[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 34 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S2994]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO FRED DALLIMORE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to pay tribute, 
today, to a native son of Nevada, Fred Dallimore. Fred is completing 
his 26th year, as a baseball coach, at the University of Nevada, Las 
Vegas. He has served as the head coach for the last 22 years. His 
career is a distinguished one. Under his guidance, UNLV has made 6 NCAA 
appearances and has had 16 winning seasons. The 728 career victories he 
has attained ranks him 36th among the NCAA all-time winningest division 
I coaches. More than 80 young men, coached by Fred, have advanced to 
professional baseball. Several have made it to the major leagues 
including the San Francisco Giants, Matt Williams, a Nevadan from 
Carson City.
  Fred's success at UNLV is the result of dedication, loyalty, and a 
lot of hard work. Over the years it was not unusual to see Fred out on 
Roger Barnson Field mowing the grass, dragging and watering the field, 
and performing every duty necessary to prepare the field for practice 
and games. The brand new Earl E. Wilson Baseball Stadium at Barnson 
Field is a state-of-the-art facility made possible by a gift from the 
Wilson estate. It is also the culmination of a dream come true for 
Fred.
  Fred comes from a long line of native Nevadans. He was born in Reno, 
NV on October 21, 1944. He attended Reno High School where he was an 
all around athlete lettering in football and baseball. An All State 
pitcher, in his senior year, he led Reno to the State AAA baseball 
championship. During his 4 years at the University of Nevada, Reno he 
earned All West Coast and All Far West honors as a left handed pitcher. 
His 11-1 record his senior year earned him All American honors as 
chosen by the American Association of Collegiate Baseball Coaches, 
Player of the Year, as selected by the San Francisco Examiner and the 
Sierra Nevada Sportswriters and Broadcaster Athlete of the Year. The 
University of Nevada, Reno honored him in 1982 by inducting him into 
the UNR Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1994 UNLV honored him by inducting 
his 1980 baseball team into the UNLV Athletic Hall of Fame.
  Fred and his wife Alice are the proud parents of two children, Jamie 
and Brian.
  Fred is a husband, father, teacher, and coach. I am proud to have him 
as a friend.


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