A Different Ballgame
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Baseball careers of six NCAA champion basketball coaches.
1. Dean Smith: Kansas catcher (two years)
2. Hank Iba: minor league outfielder (one year)
3. Phog Allen: Kansas baseball coach (two years)
4. Fred Taylor: played 1B for Senators (three years)
5. Ed Jucker: Cincinnati baseball coach (seven years)
6. Al McGuire: St. John’s baseball coach-x
x-Went to College World Series in 1949
Source: CBS SportsLine
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