Mel Krause was an American college baseball coach and player at the University of Oregon.
13 Facts About Mel Krause
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Mel Krause attended Commerce High School where he played football, basketball, and baseball and was named to All-City teams in all three sports.
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Mel Krause pursued a professional baseball career, playing in the minor-league Northwest League for the Salem Senators from 1954 to 1956 and the Eugene Emeralds from 1957 to 1961.
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Mel Krause coached two high school basketball teams to the Oregon state basketball championship: Franklin High School in 1956 and North Eugene High School in 1963.
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Mel Krause coached Sheldon High School's baseball team to a State runner-up finish in 1966.
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In 1968 Mel Krause moved to the college coaching ranks when he became the first head coach of the Lane Community College Men's Basketball team.
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In 1970 Mel Krause was named head baseball coach at Oregon, replacing his former coach, Don Kirsch.
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In 11 seasons, Mel Krause's teams won two Pacific-8 Conference Northern Division championships.
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Mel Krause returned to high school coaching, ending his coaching career at Newberg High School in 1992.
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In November 2007, Mel Krause was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and given two to six months to live.
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Mel Krause died of the disease at his Wilsonville, Oregon home on June 13,2008.
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Mel Krause is survived by his wife, Jan, and four children.
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Mel Krause is a member of the Portland Interscholastic League Sports Hall of Fame, the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, The Northwest Athletic Conference Hall of Fame and the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame.