Texas Longhorns Baseball Coach Augie Garrido Dies at 79
The Texas Longhorns lost a legend on Thursday. Former UT baseball coach Augie Garrido died early Thursday morning at 79 years old. According to the University, Garrido had been in the hospital following a stroke.
Garrido had a 48-year career as a college baseball coach. His accolades include three national titles as Cal State Fullerton in 1979, 1984 and 1995, before he was hired by Texas in 1996. With the Longhorns, Garrido won two more national championships in 2002 and 2005 and led the Longhorns to the College World Series eight times.
Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said in a statement:
“This is a very, very sad day. We lost one of the greatest coaches of all time, a truly special Longhorn Legend and college athletics icon. There will never be another Augie Garrido. He was a once-in-a-lifetime personality whose impact on Texas Athletics, collegiate baseball and the student-athletes he coached extended far beyond the playing field. 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. He will be missed, but the memories of him and his awesome accomplishments will carry on forever. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Jeannie, and his family.”
Garrido retired in 2016 as the all-time winningest coach in college baseball history with 1,975 wins. He is one of four coaches (Urban Meyer, Nick Saban, Rick Pitino) to win Division I national championships at two different schools.
