BOWLING GREEN — There are no winners, just losers.
Gary Haas’ legacy was arguably the best Bowling Green State University baseball player remains. He’s the only player to have his No. 6 jersey retired, a constant reminder of his successes on the diamond in the early 1970s.
In May, 2014, the all-time great gave a $1 million gift to the program he helped put on the map with its first Mid-American Conference championship in 1972. It’s a program that needed the money — but is also one that lost those funds on Sept. 30, 2021.
While a confidentiality clause may have kept a settlement secret, public records requests made by The Blade to the BGSU Foundation unearthed that mismanagement and misuse of his gift were the reasons for the falling out.