Francisco Sancet (August 24, 1907 - March 22, 1985) was a

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and

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. He served as the head baseball coach at the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it ...

from 1950 to 1972, compiling a record of 831–275–10. He played

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for

Phoenix College Phoenix College (PC) is a Public university, public community college in Encanto, Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1920, it is one of the oldest community colleges in the country. History The college was originally a part of the Phoenix Union Hi ...

from 1926 to 1927 before transferring to

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where he played for coach

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from 1928 to 1929 before playing professionally.

Career

Sancet played

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for the

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and the Tucson Cowboys. He coached the

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team to an 831–275–10

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in 23 seasons, from 1950 through 1972. After his death, the University of Arizona renamed their baseball field in his honor. Sancet was inducted into the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. He was inducted into the

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in 2012.

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