Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Baseball To Induct Three Into Hall of Fame
April 15, 2003 | Cowboy Baseball
"All three of these men epitomized the meaning of a team player during his time at Oklahoma State," said head coach Tom Holliday. "They exemplified what being a Cowboy baseball player is all about on the field, in the classroom and in life."
The Hall of Fame ceremony will be on Jan. 31 in the Student Union on the campus of Oklahoma State University. For more information please call the Cowboy baseball office at (405) 744-5849.
Beanblossom was a four-year starter in the infield from 1987-90 and played in a Big Eight and school record 271 games during his collegiate career. The Louisville, Ky., native is also Oklahoma State's career leader in at bats with 941 and doubles with 75. He was the epitome of a student-athlete as well having been named a GTE Academic All-American three times with a perfect 4.00 GPA. He was also an Academic All-Big Eight selection from 1988-90 and was an All-Big Eight pick in 1990. In addition, he was named to the College World Series All-Tournament Teams in 1987 and 1990. The Cowboys went to the CWS in three of his four seasons in Stillwater, including championship game appearances in 1987 and 1990. Beanblossom currently works for Louisville Slugger and resides in Louisville.
Holliday was a four-year starter for the Cowboys and helped lead OSU to two College World Series Appearances from 1996-99. He enters his third year as an assistant coach on the Cowboy staff after a two-year career in professional baseball with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. His name is peppered throughout the OSU record books including homers, runs, walks and hit by pitches. Holliday fared well on and off the field, receiving academic and athletic conference honors after each of his four seasons in Stillwater. He was named the OSU Male Student Athlete of the Year in 1999 recognizing his achievements on and off the baseball diamond.
The late Frank Kellert Sr. played baseball at OSU from 1947-49 and played in the major leagues for four seasons in the mid-1950's. He helped lead Oklahoma A&M to the NCAA tournament in each season he played and played in the All-American amateur game at Fenway Park in 1947. He actually signed a pro contract with St. Louis as a pitcher in 1949, but suffered an arm injury that forced him to play first base exclusively. His professional career lasted until the 1959 season when he retired and moved back to Oklahoma City. Among the highlights of his professional baseball career was a famous play at home plate involving his teammate with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson. Kellert was at bat in 1955 when Robinson stole home against the New York Yankees, and the play is shown to visitors to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. He worked for Wilson Co. in Oklahoma City, where he was the credit union superintendent, until his death in 1976. He is survived by his wife, Ms. Doris Theimer and three children, Frank Jr., Diane Rubac and Steven.
