5-time NCAA champion baseball coach Augie Garrido dies at 79
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Augie Garrido, who won five College World Series titles with two schools and still ranks No. 1 on the career victories list in college baseball, died Thursday. He was 79.
The University of Texas, where he wrapped up his extraordinary career that spanned six decades, announced the death and said Garrido had recently been hospitalized following a stroke.
“We lost one of the greatest coaches of all time, a truly special Longhorn legend and college athletics icon,” athletic director Chris Del Conte said. “If you were fortunate enough to have spent time with Augie, or if you followed him in any way, he had a great effect on you with his brilliant combination of wisdom, wit and charm. He was just an incredible coach, molder of men and a great person.”
Garrido won three national championships with Cal State Fullerton in 1979, 1984 and 1995. He also won titles at Texas in 2002 and 2005. He last coached the Longhorns in 2016, leaving the game with 1,975 career wins dating to 1969. He was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.
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