Career
He was inducted into the California University of Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995, and spent more than a decade as a coach in the Braves organization. From 1987-1990, he was the Braves pitching coach. Dal Canton"s career path to the major leagues was unusual in that he was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as the result of an open tryout.
Dal Canton was teaching high school at Burgettstown JR / Social Research high school in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania the time of his signing.
He led the American League in Wild Pitches (16) in 1974. Bruce Dal Canton died on October 7, 2008 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, aged 67, of esophageal cancer.
On Friday, June 11, 2004, Dal Canton was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. During Opening Day ceremonies on April 9, 2009, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans honored Bruce, who had been their pitching coach since 1999.
The Pelicans" clubhouse was officially named in his memory and Dal Canton"s number was retired.