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Jack Thomas Stallings (April 8, 1931 – June 19, 2018) was an American college baseball head coach. He was the head coach of Wake Forest University, Florida State University, and Georgia Southern University. He also helped manage the United States national baseball team in 1970 and 1973 and was an administrator for the 1984 US Olympic Team and the 1988 US Olympic Team. With over 1,200 games won as a head coach, he ranks 28th all-time with the most wins by any Division I coach, with his 859–582–5 tenure at Georgia Southern being a record for most wins and games coached. His #1 jersey is retired by the program.[1]
Biographical details | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | April 8, 1931||||||||||||||
Died | June 19, 2018 87) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | (aged||||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||||
1951–1952 | Wake Forest | ||||||||||||||
1953 | Roanoke Ro-Sox | ||||||||||||||
1953–1954 | Greensboro Patriots | ||||||||||||||
1954 | Bluefield Blue-Grays | ||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Second baseman | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||||||||
1955 | Wake Forest (Asst) | ||||||||||||||
1956–1957 | North Carolina (Asst) | ||||||||||||||
1958–1959 | Winston-Salem (NC) Hanes H.S. | ||||||||||||||
1960–1968 | Wake Forest | ||||||||||||||
1969–1974 | Florida State | ||||||||||||||
1976–1999 | Georgia Southern | ||||||||||||||
Head coaching record | |||||||||||||||
Overall | 1,259–799–10 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At Georgia Southern, he was named the TAAC Coach of the Year four times and Southern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year twice.[2][3][4]
He died on June 19, 2018, at the age of 87.[5]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1960–1968) | |||||||||
1960 | Wake Forest | 14–7 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
1961 | Wake Forest | 23–7 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
1962 | Wake Forest | 20–11 | 10–5 | 1st | District 3 Finals | ||||
1963 | Wake Forest | 28–11 | 11–3 | 1st | District 3 Finals | ||||
1964 | Wake Forest | 23–7 | 9–4 | 2nd | |||||
1965 | Wake Forest | 14–15 | 7–7 | 3rd | |||||
1966 | Wake Forest | 12–12 | 7–7 | 3rd | |||||
1967 | Wake Forest | 8–15–1 | 4–8–1 | 7th | |||||
1968 | Wake Forest | 10–24–1 | 5–15–1 | 8th | |||||
Wake Forest: | 152–109–2 | ||||||||
Florida State Seminoles (Independent) (1969–1974) | |||||||||
1969 | Florida State | 38–13–1 | |||||||
1970 | Florida State | 49–9–1 | College World Series | ||||||
1971 | Florida State | 41–17 | |||||||
1972 | Florida State | 45–23 | District 3 playoffs | ||||||
1973 | Florida State | 38–21 | |||||||
1974 | Florida State | 37–25–1 | |||||||
Florida State: | 248–108–3 | ||||||||
Georgia Southern Eagles (Independent) (1976–1979) | |||||||||
1976 | Georgia Southern | 36–18 | |||||||
1977 | Georgia Southern | 38–25–1 | |||||||
1978 | Georgia Southern | 35–15 | |||||||
1979 | Georgia Southern | 46–15 | Atlantic Regional semifinals | ||||||
Georgia Southern Eagles (Trans-American / Trans-Atlantic Conference) (1980–1991) | |||||||||
1980 | Georgia Southern | 38–21–1 | Atlantic Regional first round | ||||||
1981 | Georgia Southern | 41–22–1 | 9–0 | 1st (East) | |||||
1982 | Georgia Southern | 34–33 | 5–5 | 2nd (East) | |||||
1983 | Georgia Southern | 38–24 | [N 1] | ||||||
1984 | Georgia Southern | 32–37 | 13–4 | 1st (East) | |||||
1985 | Georgia Southern | 41–23 | 14–3 | 1st (East) | |||||
1986 | Georgia Southern | 36–23–1 | 12–6 | 1st (East) | |||||
1987 | Georgia Southern | 33–30–1 | 13–5 | 1st (East) | Atlantic Regional | ||||
1988 | Georgia Southern | 30–27 | 13–4 | 1st (East) | |||||
1989 | Georgia Southern | 33–27 | 12–6 | 2nd (East) | |||||
1990 | Georgia Southern | 50–19 | 17–1 | 1st (East) | College World Series | ||||
1991 | Georgia Southern | 32–27 | 10–8 | 3rd (East) | |||||
Georgia Southern Eagles (Southern Conference) (1992–1999) | |||||||||
1992 | Georgia Southern | 31–27 | 15–6 | 3rd | |||||
1993 | Georgia Southern | 38–21 | 18–5 | 1st | |||||
1994 | Georgia Southern | 31–25 | 15–7 | 2nd | |||||
1995 | Georgia Southern | 35–24 | 14–10 | 2nd | |||||
1996 | Georgia Southern | 46–14 | 17–3 | 1st | Atlantic Regional | ||||
1997 | Georgia Southern | 34–26 | 18–6 | T–1st | |||||
1998 | Georgia Southern | 22–30 | 9–15 | 6th | |||||
1999 | Georgia Southern | 29–29 | 13–15 | 6th | |||||
Georgia Southern: | 859–582–5 | ||||||||
Total: | 1259–799–10 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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