Born: January 12, 1944
Hometown: Boston, MA
Year of Induction: 1998
College Career
Grand Canyon College (1965)
• B.S.
University of Arizona (1966)
• M.A.
University of New Mexico (1967)
• Ph.D.
Coaching Career
• Graduate Assistant Coach, Arizona (1966)
• Graduate Assistant Coach, New Mexico (1967)
• Assistant Coach, Miami Dade-South Community College (1968-1971)
• Head Coach, Georgia Southern (1972-1975)
• Assistant Coach, University of Miami (1975)
• Head Coach, Mississippi State (1976-1997)
• Head Coach, University of Georgia (2000-2001)
• Head Coach, Mississippi State University (2002-2008)
• Coached seven College World Series Teams
• Coached four regular season SEC Championship Teams (’79, ‘85, ‘89, ‘01)
• Two-Time National Coach of the Year (’73, ‘85)
• Four-Time SEC Coach of the Year
• 18 NCAA Regional Tournament appearances
• American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (’95)
• Lefty Gomez Award, American Baseball Coaches Association
• Author, Baseball Playbook, a leading coaching textbook
• Coached 18 All-Americans
• Coached 101 players who later turned pro
• Winningest coach in SEC history
Did You Know?
Ron Polk has taken three different schools to the College World Series. Ron’s 1985 Mississippi State team included future major league all-stars, Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro, Bobby Thigpen, and Jeff Brantley.
