PORTLAND, Ore. --- Vince Pesky, a Portland baseball alum and long-time supporter of University of Portland Athletics, died on Sunday at age 99. Pesky starred for the Pilots in the 1940's before embarking on a career as a long-time Portland area educator and coach.
Pesky had a brief minor league stint following his collegiate career and was head coach of the Pilots in 1950. He was also a fixture in the bleachers at Pilots baseball games for decades.
The younger brother of former baseball great Johnny Pesky, Vince Pesky had been living in an assisted care facility in Southwest Portland at the time of his death.