Rod Fallis

• BIRTHPLACE Vita, MB

• BORN August 8, 1954

• INDUCTED 2009

Rod Fallis was born in Vita, Manitoba on August 8, 1954. Fallis played in the Manitoba Junior League from 1972-75 for both the Carman Goldeyes and the Transcona Millards. In 1975, he was selected to play in the Canadian junior championship by the St. Boniface Legionnaires. From 1973-76 he played for Mayville State College and was conference all-star first baseman in 1976. Fallis’ team won the North Dakota championship in 1973, ’74, and ’76. From 1976-81, he played for the Binscarth Orioles in the Manitoba Senior Baseball League (MSBL), where he was named onto the North Division first team all-star first baseman from 1977-81. In August of 1976, while competing with the Binscarth Orioles, Fallis scored 4 home runs in a single game, an MSBL record that stuck around for long after his retirement. For two winters during 1980-81, Fallis played in Australia, where he was third in league batting. He was also a member of the Carman Goldeyes senior team and the Manitoba senior champions and silver medalists at the western Canadian championships. Fallis was a player, coach, and manager of the Manitou Braves in 1985 and 1986, and then afterwards was the same for Glenboro from 1987-90. Following this, in the early 1990s, Fallis operated the Eclipse Baseball School in several provinces, states, and Barbados.

Rod Fallis Newspaper Article 1972

Rod Fallis Newspaper Article 1973

Rod Fallis Newspaper Article 1973 (2)

Rod Fallis Newspaper Article 1973 (3)

Rod Fallis Newspaper Article 1973 (4)

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Rod Fallis Newspaper Article 1973 (6)

Rod Fallis Newspaper Article 1975

Rod Fallis Newspaper Article 1975 (2)

These newspaper articles belong to the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, Winnipeg Tribune Collection