Dean Collias *

 

Manager

 

Inducted 1985

 

Dean’s career as a coach began with the Greek Orthodox Church in Norfolk in 1967.  In 1971, he started the Friar Tuck Team.  From 1973 to 1979, Dean sponsored the Eastern Virginia Open Tournament.  His teams competed in two Regional tournaments and went  three and two in the Class A National Tournament in Providence, Rhode Island in 1977.  Dean, like Buck Stanton, was a leader in the formation of the Metro League.  His team won over five hundred games.

 

* Deceased