GENE "TINY" POTTS

Inducted:  1991
Years at Loras:  1955-59
Sport:  Baseball, Basketball

PERSONAL STORIES

• An versatile  athlete for the Duhawks baseball team, Potts started both in the infield and the outfield, earning the team most valuable player award in 1959.
• A three-year starter, Potts led the Duhawks to a 35-8 record during his three year career and hit .273 (44-for-161).
• A two-year year starter on the basketball team, Potts averaged 8.4 points per game (460 points) in 55 games played.
• Also a member of the Dubuque Independent League Baseball Hall of Fame.
• Along with his brother, Cy, the Potts are the only pair of siblings in the Loras Athletic Hall of Fame.