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Former SUNY Cortland baseball star passes away

Former SUNY Cortland baseball star passes away

Wallace Field at SUNY Cortland Photo: Saga Communications/Matt Aceto


CORTLAND, NY (607NewsNow) — The SUNY Cortland baseball team is mourning a loss.

Former player Warren “Red” Kilmer passed away on Aug. 21. He was 93.

“We will miss him taking batting practice [at over 90 years old],” the team said on X. “He was the kindest soul.”

The team said Kilmer played the banjo at alumni reunions.

Warren “Red” Kilmer (SUNY Cortland)

According to SUNY Cortland Athletics, Kilmer had a .425 batting average in the 1955 season. He graduated Cortland in January 1956 and was later inducted into the C-Club Hall of Fame.

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