Year Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1954 5-10 160 Fr * Sanford 1955 5-10 160 So * Sanford 1958 5-10 160 Jr * Sanford 1959 5-10 160 Sr * Sanford
| Mel Fleischer |
Full Name: Melvyn Sidney Fleischer
Born: August 19, 1935, Sanford, Fla.
Died: October 3, 2011, Athens, Ga.
School: Seminole HS in Sanford, Florida
Seminole Relations: Father of Greg Fleischer
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Year Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1954 5-10 160 Fr * Sanford 1955 5-10 160 So * Sanford 1958 5-10 160 Jr * Sanford 1959 5-10 160 Sr * Sanford |
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Melvyn Sidney Fleischer Obituary. Posted by Berry Funeral Home, Elberton, Ga. Mr. Mel Fleischer, 76, of Elberton, Georgia, passed away
Monday, October 3, 2011 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mel was born
August 19, 1935 in Sanford, Florida, son of the late Irvin and Mary Buford
Powell Fleischer. Mel graduated from Florida State University, where he met
his bride of 52 years, Angela Ambrosini Fleischer. Mel served his country
in the United States Marine Corps then later moved to Elberton and enjoyed
working in the granite industry his entire life. While attending FSU, Mel
lettered in both golf and baseball. He was captain of the FSU Golf Team,
and a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity where he received the distinguished
Garland B. Allen Award. While in the Marine Corps, Mel won the All-Marine
Corps Golf Classic and came in 4th in the All-Armed Services Golf Classic.
He spent his life here in Elberton helping many young people as a Little
League coach, and then coaching the ECCHS Golf Team. Many young people were
fortunate to have Mel as their coach and mentor. Mel was also very active
in community organizations, having served as Vice-President of the Chamber
of Commerce, Past President of The Elberton Country Club, and as a member
of the Ga. State Golf Assoc. Board of Directors. Mel was a member of the
Elberton First United Methodist Church and the Mary Freeman Sunday School
Class there. In addition to his wife, Mel is survived by a son, Greg C.
Fleischer, and his wife, Leanne; a grandson, Nick Fleischer, and his wife,
Jessica; a great-granddaughter, Shiloh Fleischer; and a sister, Diana
Fleischer. He is also survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Stanley and
Rena Ashworth; nieces and nephews: Angela Renner (Ron), Fran Whelan
(Chris), Rachel and Kyle Renner, and Jenna Grace and Thomas Whelan. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Golf |
Year Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10 Ave =========================================================== 1953-54 6 3.0 2 71 218 0 0 72.67 1954-55 2 3.0 2 70 217 0 0 72.33 1957-58 16 23.0 4 69 1,715 0 1 74.57 1958-59 16 24.0 4 71 1,802 0 1 75.08 ----------------------------------------------------------- Total 40 53 12 69 3,952 0 2 74.57 |
Date Opponent/Tournament Place Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total Par
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1953-54 Season
03/27/1954 Rollins College 0 0
04/05/1954 Wake Forest 75 75
04/14/1954 Illinois State 72 72 72
04/24/1954 Rollins College 0 0 72
04/26/1954 Southwestern-Memphis 71 71 72
04/28/1954 Georgia Tech 0 0 72
1954-55 Season
04/30/1955 Auburn 71 71 72
05/07/1955 Southern Intercollegiate 76 70 146 72
1957-58 Season
02/24/1958 Florida 72 72 71
03/04/1958 Moody AFB 69 69 72
03/08/1958 Florida Intercollegiate 75 75 76 69 295 71
03/11/1958 Jacksonville NAS 72 72 72
03/15/1958 Rollins College 71 71 72
03/17/1958 Georgia Tech 75 75 72
03/22/1958 Florida 0 0 72
03/25/1958 Georgia 76 76 72
03/27/1958 Spring Hill College 73 73 72
03/28/1958 Jacksonville NAS 74 74 72
04/05/1958 Coral Gables Tournament 7t 79 74 76 74 303 72
04/12/1958 Auburn 74 74 72
04/15/1958 Georgia 76 76 72
04/21/1958 Auburn 73 73 72
04/26/1958 Rollins College 0 0
05/03/1958 Southern Intercollegiate 35 78 75 79 80 312 72
1958-59 Season
03/02/1959 Florida 74 74 72
03/07/1959 Florida Intercollegiate 71 79 74 77 301 72
03/14/1959 Louisiana State 71 71 72
03/20/1959 Rollins College 74 74 72
03/21/1959 Georgia 77 77 72
03/23/1959 Georgia Tech 76 76 72
03/28/1959 Miami Intercollegiate 8 79 76 79 72 306 72
03/31/1959 Auburn 73 73 72
04/10/1959 Florida 79 79 72
04/11/1959 Rollins College 73 73 72
04/13/1959 Spring Hill College 72 72 72
04/17/1959 Auburn 73 73 72
04/24/1959 Western Illinois 73 73 72
04/27/1959 Florida Southern Col 79 79 72
05/01/1959 Southern Intercollegiate 78 76 154 72
05/09/1959 Pensacola Invitational 74 73 147 72
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