American ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Press ▁and ▁NE A . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁East – West ▁S hr ine ▁Game ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁the ▁winter , ▁the ▁basketball ▁team ▁failed ▁to ▁three - peat ▁as ▁conference ▁champions , ▁and ▁Church ill ▁also ▁failed ▁to ▁repeat ▁as ▁all - con ference ▁and ▁All - American . ▁In ▁the ▁spring time , ▁however , ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁l one ▁vars ity ▁letter ▁as ▁a ▁pitch er ▁for ▁the ▁baseball ▁team . ▁The ▁So on ers ▁had ▁great ▁success ▁that ▁season ▁and ▁were ▁crown ed ▁co - con ference ▁champions ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Lawrence ▁H askell . ▁ ▁When ▁Church ill ' s ▁colleg iate ▁athlet ics ▁career ▁was ▁over , ▁he ▁had ▁earned ▁ 1 0   vars ity ▁letters ▁in ▁four ▁sports , ▁earned ▁multiple ▁all - con ference ▁se lections ▁and ▁played ▁on ▁teams ▁that ▁won ▁three ▁total ▁conference ▁champion ships ▁( not ▁including ▁box ing ▁titles ). ▁ ▁Professional ▁baseball ▁and ▁co aching ▁After ▁college , ▁Church ill ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁farm ▁league . ▁A ▁dam aged ▁shoulder ▁prem ature ly ▁ended ▁his ▁career . ▁Church ill ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁coach ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 – 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 2 – 3 3 ▁seasons . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 3