Happy birthday, Vince Pesky - Portland Tribune
A PORTLAND TREASURE TURNS 94 Vincent Joseph Charles Paveskovich is a popular guy, but he had an unusual number of visitors for lunch Thursday at Regency Park assistant living facility in Southwest Portland. Pesky is most well-known as the younger brother of Johnny Pesky, the "Mr. Red Sox" who died at age 93 in 2012. But Vince has carved his own niche as an athlete, coach, educator and avid sports fan, moving him close to his bro's iconic status in... Vince Pesky played four years of baseball and hockey at Lincoln High and was a member of a Cardinals team that won four straight Portland Interscholastic League championships in the latter sport. He pitched for four years at the University of Portland and played two years of minor league ball in the New York Yankees organization before returning to coach at his alma mater in 1950, guiding the Pilots to an 11-9 record. Pesky then launched into a 44-year career as a coach and educator/administrator for Portland Public Schools, retiring in 1998 at age 77. He is now a member of the PIL Sports Hall of Fame. In the 1960s, Pesky worked as penalty timekeeper for the Western Hockey League Portland Buckaroos. Vince had fun Friday with his friends over lunch and birthday cake, smiling after opening businessman Jimmy Pasero's present -- a wrapped version of "The Johnny Pesky Story" that Vince had loaned him three years ago. Source: portlandtribune.com
