Ron Polk

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Name = Ron Polk

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Title = Retired Head Coach
College = Georgia Southern University
University of Georgia
Mississippi State University
Sport = College baseball
Conference = SEC
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DateOfBirth = Birth date and age|1944|1|12
Birthplace = Boston, MA
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OverallRecord = 1,373-702-2
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Championships = SEC Reg. Season: 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2001
SEC Tournament: 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2005
Awards = National Coach of the Year: 1973, 1985
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CoachYears = 1966
1967
1968-1971
1972-1975
1976-1997
2000-2001
2002-2008
CoachTeams = Arizona (Grad. Asst.)
New Mexico (Grad. Asst.)
Miami Dade-South CC
Georgia Southern
Mississippi State
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Ronald Polk (born January 12, 1944) was a long-time head baseball coach at Mississippi State. He is by far the winningest coach in school and SEC history in all sports. In 28 seasons as the coach, he has to date compiled a 1116-557-2 (.667) record. His career record stands at 1350-669-2. He currently ranks 8th on the all time wins list, and ranks 5th in terms of victories among active coaches. His teams have won five SEC championships, including four SEC tournament championships. His teams have made it to the NCAA tournament 21 times, and have reached the College World Series 8 times. On March 27, 2008, he announced his resignation, effective the end of the 2008 season.

From 1972 to 1975, he served as the head coach at Georgia Southern. From 2000 to 2001, he coached at Georgia. He has also served as an assistant coach at Arizona, and New Mexico.

On July 28, 2008, Polk was announced as a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers baseball squad. The Blazers are coached by Polk's former MSU assistant Brian Shoop.

Year By Year Coaching Record

External links

* [http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90861&SPID=10993&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=932364&Q_SEASON=2007 MSStateAthletics.com Bio]