The Citadel Athletics

An honorary inductee who spent 27 years (1965-91) as the head baseball coach … compiled a 641-386-2 (.624) overall record … remains the winningest coach in the school’s history at any sport … led The Citadel to five postseason NCAA Regional Tournaments … his ‘90 team advanced to the College World Series in Omaha … that squad was the first and still only military school ever to reach the World Series … posted a winning record in 24 of his 27 season … led the Bulldogs to seven Southern Conference championships … named Atlantic Region Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1990 … named Southern Conference Coach of the Year five times … voted state of South Carolina Coach of the Year three times … honored by The Sporting News as the National Coach of the Year in 1990 … coached the ‘90 team to a school record 26-consecutive wins … finished the ‘90 season with a No. 6 ranking by Collegiate Baseball … graduated all but three of his players in 27 years … coached 12 future professional players … voted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame in 1995 and inducted into the Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.