Manager of the pre-war Tigers and the incipient Hiroshima Carp
Inducted
1972
Category
Elected by the Selection Committee for Players
From
Hiroshima
Born
November 1,1897
Died
November 10,1982
Alma Mater
Kwansei Gakuin University
The skipper of Hiroshima Commercial School managed the Osaka Tigers to victory in 1937 and 1938 over the Tokyo Giants. He is well-known for hisassiduous managership in the first years at the new-born Hiroshima Carp (1950-53)