Jack Leggett
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Jack Leggett is the head baseball coach for Clemson University
. In 17 seasons, he has led the Tigers to 767 wins (an average of 45 per season). The Tigers have reached the NCAA Tournament in 16 of his 17 seasons as head coach, including the College World Series six times.
He was named ACC Coach of the year in 1994, 1995 and 2006. In 1994, his team won 57 games (second most in ACC history behind the record 60 wins set by the 1991 Clemson team). He has a career record of 1144-644-1 (.640), with six conference titles, and 21 NCAA Tournament appearances.
Leggett served as head coach for five years at Vermont and nine years at Western Carolina University
. He had 302 career wins at Western Carolina and led the Catamounts to five NCAA Tournaments (1985–89), and five Southern Conference
titles. Under his guidance, the Catamounts averaged 33 wins a season during his time in Cullowhee, N.C. He is the only person to be the head coach at both NCAA Division I schools nicknamed the Catamounts (Vermont and Western Carolina).
Leggett was inducted into the Western Carolina University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Vermont Principals Association Hall of Fame in 2009.
The son of longtime University of Vermont
swim coach Les Leggett
, he grew up in South Burlington, Vermont
and was an outstanding three-sport athlete at South Burlington High School helping lead the Rebels to Vermont state titles in baseball and football while shining on the basketball court. He went on to the University of Maine
where he earned all-conference honors in both football (defensive back, kickerl) and baseball (infielder) captaining the Black Bears in 1976 when they advanced to the College World Series
in Omaha. He still holds the Maine record for the longest field goal, a 52-yarder.
Every summer, Leggett opens a summer baseball camp for kids from ages 11 to 18.
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
. In 17 seasons, he has led the Tigers to 767 wins (an average of 45 per season). The Tigers have reached the NCAA Tournament in 16 of his 17 seasons as head coach, including the College World Series six times.
He was named ACC Coach of the year in 1994, 1995 and 2006. In 1994, his team won 57 games (second most in ACC history behind the record 60 wins set by the 1991 Clemson team). He has a career record of 1144-644-1 (.640), with six conference titles, and 21 NCAA Tournament appearances.
Leggett served as head coach for five years at Vermont and nine years at Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University is a coeducational public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States. The university is a constituent campus of the University of North Carolina system....
. He had 302 career wins at Western Carolina and led the Catamounts to five NCAA Tournaments (1985–89), and five Southern Conference
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...
titles. Under his guidance, the Catamounts averaged 33 wins a season during his time in Cullowhee, N.C. He is the only person to be the head coach at both NCAA Division I schools nicknamed the Catamounts (Vermont and Western Carolina).
Leggett was inducted into the Western Carolina University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Vermont Principals Association Hall of Fame in 2009.
The son of longtime University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
swim coach Les Leggett
Les Leggett
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, he grew up in South Burlington, Vermont
South Burlington, Vermont
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and was an outstanding three-sport athlete at South Burlington High School helping lead the Rebels to Vermont state titles in baseball and football while shining on the basketball court. He went on to the University of Maine
University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...
where he earned all-conference honors in both football (defensive back, kickerl) and baseball (infielder) captaining the Black Bears in 1976 when they advanced to the College World Series
College World Series
The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
in Omaha. He still holds the Maine record for the longest field goal, a 52-yarder.
Every summer, Leggett opens a summer baseball camp for kids from ages 11 to 18.