Joe Arnold
Joe Arnold | |
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Sport(s) | Baseball |
Biographical details | |
Born |
Daytona Beach, Florida | February 26, 1947
Alma mater |
Miami-Dade Community, A.A. Florida Atlantic University, B.A. Arizona State University, M.A. |
Playing career | |
1966β1967 1968 1968β1969 |
Miami-Dade Arizona State Houston Astros |
Position(s) | Pitcher, shortstop, second baseman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1977β1983 1984β1994 1997β1998 1999β2000 2007β2010 |
Florida Southern Florida Oneonta Yankees Staten Island Yankees Polk State |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships NCAA Division II (1978, 1981) Sunshine State Conference (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) Southeastern Conference (1984, 1988) SEC Tournament (1984, 1988, 1991) | |
Awards Division II Coach of the Year (1978, 1981) SEC Coach of the Year (1984, 1988) |
Joseph A. Arnold (born February 26, 1947) is a former American college and professional baseball coach. During his twenty-four seasons as a head coach, Arnold led the college baseball teams at Florida Southern College, the University of Florida, and Polk State College, and also served as the manager of two Class A minor league teams within the New York Yankees organization.
Early years
Arnold was born in Daytona Beach, Florida.[1] He attended Lake Worth High School in Lake Worth, Florida, where he was a pitcher for the Lake Worth Trojans high school baseball team.[2]
Playing career
He attended Miami-Dade Community College, where he was a standout pitcher for the MDCC baseball team, and was recognized as a junior college All-American in 1966 and 1967.[3] After he exhausted his junior college eligibility, he transferred to Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, where he played for the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team in 1968.
Following the 1968 college season, the Houston Astros selected Arnold in the third round (fifty-fifth pick overall) of the 1968 MLB Draft. He appeared in 114 games while playing for four different Class A affiliates of the Astros in 1968 and 1969; in two seasons, he batted .221 and won his only appearance as a pitcher.[4]
Coaching career
From 1977 to 1983, Arnold was the head coach of the Florida Southern Moccasins baseball team of Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.[5] In seven season, he led the Mocs baseball team to an overall win-loss record of 316β69 (.821), four Sunshine State Conference (SSC) championships (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983), six consecutive appearances in the Division II College World Series, two Division II national championships (1978, 1981) and two national second-place finishes (1979, 1982).[5]
Arnold was the head coach of the Florida Gators baseball team at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, from 1984 to 1994.[6] In eleven seasons, Arnold coached the Gators to an overall win-loss record of 434β244β2 (.640), two Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships (1984, 1988), three SEC tournament titles (1984, 1988, 1991), seven appearances in the Division I baseball tournament, and the program's first two appearances in the College World Series (1988, 1991).[6][7][8] He was twice chosen by his fellow coaches as the SEC Coach of the Year (1984, 1988).[6]
Arnold managed the Oneonta Yankees in 1997 and 1998, and the Staten Island Yankees in 1999 and 2000; both teams were the Yankees affiliates in the Class A New YorkβPenn League. In four seasons managing Single-A baseball, he compiled a record of 179β119 (.601), his Yankees teams finished first or second in the standings three of four years, and won the league championship twice.[9] Thereafter, he continued as the director of East Coast scouting for the parent New York Yankees.[7]
Not ready to retire, Arnold became the head coach of his third college baseball team in 2007, accepting the opportunity to coach the Polk State Vikings of Polk State College in Winter Haven, Florida.[10] He coached the Vikings for four seasons, until heath concerns forced him to step down after the 2010 season.[7][10]
Personal
Arnold and his wife Beverly have two children, a son and a daughter.[1]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Florida Southern Moccasins (Sunshine State Conference) (1977β1983) | |||||||||
1977 | Florida Southern | 34β11 | NCAA South Regional | ||||||
1978 | Florida Southern | 41β8 | College World Series champions | ||||||
1979 | Florida Southern | 40β12 | 10β5 | 1st | College World Series runners up | ||||
1980 | Florida Southern | 45β11 | 11β4 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
1981 | Florida Southern | 55β8 | 10β5 | 1st | College World Series champions | ||||
1982 | Florida Southern | 50β11 | 19β2 | 1st | College World Series runners up | ||||
1983 | Florida Southern | 51β8 | 14β3 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
Florida Southern: | 316β69 | 64β19 | |||||||
Florida Gators (Southeastern Conference) (1984β1994) | |||||||||
1984 | Florida | 43β16β1 | 18β4 | 1st (East) | NCAA South I Regional | ||||
1985 | Florida | 43β18 | 15β6 | 1st (East) | NCAA Atlantic Regional | ||||
1986 | Florida | 27β26 | 14β13 | 6th | |||||
1987 | Florida | 32β24 | 17β9 | 3rd | |||||
1988 | Florida | 48β19β1 | 21β6 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
1989 | Florida | 44β22 | 14β10 | 3rd | NCAA East Regional | ||||
1990 | Florida | 29β30 | 11β12 | 6th | |||||
1991 | Florida | 51β21 | 16β8 | 2nd | College World Series | ||||
1992 | Florida | 44β20 | 16β8 | 1st (East) | NCAA East Regional | ||||
1993 | Florida | 33β25 | 12β14 | 3rd (East) | |||||
1994 | Florida | 40β23 | 16β9 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Atlantic I Regional | ||||
Florida: | 434β244β2 | 170β99 | |||||||
Total: | |||||||||
National champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference tournament champion
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See also
- Arizona State Sun Devils
- Florida Gators
- Florida Southern Moccasins
- History of the University of Florida
References
- β 1.0 1.1 "Staten Island Yankees Announce Field Personnel For 2000 Season," Staten Island Yankees (January 17, 2000). Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- β "UF's Arnold Seeks Help for Alcohol," The Palm Beach Post (April 18, 1986). Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- β Associated Press, "Gators Hire Arnold As Baseball Coach," Ocala Star-Banner, p. 5C (August 16, 1983). Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- β Baseball-Reference.com, Minor Leagues, Players, Joe Arnold. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- β 5.0 5.1 FSCMocs.com, Hall of Fame, Joe Arnold. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- β 6.0 6.1 6.2 2011 Florida Baseball Media Supplement, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 76, 88, 97, 109, 118β121 (2011). Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- β 7.0 7.1 7.2 Pat Dooley, "Former UF baseball coach needs brain surgery," The Gainesville Sun (June 2, 2010). Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- β Mike Dame, "Arnold Resigns As Baseball Coach At UF," Orlando Sentinel (June 2, 1994). Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- β Baseball-Reference.com, Bullpen, Joe Arnold. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- β 10.0 10.1 Lisa Coffey, "Longtime Baseball Coach Arnold Retires," The Ledger (May 17, 2010). Retrieved July 20, 2011.
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