Murray Zuk was born in Souris, Manitoba on December 2, 1939. Zuk was actively involved in baseball for many decades as a player, coach, administrator, and scout. He played on four provincial championship teams at Hamiota during his playing days. He later became the first Manitoba Baseball Association president from 1969-70. Around this time, Zuk was also an umpire and coach in Souris. He was head coach of the Souris Cardinals for many years, and he led one team to a Western Canada Juvenile Championship in 1967, where they won gold. Zuk was a director of the Canadian Federation of International Baseball for four years, and a director of the Western Canadian Baseball Association for two years. He served as a scout for the Cincinnati Reds for 28 years, and he helped several young players obtain scholarships. Zuk later served as an Atlanta Braves Western Canada scouting director. He was also very involved in figure skating in Manitoba.
