A flashy fielder, Siebert led the AL in assists in 1945. He later became baseball coach at the University of Minnesota for 31 years, and won the College World Series in 1956 and 1960-64. He was named Coach of the Year twice, and in 1978 he won the Lefty Gomez award for his contribution to college baseball. His son, Paul, pitched in the 1970s.
