Doug Gillen, the starting first baseman on the 1956 Gophers baseball team that won the College World Series, died on Wednesday at age 89.
Gillen, who graduated from Minneapolis North High School, was a three-year letterwinner for the Gophers. He batted .370 in six games during the 1956 College World Series.
Gillen, who joined the Gophers after serving in the Navy, owned a sporting goods store after graduating from the university.
JOEL RIPPEL
College hockey
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