John Warren Kaiser ( born October 6 , 1926 ) is Athletics Director Emeritus at St. John 's University in Queens , NY . He was an American baseball player , college coach , and administrator . As a player , he helped St. John 's to the 1949 College World Series . After a brief minor league career , he became head coach at St. John 's and led the now-named St. John 's Red Storm baseball team to eleven postseason appearances , including three trips to the College World Series in his 18-year career as head coach . He then became athletic director at St. John 's , and was instrumental in the establishment of the Big East Conference . He was inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame in 1979 , and the Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Most Outstanding Player Award is named in his honor . Jack Kaiser Stadium , home baseball field of the Red Storm , is also named in his honor
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