Anthony "Keith" Weber (April 27, 1942 – February 18, 2011) was a quarterback and pitcher for the University of Missouri, most notable for holding the NCAA record for lowest earned run average (ERA), at 0.56 for his college career.[1][2]
Weber played college football and college baseball for the Missouri Tigers. As a junior, Weber helped lead Missouri to the 1963 College World Series, where they were eliminated by eventual champion Southern California. In 1964, Weber earned First-team All-American honors while anchoring a Missouri pitching staff that still holds the NCAA record for lowest single-season team ERA, surrendering just 19 earned runs in 264 innings for an ERA of 0.65.[1][3] Weber and Missouri returned to the 1964 College World Series, falling to Minnesota in the championship game.
In his two trips to the College World Series, Weber pitched 24+1⁄3 innings while giving up zero earned runs, which remains the most innings pitched by anyone in the College World Series without giving up an earned run.[4]
Upon his graduation from Missouri in 1964, Weber played collegiate summer baseball for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[5][6][7][8] He represented the United States in baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport, one of seven pitchers on the team.[9] Weber then played a single season of minor league baseball in 1965 with the Williamsport Mets,[10] before returning to Missouri to attend law school while working as an assistant football coach under Dan Devine.[2]
After a career in real estate, Weber died of kidney cancer on February 18, 2011.[2]
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