TriCounty In his 11th season at Bradley, DeRose steered the Braves to the NCAA Elite Eight, with a postseason run that included come-from-behind victories over former national champions Indiana and Maryland. After the tragic death of Danny Dahlquist on the eve of the season, DeRose pulled his players together to win a share of their third consecutive Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title, their first MVC tourney crown and their first NCAA tourney win.
John Emmett Seery A native of Princeville, John Emmett Seery played in four different major leagues during a nine-year career from 1884-1892. An outfielder with a career .252 batting average, 300 runs batted in and 27 home runs, Seery played for Baltimore and Kansas City in the Union Association League; St. Louis, Indianapolis and Louisville in the National League; Brooklyn in the Players League; and Cincinnati in the American Association. |