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Michael James Gillespie (May 7, 1940 – July 29, 2020) was an American college baseball coach. He served as the head coach at UC Irvine and head coach at USC from 1987 to 2006. He led USC to the 1998 College World Series championship, having previously won it as a player in 1961.
Jul 30, 2020 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Gillespie, who played on and coached College World Series title teams with Southern California, died Wednesday. He was 80. He died in Irvine following complications from recent lung issues and a stroke, according to USC, which spoke to his son Mitch.
Mike Gillespie, whose teams won more than 1,500 games over a 47-year career coaching college baseball, died Wednesday at 80.
Jul 29, 2020 · Mike Gillespie was a larger than life figure in the California baseball world, and in college baseball in general. A mad scientist, a master motivator, one of the most creative and intelligent...
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Jul 29, 2020 · LOS ANGELES —Former USC player and head coach Mike Gillespie, who played on and coached College World Series championship baseball teams with the Trojans, died today (July 29) in Irvine, Calif., following complications from recent lung issues and a stroke. He was 80.
Mike Gillespie, who played on and coached College World Series title teams with USC, died Wednesday. He was 80.
Jul 30, 2020 · Mike Gillespie, who died Wednesday at the age of 80, was one of the most creative, intelligent and entertaining coaches in the history of college baseball. Everybody's got a favorite Skip story, and we collected a few of them as we remember a larger than life figure.
