Rusty Greer was one of the most decorated players in University of Montevallo baseball history. For three years, from 1988 to 1990, Greer ruled the Falcon outfield. In 1988 he was selected as an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American. In 1990, Greer achieved NAIA First Team All-American status and was voted team MVP.
A four-time letter winner at Albertville High School in baseball and basketball, Greer earned All-State honors as a senior.
Greer's collegiate story started off with a bang. He posted the best-ever freshman season at Montevallo, batting .451 with 54 RBI and seven home runs and was selected All-District 27 and All-Area 5. In his career, he amassed 216 hits, scored 158 runs, hit 54 doubles, 25 home runs, 133 RBI, had 53 stolen bases and a career batting average of .394.
He held the UM record for hits in a season with 88, doubles in a season with 20 and set the "stolen bases in a game" record with four. In 1980 he was drafted by the major league Texas Rangers and began to succeed in their farm system. From there he spread the word of Montevallo throughout the nation and came in third in the 1995 American League Rookie of the Year balloting. Rusty Greer set standards at Montevallo for all baseball players to follow.
