Background
Wojciak grew up in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
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Ron Wojciak
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He attended the University of Minnesota where he earned All-Big 10 and All-American honors in baseball.
Career
He served as the team"s catcher. He signed to play professional baseball with the Minnesota Twins. He played for the Orlando Twins, a Twins minor league affiliate in the Florida State League, in 1965, appearing in 59 games with a.250 batting average.
Wojciak died in 1966 of lung cancer.
In his honor, his hometown boosters founded the Ron Wojciak Award, to be given to those who are involved in community youth athletics. The award has been presented annually since 1966.
He was elected to the Gopher Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
