- Pat McMahon
Pat McMahon (born
May 28 ,1953 ) is the formerbaseball coach for theFlorida Gators . In his twelve seasons as a head coach, he has compiled a career record of 527-259-1. Prior to becoming the head coach of the Gators, he also served as the head coach of Old Dominion, and Mississippi State. He has appeared in twoCollege World Series , in 1998, and 2005. In the 2005 College World Series, he led Florida to a national championship series, but ultimately lost to theAugie Garrido coachedTexas Longhorns .He has a wife named Sherrie. Together, they have a daughter, Logan, and a son, Wells.
He has made four
Super Regional appearances: in 2000, 2001, 2004, and 2005. He has compiled eight 40-win seasons, and 13 30-win seasons, and received seven Coach of the Year awards.On June 7, 2007, the University of Florida announced that McMahon had been fired.
On September 29, 2007, Baby-Bombers.com reported that McMahon had accepted a position with the New York Yankees and will also be the manager of the
Staten Island Yankees for the 2008 season.Year By Year Coaching Record
Awards and honors
*1990 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year
*1994 Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year
*Became just the second coach in SEC history to guide a team to the College World Series in his first season in the league (1998 - Mississippi State)
*2001 Recipient of the 25-year ABCA membership award
*2001 USA Baseball Coach of the Year
*2001-06 ABCA All-America Committee South Region Chair
*2004 ABCA Division I Coaches Chairman
*2005 SEC Coach of the Year
*1998, 2005 ABCA South Region of the Year
*2005 College Baseball Foundation National Coach of the Year
*2006 ABCA Division I All-America Chairman
*2006 ABCA Division I All-America Chairman
*2006 ABCA Third Vice PresidentCoaching chronology
*Student Assistant Coach, Stetson University, 1976
*Head Coach,Bishop Kenny High School (Jacksonville, Fla.), 1977-80
*Graduate Assistant Coach, Mississippi State University, 1980-81
*Assistant Coach, Old Dominion University, 1981-82
*Assistant Coach, Mississippi State University, 1983-89
*Head Coach, Old Dominion University, 1990-94
*Associate Head Coach, Mississippi State University, 1995-97
*Head Coach, Mississippi State University, 1997-2001
*Head Coach, University of Florida, 2001-2007External links
* [http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/bios.php?year=2006&bio=mcmahon.html GatorZone.com Bio]
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