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DK has just become a part of the  Jack Leggett coaching tree. It includes approximate 41 or 42 to date. No one comes close. 33% of SEC coaches were his assistants. He coached at Maine, Western Carolina as well as Clemson.

He always considered his job to develop both players and coaches.  

There will never be another Jack Leggett.

Leggett also head coached at Vermont. 

Heres a trivia question for you. Leggett played baseball at University of Maine. What University of Maine record does he still hold?

Oops he went to Maine coached at Vermont. His HC at Maine was a coach with the Yankees at one time and his son is the 3rd base coach for Boston, Brian Butterfield. Thought you would like that one.

Leggett played football too, holds record for longest field goal.

I know all this stuff. I was wondering if you knew about the field goal. He played a couple of years for Butterfield and a couple for Jon Winkin. Jack Butterfield left for South Florida and then the Yankees to be director of player personnel. Brian (son and Sox 3rd base coach) played for Florida Southern. I lived in Maine from age 7-12. I lived there in the summer from LL through college summer ball. Leggett and I both played in the TwiLight League (mostly D1, some former pros and a handful of top D3 talent). There weren't many completely college summer leagues then. The only premier leagues were Alaska, Jayhawk and Cape. Butterfield and I played in the same state Legion tournament.

I remember now you played with Leggett.  Didnt know Brian went to FSC.

I would think that Ron Polk would be on up there on the list.  Both lists.  He's had a number of guys go pro and to reach the MLB.

Teaching Elder posted:

I would think that Ron Polk would be on up there on the list.  Both lists.  He's had a number of guys go pro and to reach the MLB.

Are you asking or telling? Why not Google and post your findings?

Sure thing.  Here's just a quick search,  

Ron Polk

Brian Shoop - UAB

 Butch Thompson - Auburn

 John Cohen – MS State

 Daron Shoenrock – U of Memphis

 Matt Bragga – Tenn. Tech.    

 Some of the great pros he’s coached.

 Eric Dubose, Raphael Palmeiro, Will Clark, Buck Showalter, Bobby Thigpen, Jeff Brantley, John Cohen.

He's also responsible for putting SEC baseball on the map.  He probably did about as much as any to make college baseball what it is today.   He and Skip Bertman pushed for bigger budgets, better fields, etc.  They helped drive interest in the game.  Today, SEC baseball is one of the best brands out there.  And many other conferences and programs upped their game as a result.  College baseball as a whole is better off for Ron Polk.