Prior to coming to Syracuse, Hastings served as a marine in World War II as a sergeant in the Pacific theatre. He was discharged in 1946.| #4 LaVerne Hastings |
| Guard/Forward |
| HS: |
| Born: 11/2/1925 | Jersey Shore, PA |
| Season | Cl | Pos | G | GS | FG | FGA | % | FT | FTA | % | Fls | DQ | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | So | G/F | 6 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0.7 |
| Career | 6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.7 |
Verne Hastings played baseball for four years at Syracuse. He was a solid second baseman and earned four letters for the sport. He would be a reserve player on the Syracuse basketball team for his sophomore season.
Prior to coming to Syracuse, Hastings served as a marine in World War II as a sergeant in the Pacific theatre. He was discharged in 1946.
He would graduate from Syracuse in 1950.
Hastings would begin a banking career in 1951. He would eventually retire as Executive Vice President of Key Bank of Southeastern New York in 1988. [1] He would pass away in 2009 at the age of 84.
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[1] Times Herald Record obituary, December 10, 2009