Jim Stoeckel
American baseball coach and scout
James A. Stoeckel (born 1952 or 1953) is a former baseball manager, coach, and scout. He was the head baseball coach of the Davidson Wildcats from 1988 to 1990 and Piedmont Lions in 2001. He managed the Netherlands national team in four separate stints from 1981 to 2011, also serving as a coach in 2009. He managed the France national team in 2012. He also worked as a scout and minor league coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds.
Stoeckel was also an all-Ivy League quarterback with the Harvard Crimson.
Amateur playing career
Stoeckel attended Miami Killian High School in Miami, Florida, then Harvard University. He was the starting quarterback for the Crimson football team from 1971 to 1973. His first season ended early due to knee surgery in November. He was the school's first-ever Ivy League football player of the year in 1973, when he set several school passing records.
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