Former Georgia Great Mike Rebhan Passes Away
March 02, 2019 | Baseball
ATHENS-----Former University of Georgia great Mike Rebhan passed away Feb. 27 after a battle with cancer. He was 51.
Rebhan helped the Bulldogs capture the 1990 national championship and was named the College World Series (CWS) Most Outstanding Player. In the CWS, he tossed two complete games to beat Stanford and their ace Mike Mussina. His 2-0 mark and 1.00 ERA in the CWS remains a school record.
A 6-1, 190-pound native of Rockville, Md., he was a two-year letterman for the Bulldogs after transferring in from Lake City (Fla.) Community College. During his Georgia career, he won 20 games with 12 complete games and a no-hitter. In 1990, Georgia posted a 52-19 final record and won the first national championship in baseball in the Southeastern Conference.
During his college career, Rebhan was drafted in the 32ndround by the Boston Red Sox but opted to finish his degree in computer science at UGA. He became a software engineer. He and his wife, Patricia, raised three children, Michael Jr., Marah and Marcus in Vero Beach, Fla. They have five grandchildren.
In 1996, the CWS celebrated its 50thanniversary and a panel selected All-Decade teams. Rebhan was named one of the pitchers for the 1990s squad.
Rebhan was an avid Georgia supporter who would be in attendance when the Bulldogs played in Florida, and he returned to Athens for games too. He was among the more than 20 members of the national championship team that was celebrated at Foley Field in 2015 for the 25thanniversary of their title.
Family, friends and former teammates plan to honor the memory of Rebhan Saturday, March 9 in Vero Beach. Additionally, a memorial service in Athens is planned tentatively in May.
Rebhan helped the Bulldogs capture the 1990 national championship and was named the College World Series (CWS) Most Outstanding Player. In the CWS, he tossed two complete games to beat Stanford and their ace Mike Mussina. His 2-0 mark and 1.00 ERA in the CWS remains a school record.
A 6-1, 190-pound native of Rockville, Md., he was a two-year letterman for the Bulldogs after transferring in from Lake City (Fla.) Community College. During his Georgia career, he won 20 games with 12 complete games and a no-hitter. In 1990, Georgia posted a 52-19 final record and won the first national championship in baseball in the Southeastern Conference.
During his college career, Rebhan was drafted in the 32ndround by the Boston Red Sox but opted to finish his degree in computer science at UGA. He became a software engineer. He and his wife, Patricia, raised three children, Michael Jr., Marah and Marcus in Vero Beach, Fla. They have five grandchildren.
In 1996, the CWS celebrated its 50thanniversary and a panel selected All-Decade teams. Rebhan was named one of the pitchers for the 1990s squad.
Rebhan was an avid Georgia supporter who would be in attendance when the Bulldogs played in Florida, and he returned to Athens for games too. He was among the more than 20 members of the national championship team that was celebrated at Foley Field in 2015 for the 25thanniversary of their title.
Family, friends and former teammates plan to honor the memory of Rebhan Saturday, March 9 in Vero Beach. Additionally, a memorial service in Athens is planned tentatively in May.
