Born: July 17, 1942
Hometown: Forrest City, AR
Year of Induction: 1984
College Career
Ole Miss (1962-1964)
• All-American, baseball (’64)
• All-District III, baseball (’62, ‘64)
• All-SEC, baseball (’62, ‘63, ’64)
* Led SEC:
- Batting average, .429 (’64)
- Hits, 56 (’64)
- Stolen bases, 20 (’62), 18 (’64)
• All-American, basketball (’64)
• All-SEC, basketball (’62, ‘63, ’64)
Pro Baseball Career
Chicago Cubs (1964-1975)
• 6-time National League All-Star
• 2-time Gold Glove Winner
• Set Major League record for shortstops, 54 consecutive errorless games (’69)
• Chicago Sports Hall of Fame
• Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame
• Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
St. Louis Cardinals (1976-1977)
Chicago White Sox (1977-1979)
• Player/manager (’79)
Coaching Career
• Ole Miss, head baseball coach (185-153 over six seaons)
Did You Know?
Don and Carolyn Kessinger have two sons, Keith and Kevin, who were both baseball stars at Ole Miss under their father.
