After Coach Dick Birmingham passed away on March 4th of 2014, the Lead-Off Club decided to name the Coach of the Year award after him. At Hillcrest High from 1960-1984, he won a state championship (1979), made three "final four" appearances, and had a 309-138 overall record. As leader of the Hillcrest summer ball Merchants program, his teams won state titles in 1970 & 1971 (runners-up in '72 & '73, and had a 484-242 overall record. 793-380 combined record.
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