Spuhler Peak
Spuhler may refer to: *Hap Spuhler (1918–1982), American baseball coach **Spuhler Field, a baseball field in Fairfax, Virginia named after Hap * James Spuhler (1917–1992), American anthropologist *Johnny Spuhler (1917–2007), English professional footballer *Peter Spuhler (born 1959), Swiss entrepreneur and politician *Willy Spühler Willy Spühler (31 January 1902, in Zurich – 31 May 1990) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 17 December 1959, representing the Canton of Zürich, and handed over office on 31 January 1970. He was affiliated ...

Hap Spuhler
Raymond H. "Hap" Spuhler (December 1, 1918 – November 26, 1982) was an American college head baseball coach and athletic director at George Mason for 12 years. He also served as men's basketball coach of the Patriots for three seasons. Spuhler played basketball at Duke, serving as captain of a team that won the 1942 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament. He served for 23 in the US Marines, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. He then spent two years as athletic director at St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas before joining George Mason. He led the Patriots' transition from NAIA to NCAA Division I, including the introduction of athletic scholarships, during his tenure. In baseball, the Patriots only losing season was his first, and they appeared three times in the NAIA Playoffs, including a fifth-place finish in the NAIA World Series in 1976. He compiled a 316–171–3 record in baseball. He left George Mason after a cancer diagnosis in 1979 a ...
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Spuhler Field
Raymond H. "Hap" Spuhler Field is a baseball venue in Fairfax, Virginia, United States. It is home to the George Mason Patriots baseball team of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. Opened in 1986, it has a capacity of 900 spectators. It is named for Raymond H. "Hap" Spuhler, the first head coach of George Mason's baseball program. History Spuhler Field was opened in 1986. Prior to its opening, George Mason baseball used several area venues as temporary home fields. The field received several awards in the early 2000s for the quality of its playing surface. In 1999–2000, the Beam Clay College Baseball Diamond of the Year Award ranked Spuhler Field third, and in 2000–2001, it ranked the field second. In 2002, the Sports Turf Managers Association awarded the field the college and university division's Baseball Field of the Year Award. In 2003, the field's playing surface was renovated. A Bermuda turf grass surface replaced the field's bluegrass/rye mixture. In addi ...
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