Jack Kaiser

John Warren Kaiser (October 6, 1926 – May 25, 2022) was Athletics Director Emeritus at St. John's University in Queens, NY. He was an American baseball player, college coach, and administrator. A graduate of St. John's Preparatory School Kaiser continued on to the Vincentian Father's St. John's University, where 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. Kaiser managed the short-season Class D Lexington Red Sox in 1957 and 1958.^{[citation needed]} Kaiser led the now-named St. John's Red Storm baseball team to eleven postseason appearances, including three trips to the College World Series (1960, 1966 and 1968) in his 18-year career as head coach. Kaiser then became athletic director at St. John's, and was instrumental in the establishment of the Big East Conference.^{[citation needed]}

• Kaiser was inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame in 1979.
• Kaiser was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
• The Big East Conference baseball tournament Most Outstanding Player Award is named in his honor.
• Jack Kaiser Stadium, home baseball field of the St. John's Red Storm, was constructed in 2000 and is named in his honor.