Bobby Winkles (1930-2020) *90

Bobby Winkles was a baseball coach at Arizona State University and manager in Major League Baseball. Winkles was a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, where hhe became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. A right-handed-hitting and -throwing infielder, he played minor league baseball in the Chicago White Sox organization between 1951 and 1958, hitting .270 with 890 hits in 858 games played before retiring to become Arizona State's head baseball coach at age 29. From 1959–1971 Winkles was Arizona State's first varsity baseball coach for Sun Devil baseball. His overall record while head coach at ASU was 524–173, a winning percentage of .751. In his 11 years, Winkles coached ASU to its first three national titles (1965, 1967 and 1969). He also coached several notable players while he was at the helm of the Sun Devils, including Rick Monday, Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson, Sterling Slaughter, and Larry Gura. Winkles was named the 1965 and 1969 NCAA Coach of the Year and The Sporting News Coach of the Year in 1965, 1967 and 1969. Winkles was inducted into the ABCA Collegiate Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. His No. 1 jersey was honored at Packard Stadium and the field was named in his honor.

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