for student athletes in the area. He serves on the Little League International Board of Directors, based in nearby South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Mussina is the head basketball coach for the boys' team at Montoursville Area High School. He accepted the position in June 2013. When he received the phone call notifying him that he had been elected to the Hall of Fame, he had just completed a practice with his team. Mussina is of Slavic descent. Due to his last name, which was Americanized by his ancestors, he is often misidentified as an Italian American; before the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006, Gene Orza, the chief operating officer of the players union, even asked him to play for Italy on that assumption. In December 2014, Mussina was announced as one of the six recipients of the 2015 Silver Anniversary Awards, presented annually by the NCAA to outstanding former student-athletes on the 25th anniversary of the end of their college sports careers. The award is based on both athletic and professional success. Mussina is also a crossword puzzle enthusiast and was featured in the 2006 documentary film Wordplay. He is also a collector of tractors and vintage cars. See also List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders List of Gold Glove Award winners at pitcher References External links Mike Mussina at Baseballbiography.com Major League Baseball – Mike Mussina player page SI.com FOX Sports: Mike Mussina Mike Mussina Foundation (Official website) CBS Sportsline page 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Williamsport, Pennsylvania Baseball players from Pennsylvania Major League Baseball pitchers National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Stanford Cardinal baseball players Hagerstown Suns players Rochester Red Wings players Bowie Baysox players Columbus Clippers players Baltimore Orioles players New York Yankees players American League All-Stars American League wins champions Gold Glove Award winners Collectors