Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1964 SS 5-8 140 R R So * Decatur, GA 1965 IF 5-8 140 R R Jr * Decatur, GA
| Bill Bearse |
Full Name: William F. Bearse
Born: January 31, 1944, Atlanta, Ga.
Died: April 6, 2012, Fountain Hill, Pa.
School: Gordon High School in Decatur, Georgia
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| FSU Career |
| Baseball | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1964 SS 5-8 140 R R So * Decatur, GA 1965 IF 5-8 140 R R Jr * Decatur, GA |
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| Comments |
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Obituary for William F. Bearse Published in Morning Call on April 8, 2012 |
| FSU Statistics |
| Baseball |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1964 .333 12 1 12 1 4 0 1 0 2 6 .500 5 0 1 .529 0 0 1 1965 .222 14 1 9 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .333 1 0 2 .300 0 0 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .286 26 2 21 5 6 1 1 0 3 9 .429 6 0 3 0 .444 0 0 3 0 |
| Baseball |
Game Statistics |
1964
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 17 Florida Southern Col 8c .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 19 Clemson 9a .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Mar 21 Tennessee 7 1.000 1 SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Mar 30 North Carolina 6a1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 2 Michigan State 9c1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Apr 21 Georgia Tech 6a1.000 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 0
Apr 23 Georgia 6a1.000 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
May 5 Auburn 1a1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 12 Georgia Southern 4a1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 22 Florida 9b1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 29 Florida 7a1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 30 Florida 1 .429 1 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0
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.429 12 2 7 1 3 0 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1965
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 26 Navy 8b .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 Wake Forest 2a .000 1 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 3 Wake Forest 2a .500 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
Apr 6 Auburn 1a .333 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 10 Georgia Southern 7 .400 1 SS 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1
Apr 24 North Carolina 9c .333 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 26 Clemson 5d .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Apr 27 Clemson 3a .333 1 0 1 0 0 0
Apr 30 Pensacola NAS 8a .286 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 1 Pensacola NAS 1a .250 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 7 Loyola-New Orleans 3a .250 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
May 8 Loyola-New Orleans 2a .250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
May 24 Pensacola NAS 9d .250 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
May 26 Mississippi State 2b .250 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 28 Mississippi State 8a .222 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 29 Furman 3a .222 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
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.222 16 1 9 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2
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William F. Bearse,
68, of Bethlehem passed away Friday, April 6, 2012 at St. Lukes Hospital in
Fountain Hill, PA. He was born on January 31, 1944 in Decatur, GA, son of
the late Irving and Dorothy (Bearse) Bearse. He was the husband of Karen
(Glagola) Bearse, and they celebrated 25 years of marriage on August 1st of
this past year. Bill served as Athletic Director at Northampton Community
College for 35 years and was a key figure in the development of athletics
at Northampton. He doubled the number of varsity teams from 6 to 12,
amassing 28 State titles and 68 conference tournament wins. In addition, he
was Director of Physical Education, Director of Sport Management, golf
coach, bowling coach, and baseball coach, winning Coach of the Year Awards
in golf four times and bowling once. He was one of the first inductees into
the NCC Athletic Hall of Fame. Bill was one of the founding fathers of the
Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association (PCAA) and commissioner of
that organization numerous times, and served as President of the Eastern
Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference (EPCC) 15 of the 30 years NCC had been a
member. Bill graduated with a B.S. degree in Physical Education from
Florida State University, and received his M.A. degree in Physical
Education and a six-year education specialist degree (Ed.S.) from Eastern
Kentucky University. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Karen;
sons, William R. Bearse, and Kevin W. Bearse both at home; sisters, Jane
Everett of Livermore, CA, and Nancy Vanderlan of Clinton, TN.