CORE, Richard

CORE, Richard. (Fort Dodge, IA-- ). Core became a member of the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in 1964 and was employed as a math teacher and coach at STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL. As the school's baseball coach, Core led teams to state championships in 1974, 1978, 1983, and 1984. His teams also earned ten Mississippi Valley Conference Championships. Through the 1997 season, Core had established a record of 608 wins. When he left Hempstead to teach in Illinois, Core had amassed 650 wins, four state championships and 11 Mississippi Valley Conference titles.

The success of Core as a coach led Hempstad High School to name the baseball field in his honor.

Core was president of the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association in 1984. He was named to the Iowa Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1985, Mississippi Valley Coach of the Year ten times, and was the State Coach of the Year in 1975, 1979, and 1985.