently attended the University of Michigan Law School, graduating in 1927.[5] At the time of the 1930 United States Census, Giles was living in Detroit and employed as an attorney in general practice.[6] He later served as counsel for Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. In 1971, he was elected as the president of the University of Michigan's graduate "M" Club.[7] In 1980, Giles was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor as part of the third induction class.[8] Giles died in April 1984 at Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[9]

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Notes

  1. Rich Adler. Baseball at the University of Michigan. p. 67.
  2. Michigan's All-Time Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipients. GoBlue (University of Michigan Athletics official website). Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  3. Bruce Madej, Rob Toonkel, Mike Pearson. Michigan: Champions of the West. p. 35.
  4. Bruce Madej, Rob Toonkel, Mike Pearson. Michigan: Champions of the West. p. 127.
  5. "Student Profile: William Bliss Giles, Class of 1927". University of Michigan Law School.
  6. Census entry for William B. Giles, attorney, age 26, born in Michigan, parents both born in Michigan. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 1035; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 417.0.
  7. "Grad 'M' Club Picks President". The News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan). May 22, 1971.
  8. University of Michigan Hall of Honor. GoBlue (University of Michigan Athletics official website). Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  9. Death record for William B. Giles. Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996 [database on-line].
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