Kevin Rhomberg

Kevin Jay Rhomberg (born November 22 1955 in Dubuque, Iowa) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball. He was selected by the Cleveland Indians of the American League in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft, and made his major league debut on June 9, by|1982. While Rhomberg's career consisted of just 41 games (his final game was on June 5, by|1984) he batted an impressive .383 with an on base percentage of .423. Not known for his defense, Rhomberg was considered primarily an outfielder, although he did log one start each at first, second, and third base during his brief career.

Kevin Rhomberg was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa where his father worked for a meatpacking company and family vacations were spent working on his grandfather’s farm. He played both basketball and baseball in high school and led his baseball team to the school’s first state championship. It was during high school that that he met Denice, now his wife of 33 years. Together they have four children and two grandchildren.

In 1974, Kevin attended Lewis University in Illinois where he was a part of the NAIA World Series Championship Baseball Team. In 1976 he transferred to the College of Saint Francis where he was selected in the 1977 draft by the Cleveland Indians. Kevin Rhomberg played professional baseball from 1977 through 1985 including three years with the Cleveland Indians Major League Club in 1982, 1983 and 1984.

In 1982 the Rhomberg family moved into Lake County and has lived here for the past 26 years. They have lived in Willoughby, Mentor on the Lake, and currently, in Concord. Since the end of his years in professional baseball, Kevin has built an administrative and managerial career.

Kevin Rhomberg entered the insurance business in 1986, then scouted for the Cleveland Indians from 1987 through 1991. From 1992 through 1996 he was the Head Baseball Coach at Cleveland State University, followed by Head Baseball Coach at Lakeland Community College from 1997 through 2001. Since then he has owned, operated, and consulted the purchases of minor league baseball clubs.

Today, he is operating a Baseball and Softball Academy located in Painesville Twp. and is the president of KRE, Inc., a company he founded sixteen years ago. Currently Kevin Rhomberg is running for the position of Lake County Clerk of Courts.

External links

*baseball-reference|id=r/rhombke01
* [http://www.kevinrhomberg.com/ Kevin Rhomberg for Lake County Clerk of Courts Website]