BASKETBALL- FOOTBALL- BASEBALL
Earned 5 Varsity Letters
4 in Basketball- 1 in Football
First Freshman to play on Varsity Basketball Team
Led team in scoring- 1946
Earned Scholarship to Tiffin University
in Baseball and Basketball
Signed Baseball contract with Cleveland Indians- 1947
Played Professional Baseball for 16 Seasons
Managed 4 Years in Chicago Cubs Organization
Elected to Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame- 1982
Elected to Texas Baseball Hall of Fame- 1984
Equipment Manager for Texas Rangers for 23 Years
and still Club House Manager
Has been in Professional Baseball for 48 years.
After attending Tiffin University, Joe Macko began his professional baseball career, which is now entering his 49th year. He played for 16 years, finishing as the 10th leading home run hitter in the minor leagues, with 306. He managed in the Chicago Cubs Organization for four years and was a business manager and general manager in the minors. He than became equipment and clubhouse manager for the Texas Rangers and stayed in that position for 22 years.
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