Bob Todd (baseball)

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| name = Bob Todd

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|9|27}}

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

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| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1968

| player_team1 = Missouri

| player_positions = Infielder

| coach_years1 = 1971–1973

| coach_team1 = Ritenour HS (P)

| coach_years2 = 1974–1983

| coach_team2 = Missouri (P)

| coach_years3 = 1984–1987

| coach_team3 = Kent State

| coach_years4 = 1988–2010

| coach_team4 = Ohio State

| overall_record = 901–477–2

| tournament_record = NCAA: 21–26

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| awards =

  • 4× Big Ten Coach of the Year (1989, 1994, 1999, 2001)
  • National Coach of the Year (1994)

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| CBASEHOF_year = 2008

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Bob Todd (born September 27, 1948) is an American former baseball coach and pitcher. He was the head coach of the Ohio State University baseball program. In 23 seasons there his teams compiled a 901–477–2 record. He previously coached Kent State to a 124–82 record. He has guided Ohio State to two 50-win seasons, in 1991 and 1999. His teams won the Big Ten championship five consecutive years (1991–1995). He announced his retirement at the end of the 2010 season.{{cite news |url=http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/13791 |title=Longtime OSU Baseball Coach Bob Todd Announces Retirement |date=6 May 2010 |work=The Cleveland Leader |access-date=15 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509072149/http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/13791 |archive-date=9 May 2010 }}

Awards and honors

  • Big Ten Coach of the Year (1989, 1994, 1999, 2001)
  • National Coach of the Year (1994)

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