Bobby Winkles, former Arizona St baseball coach, dies at 90.
coach who built Arizona State into a national power from scratch and went on to manage and coach in the majors, has died. He was 90.Winkles fielded the Sun Devils' first varsity squad in 1959 and won national titles in 1965, 1967 and 1969. He went 524-173 in 13 years in Tempe.
Winkles was a charter member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame and coached such stars as Reggie Jackson, Rick Monday, Sal Bando, Larry Gura and Gary Gentry. Arizona State retired his No. 1 jersey in 1972 and the field at Packard Stadium was dedicated in his honor in 2001. Winkles went on to manage four years in the majors, going 170-213 in stints with the California Angeles and Oakland Athletics from 1973-78.man,” tweeted Bobby Valentine, a former major league player and manager. “ASU and Cal Angles. I played for him in 1973. First modern day Collage coach to go straight to MLB. Had one platform. Speed up the game!!! Too bad the leaders didn’t follow him!! RIP Bobby.
Winkles also spent several seasons in assorted coaching roles with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox and Montreal Expos. He was a broadcaster with the Expos, too. From Swifton, Arkansas, Winkles starred as an infielder and studied philosophy at Illinois Wesleyan University, then played in the White Sox's farm system from 1951-58 before taking over the Sun Devils,
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