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Dennis Zacho
9/6/2007 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Dennis Zacho |
On the baseball diamond during the 1965 season, Zacho, led the team in batting average (.397) and triples, and was second in home runs and doubles. During his senior season in 1967, Zacho earned First Team All-America and All-Big Ten honors as a hard-hitting first baseman. The team captain and member of the NCAA District All-Star Team, Zacho led the Golden Gophers in home runs (7), RBI (31) and slugging percentage (.621), and was second in batting average (.387). His slugging percentage led the Big Ten, while is batting average ranked fifth in the conference. For his efforts, the University of Minnesota Alumni awarded him with the Outstanding Baseball Player honor.
Zacho’s .397 and .387 batting averages were in the top 10 and 15 for over 40 years. The .397 was the 10th-best from 1947 to 1996.
A native of White Bear Lake, Minn., Zacho was also a member of the Golden Gopher hockey team from 1964-67. In the 1964-65 season, he notched 15 goals and eight assists as a sophomore. Zacho’s junior year he was sidelined the first half of the season due to a fractured anklebone, but managed to contribute six goals and nine assists. He came back strong during his senior season, scoring a total of 17 goals and 26 assists to finish second on the team in points.
A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in political science, Zacho worked in the office equipment industry for 35 years before retiring in 2002. For over 30 of those years, he owned businesses in the office equipment and the marine industries. Zacho is also a member of the White Bear Lake Hall of Fame.
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