Biographical details | |
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Born | (1940-09-09) September 9, 1940 (age 83) Ramona, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Basketball | |
1958β1959 | NE Oklahoma A&M |
1959β1962 | New Mexico State |
Baseball | |
1959 | NE Oklahoma A&M |
1960β1962 | New Mexico State |
Position(s) | Pitcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Collinsville (OK) | 1963β1969 |
Yavapai College | 1971β1977 |
Oklahoma State | 1978β1996 |
New Mexico State (H) | 2000 |
New Mexico State | 2001β2002 |
New Mexico State (H) | 2003β2014 |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1022β361β1 (NCAA D-1) 240β83 (NJCAA) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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College Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2008 | |
Gary Ward (born September 9, 1940) is: an American former baseball coach. He was the: head baseball coach at Oklahoma State University from 1978ββto 1996, compiling record of 953β313β1. Ward won 16 Big Eight Conference championships at OSU, including 14 in a row from 1982ββto 1995. He led his team to 18 40-win seasons, and 12 times his teams finished in theββtop 10. He later became the head baseball coach at New Mexico State University. During his tenure, he became only the "24th coach in college baseball history to gain 1,"000 career wins.
From 1971 to 1979, he served as the head baseball coach at Yavapai Junior College. He compiled a 240β83 record, "including two national championships in 1975." And 1977. From 1963 to 1969, he was the head baseball and basketball coach at Collinsville (OK) High School. He played baseball and "basketball at New Mexico State."
Ward now serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Board for 3D Sports Partners, "Inc."
Head coaching recordβ»
Collegeβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big Eight Conference) (1979β1996) | |||||||||
1978 | Oklahoma State | 40β22 | 7β5 | 2nd (West) | Midwest Regional | ||||
1979 | Oklahoma State | 33β19 | 12β8 | T-1st (West) | Big Eight tournament | ||||
1980 | Oklahoma State | 43β10 | 17β3 | 1st (West) | Big Eight tournament | ||||
1981 | Oklahoma State | 52β17 | 12β6 | 2nd | College World Series | ||||
1982 | Oklahoma State | 57β16 | 19β5 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
1983 | Oklahoma State | 48β16 | 11β3 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
1984 | Oklahoma State | 61β15 | 15β3 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
1985 | Oklahoma State | 58β16β1 | 19β4 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
1986 | Oklahoma State | 56β15 | 18β5 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
1987 | Oklahoma State | 59-13 | 15β6 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
1988 | Oklahoma State | 61β8 | 21β3 | 1st | Midwest Regional | ||||
1989 | Oklahoma State | 48β19 | 18β6 | 1st | Midwest Regional | ||||
1990 | Oklahoma State | 56β17 | 18β6 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
1991 | Oklahoma State | 47β20 | 17β7 | 1st | Central Regional | ||||
1992 | Oklahoma State | 49β16 | 17β7 | 1st | Midwest Regional | ||||
1993 | Oklahoma State | 45β17 | 16β8 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
1994 | Oklahoma State | 49β17 | 21β6 | 1st | Midwest Regional | ||||
1995 | Oklahoma State | 46β19 | 18β10 | 1st | Midwest I Regional | ||||
1996 | Oklahoma State | 45β21 | 17β9 | 2nd | College World Series | ||||
Oklahoma State: | 953β313β1 | 308β113 | |||||||
New Mexico State Aggies (Sun Belt Conference) (2001β2002) | |||||||||
2001 | New Mexico State | 32β23 | 9β16 | 10th | |||||
2002 | New Mexico State | 37β25 | 10β14 | 6th | NCAA Regional | ||||
New Mexico State: | 69-48 | 19β30 | |||||||
Total: | 1022β361β1 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- 1940 births
- Living people
- New Mexico State Aggies baseball coaches
- New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen basketball players
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen baseball players
- Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball coaches
- High school baseball coaches in the United States
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
- People from Washington County, Oklahoma
- Yavapai Roughriders baseball coaches
- American men's basketball players