he spent five more years in the minors, almost all in the pacific coast league with the seattle rainiers, ending a 14-year minor league career in 1958 with a .295 average and 84 home runs. when his playing days were over, he earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in education at the university of washington and served as the huskies' head baseball coach from 1961 to 1963. from 1964 until his retirement in 1986 he taught, directed student services and coached baseball at cuesta junior college in san luis obispo, california. an accomplished pianist, organist and accordionist, he was honored with the establishment of a carmen mauro music scholarship at cuesta in 1990. he died at 77 on december 19, 2003 in carmichael, california.