| Jim Gilligan | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head Baseball Coach |
| Team | Lamar University |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 1, 1946 |
| Place of birth | Bayside, NY |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Lamar Cardinals | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,142 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 10 SLC | |
| Awards | |
| Texas Baseball Hall of Fame |
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Jim Gilligan is the head baseball coach of the Lamar Cardinals college baseball program.
In his 30 seasons as head coach, Gilligan has guided Lamar University's baseball team to 11 conference championships, 11 NCAA regional appearances, and four conference titles. He has been named the Southland Conference coach of the year five times during his career and is the 32nd coach in NCAA history to record 1,000 career wins.[1] Gilligan is an alumnus of Lamar University, having earned a bachelor's degree in 1969 and a master's in 1970
In 2007 Lamar baseball fans and Cardinal Club members started the fund for the Gilligan Scholarship as a symbol of the respect for, and recognition of, all that Gilligan has achieved. Donors said they hope the scholarship continues to grow and leave a permanent legacy in honor of Gilligan. The scholarship will assist members of Lamar's baseball team in attending Lamar.
On June 29 the Beaumont City Council voted unanimously to rename a section of East Florida Avenue to Jim Gilligan Way. They cited his excellence on and off the field for bestowing this honor.[2]
As of the close of the 2010 season, Coach Gilligan ranks sixth among the NCAA's active coaches in career victories with 1,177. 1167 of those being at his alma mater Lamar University his first 10 came in one season at Western New Mexico.[3]
In 2004 Gilligan was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame.[4]
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