Hall of Fame
Doug Sisson, a former University of Montevallo baseball student-athlete and assistant coach, has enjoyed a 23-year professional and collegiate baseball coaching career including a stint as a third base coach with the Kansas City Royals in Major League baseball.
Sisson is currently a field coordinator with the Chicago White Sox organization. Sisson rejoined the White Sox after spending two years as an assistant coach at Auburn University. Prior to his tenure at Auburn, Sisson spent three years in the Chicago White Sox organization as the Minor League outfield and base running coordinator. Before joining the White Sox, Sisson spent five seasons with the Kansas City Royals with two seasons as major league first base coach in charge of outfield and base running and three years as the Minor League Coordinator of Instruction.
In his 23 seasons working in professional baseball, Sisson managed or developed more than 50 current or former Major League Baseball players including nine-time All-Star and 2004 American League MVP Vladimir Guerrero.
Sisson also enjoyed a successful run in the college ranks during his coaching career, serving as an associate head coach and hitting coach at the University of Georgia for two seasons, which featured a trip to the 2006 College World Series.
A native of Titusville, Florida, Sisson played baseball under Hall of Fame Coach Bob Riesener at Montevallo and earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications in 1986 and a masters in physical education in 1988.
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