Roland Hoffmann (baseball player)

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Roland "Rolles" Hoffmann (born January 28, 1936 in Mannheim ) is a former German baseball player and coach. Hoffmann took part as a catcher in two world and eleven European championships. From 1982 to 1993 he was the coach of the German national baseball team .

Career

Roland Hoffmann came into contact with baseball through American occupation soldiers. From 1947 he began to play himself. Impressed by the games of the American soldiers' club Mannheim Tornados, he later founded the Mannheim Tornados together with other baseball enthusiasts . A special feature of Hoffmann's game was that as a switch hitter he could hit with both left and right.

successes

Roland Hoffmann was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the German Baseball and Softball Association in 1994 . He is considered one of the most successful German national players. Hoffmann took part in two world and eleven European championships and won several German championships with the Mannheim Tornados.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German Baseball and Softball Association , accessed on July 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ Mannheim Tornados - Geschichte ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 4, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tornados.de
  3. ↑ a b Roland Hoffmann Baseball Reference, accessed July 4, 2015
  4. ^ Hall of Fame German Baseball and Softball Association, accessed July 4, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Hoffmann, Roland
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoffmann, Rolles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German baseball player and coach, member of the Hall of Fame
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim