Hoyer inducted into IBCA Hall of Fame
Bret Hoyer had a big decision to make after his junior year at Wartburg College in 1986, a decision that would potentially affect the rest of his life.
Always a good math student, he was offered a summer internship with a firm in Minnesota that might lead to a lucrative career in the field of actuarial science. But also a good baseball player with a love for the game, he could start his coaching career that summer with a youth baseball team.
"I really wrestled with the decision, between actuarial science and teaching and coaching," he said Monday afternoon. "I had to decide: Should I go up there (to Minnesota) and go the actuarial route between my junior and senior year, or do I stay in Waverly and deliver pizzas and coach a 14-15 year old Babe Ruth team."
He chose the pizzas and baseball, steering him on a career path that saw him inducted into the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Saturday night at the annual IBCA banquet at the Cedar Rapids Marriott.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 January 2014 12:21
