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In the second grade he discovered he had some talent in the sport when he could effectively swing a bat and, more importantly, make contact with the ball. His penchant for playing baseball continued into high school and with winning results, as he was among the top hitters on his high school team. His prowess on the field caught the attention of major league scouts. While many seniors in high school are charting their next move, typically work or college, Pennington was considering turning pro, with offers from major league teams on the East Coast including the New York Yankees. After considering his options and talking to his basketball coach at the time, he decided to forgo entering the big leagues for university life and was admitted to the University of California at Berkeley on a baseball scholarship. Missing home and feeling out of his element, Pennington left the University of California to return to Canada. For a while he stayed up north, doing odd jobs and considering his next move. During this time he was in touch with Al
Gary Pennington fields the ball in a 65+ seniors league world series game as a San Diego Padre.
Brightman, the famed basketball coach at SU, who encouraged him to come to Seattle University. Soon Pennington was in Seattle and at SU, playing basketball and varsity baseball. The teams at the time were full of excellent players, he recalls, and the education he received was top notch. “I treasure the days I was at SU, the many friends I made, the outstanding teachers and coaches and the education
“Sports have been a big part of my life... I have tremendous regard for the people who I played with and who have coached me.”
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GARY PENNINGTON, ’59
I had,” he says. “As a former university dropout, it was amazing to me to be able to graduate cum laude my senior year.” Father William Logan was one of Pennington’s mentors at SU. The two played handball at the Washington Athletic Club. Pennington was an accomplished handball player but no match for Father Logan. “I was a young man in my early 20s, at the prime of my athletic prowess, yet I could never get the better of Father Logan, a much older man,” he says. “He was just too smart of a player.” Following graduation from SU, Pennington went on to earn a master’s in education degree. Midway through his studies, he went to spring training with the Tri-City Braves in California. A separated shoulder injury sidelined his chance to go pro in baseball. So he finished his degree and returned to Canada to teach at a junior high school. Later he would come back to the States to earn a doctorate at the University of Oregon. With degree in hand he again headed back to Canada, to begin a long career teaching at the University of British Columbia, where he taught education and the arts and is today associate professor emeritus.
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