Chal Port
Biographical details | |
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Born | August 9, 1931 Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | August 20, 2011 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | (aged 80)
Playing career | |
1954 | Eau Claire Braves |
1956 | North Carolina (baseball and football) |
Position(s) | Pitcher |
Coaching career ( The Citadel | |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 641–386–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1990 | |
Awards | |
1990 The Sporting News National Coach of the Year South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame Southern Conference Coach of the Year | |
Chalmers "Chal" Port (August 9, 1931 – August 20, 2011) was an American
1990 College World Series, Port coached for 27 seasons garnering a 641–386–2 record.[1] His win total was only surpassed in 2010 by successor Fred Jordan
, who played for Port.
Playing career
Port played football and baseball at the University of North Carolina prior to a brief minor league career.
Coaching career
In his 27 seasons at The Citadel, Port led the Bulldogs to five
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship appearances and graduated all but two players he coached.[2]
1990 College World Series season
In his second to last season, Port led the
Sporting News National Baseball Coach of the Year.[4]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1965–1991) | |||||||||
1965 | The Citadel | 12–12 | 9–7 | 5th | |||||
1966 | The Citadel | 8–16 | 3–9 | 8th | |||||
1967 | The Citadel | 9–16 | 6–9 | 7th | |||||
1968 | The Citadel | 16–10 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
1969 | The Citadel | 18–10 | 10–6 | 2nd South | |||||
1970 | The Citadel | 15–12–1 | 6–8–1 | 3rd South | |||||
1971 | The Citadel | 22–9 | 11–5 | T–1st | |||||
1972 | The Citadel | 17–13 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
1973 | The Citadel | 16–14 | 8–5 | 3rd | |||||
1974 | The Citadel | 17–11 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
1975 | The Citadel | 21–9 | 11–3 | 1st | Regionals | ||||
1976 | The Citadel | 18–9 | 7–4 | 3rd | |||||
1977 | The Citadel | 21–11 | 10–4 | 3rd | |||||
1978 | The Citadel | 30–9 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
1979 | The Citadel | 27–15 | 13–3 | 1st | Regionals | ||||
1980 | The Citadel | 23–14 | 9–6 | 5th | |||||
1981 | The Citadel | 31–13 | 11–5 | 4th | |||||
1982 | The Citadel | 40–8 | 14–2 | 1st | Regionals | ||||
1983 | The Citadel | 34–10 | 12–2 | 1st | Regionals | ||||
1984 | The Citadel | 26–21 | 12–5 | 2nd South | |||||
1985 | The Citadel | 29–20 | 8–10 | 3rd South | |||||
1986 | The Citadel | 29–20 | 9–9 | 3rd South | |||||
1987 | The Citadel | 19–31 | 6–12 | 3rd South | |||||
1988 | The Citadel | 33–20 | 12–6 | 2nd South | |||||
1989 | The Citadel | 30–20 | 8–9 | 5th | |||||
1990 | The Citadel | 46–14 | 13–1 | 1st | College World Series
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1991 | The Citadel | 34–19–1 | 16–2 | 1st | |||||
Total: | 641–386–2 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Legendary Baseball Coach Chal Port Passes". citadelsports.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^ "One-on-One with Chal Port". Post and Courier. June 25, 2006. p. 2C. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ "1990 NCAA Div I Final Poll". Collegiate Baseball. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ "Port Wins National Award". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. June 13, 1990. p. D2. Retrieved June 6, 2012.