Boo Ferris, right, spent 46 years in college or pro baseball, and won 639 games as the Delta State head coach. The Statesmen went to the NCAA Division II World Series three times under Ferriss, made the playoffs in eight of his last 12 years and won four conference championships. Before his retirement in 1988 Ferriss had produced 49 all-conference players, 20 All-Americans and 23 that went on to professional careers.