Legendary college baseball coach Mark Marquess dead at 78

Legendary assemblage shot manager Mark Marquess died connected Friday, Stanford University announced. He was 78.

Marquess was successful the dugout for the Cardinal for 41 years. He led Stanford to back-to-back assemblage shot nationalist championships successful 1987 and 1988. He retired from the athletics successful 2017 and is No. 4 connected the all-time assemblage shot wins database with a grounds of 1,627-878-7.

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Stanford Cardinal caput manager Mark Marquess instructs during batting signifier earlier the crippled against the California Golden Bears astatine Sunken Diamond connected April 22, 2009. (Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports)

"This antheral was Stanford baseball," Stanford’s existent caput manager David Esquer said successful a statement. "He was my coach, and similar a begetter to me. I wouldn’t beryllium wherever I americium contiguous without him. This is simply a large nonaccomplishment for the Stanford community, the Stanford shot household and myself. I emotion that man."

Marquess was lovingly known arsenic "9" due to the fact that of the iconic No. 9 jersey helium wore successful the dugout.

"We are profoundly saddened and mourn the passing of Mark Marquess," Stanford diversion manager John Donahoe said successful a statement. "’9’ was a existent icon successful each consciousness and an ambassador for Stanford University. His contributions to processing young men some connected and disconnected the tract was ever astatine the forefront. ‘9’ impacted countless lives successful truthful galore ways and we explicit our sincerest condolences to his family."

Stanford Cardinal caput manager Mark Marquess (9) and Florida State Seminoles caput manager Mike Martin (11) conscionable with the umpires earlier crippled 1 of the Tallahassee ace determination astatine Dick Howser Stadium connected June 8, 2012.  (Melina Vastola/USA TODAY Sports)

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Marquess had been ingrained successful Stanford since helium archetypal started his collegiate career. He played some shot and shot for Stanford erstwhile helium arrived connected field successful 1965. He would spell connected to triumph the NCAA Coach of the Year 3 times and Pac-10 Coach of the Year 9 times.

Under Marquess’ leadership, Stanford made 30 NCAA Tournament appearances, six NCAA Super Regionals and won 18 regionals. He was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame, the American Baseball Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame and the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.

Stanford manager Mark Marquess smiles earlier signifier astatine the Sunken Diamond successful Stanford, California, connected March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

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He played successful the Chicago White Sox enactment from 1969-73, reaching the Triple-A level. He was the caput manager of USA shot erstwhile the Americans won the golden medal successful 1988.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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