Robert 'Birdie' Geislinger
2015 Hall of Fame Inductee
Eden Valley, MN
Eden Valley, MN
Birdie has been an integral part of the baseball community in Eden Valley and Watkins.
He has at various times been a player, coach, manager, groundskeeper, fundraiser, league official and organizer.
He was a player for the Watkins Clippers from 1964-1974 and then a player for the Eden Valley Hawks from 1975-1987. In 1988, he became the manager and as of 2015 continued to manage the Hawks.
The baseball field has seen many improvements under Birdie’s guidance. There is the “Hawk Shed” - an indoor batting practice and pitching facility used by teams at all levels and many towns since the mid-1990s.
He has been a fundraiser and an officer in the Central Valley League.
At various times, Birdie has been a Babe Ruth coach, an American Legion baseball coach and for thirty years an assistant high school coach at Eden Valley-Watkins.
He has at various times been a player, coach, manager, groundskeeper, fundraiser, league official and organizer.
He was a player for the Watkins Clippers from 1964-1974 and then a player for the Eden Valley Hawks from 1975-1987. In 1988, he became the manager and as of 2015 continued to manage the Hawks.
The baseball field has seen many improvements under Birdie’s guidance. There is the “Hawk Shed” - an indoor batting practice and pitching facility used by teams at all levels and many towns since the mid-1990s.
He has been a fundraiser and an officer in the Central Valley League.
At various times, Birdie has been a Babe Ruth coach, an American Legion baseball coach and for thirty years an assistant high school coach at Eden Valley-Watkins.