Gary Haas Sr. is having his No. 6 retired by the Bowling Green Falcon baseball team.
He was recognized during the Bowling Green home men’s basketball game Tuesday.
The number will be officially retired on May 4 at BG’s Steller Field. He will be the sixth Bowling Green
athlete to have his number retired.
In 1972, the Eastwood High School graduate was a member of a BG team that finished 24-12-2 and captured
the Mid-American Conference title. Later that year, BGSU hosted the NCAA District Four Tournament.
Two years later, the Falcons finished 30-14 and set a school record for victories in a season in the last
year that a Falcon baseball team played less than 45 games in a season.
In 1971 as a freshman, Haas was named team MVP and played alongside eventual major-league pitcher Doug
Bair.
As a junior in 1973, he was honored as a first-team All-MAC selection when he hit .364 overall and .397
in conference play.
For his career, Haas hit .392 in MAC games and .318 overall.
As a senior, he was named team MVP for the second time in his career and the team’s most outstanding
defensive player. He was also named to the Second Team All-American Academic team.
“I’ve never coached a player who knows so instinctively what to do in every situation. Gary is an
All-American on and off the field,” said Haas’ BGSU coach Don Purvis.
Haas was inducted into the BGSU athletics Hall of Fame in 1994.
Haas’ grandson Tyler, is a freshman on the Falcon baseball team this season.