Started at first base and hit .302 for Iowa State’s 1957 club that won the Big Seven Championship and finished third in the College World Series
Played 10 years in the majors with the White Sox, Pilots (teammate of “Ball Four” author Jim Bouton), Brewers, Cardinals and Pirates after a position switch to catcher
After his playing career ended, McNertney became a coach and served as bullpen instructor with the Yankees and Red Sox
Spent eight years (1989-96) as an assistant baseball coach for the Cyclones working primarily with catchers