Grady fuson biography of william

American baseball scout and executive

Baseball player

Grady Lee Fuson (born April 19, 1956) is an American professional baseballscout and executive who is a special adviser for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.

Early life and education

Fuson grew up in Kearny Mesa, San Diego. He attended Kearny High School.^[1] Fuson played college baseball for a junior college before transferring to the University of Puget Sound, where he finished his college career with the Puget Sound Loggers in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

He graduated in 1978.^[2]

Career

Fuson played professional baseball for the Salem Senators, an independent team. He led the Senators with a .320 batting average in 1978, but batted .198 in 1979.^[3] He was assistant baseball coach for Puget Sound in 1980 and became head coach in 1981, the youngest coach in NCAA's Division I.^[2] Before the 1982 season