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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.
LOS ANGELES -- 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...
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 · Gillespie led USC to a national title and UC Irvine to a CWS appearance, and produced dozens of major leaguers. He was a beloved figure in the California baseball world and a Hall of Fame coach.
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Jul 30, 2020 · When Mike Gillespie took off the uniform, he was 78. The breakthroughs and the heartbreaks were sprawled behind him, on roadsides.
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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.
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.
