Jim Gilligan
{{Short description|American baseball player and coach}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Jim Gilligan
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Coach Jim Gilligan of the Lamar Cardinals
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|10|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Bayside, New York, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| coach_years1 = 1972
| coach_team1 = Western New Mexico
| coach_years2 = 1973–1986
| coach_team2 = Lamar
| coach_years3 = 1987
| coach_team3 = Salt Lake City Trappers
| coach_years4 = 1992–2016
| coach_team4 = Lamar
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|1,320|876|6|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships =
| awards = Texas Baseball Hall of Fame
Southland Conference Coach of the Year
1976, 1977, 2002, 2003, 2004{{cite web|title=Southland Conference 2015 Baseball|url=http://www.southland.org/documents/2014/7/29/Baseball_2015.pdf|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=January 3, 2015|page=3|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618210548/http://southland.org/documents/2014/7/29/Baseball_2015.pdf|url-status=live}}
Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year
1993{{cite web|title=Sun Belt Conference 2014 Baseball Media Guide|date=February 13, 2014 |url=https://issuu.com/knunez/docs/bb_media_guide_online|publisher=Sun Belt Conference|accessdate=January 3, 2015|page=68|archive-date=November 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109084453/https://issuu.com/knunez/docs/bb_media_guide_online|url-status=live}}
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Jim Gilligan (born October 1, 1946) is an American former head baseball coach, primarily for the Lamar Cardinals baseball program.
In his 38 seasons as head coach, Gilligan has guided Lamar's baseball team to 11 conference championships, 13 NCAA regional appearances, and five conference titles. He has been named the Southland Conference coach of the year six times during his career and is the 32nd coach in NCAA history to record 1,000 career wins.{{cite web|title=Lamar University 2015 Baseball Media Guide|date=February 19, 2015 |url=https://issuu.com/mdfowler88/docs/15bsbmg|publisher=Lamar University Athletics|accessdate=March 1, 2015|pages=15–17|archive-date=March 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315191123/https://issuu.com/mdfowler88/docs/15bsbmg|url-status=live}} Gilligan is an alumnus of Lamar University, having earned a bachelor's degree in 1969 and a master's in 1970.
In between his years at Lamar, Gilligan coached for professional baseball teams. The Gilligan managed 1987 Salt Lake City Trappers broke a 68-year-old record for consecutive wins. The team ended with 29 consecutive wins. The achievement is recognized in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Gilligan's Number 29 jersey is part of a display at the hall of fame.{{cite web|title=LAMAR AND JIM GILLIGAN HOLD A SPOT IN BASEBALL HISTORY |url=http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/073112aaa.html |publisher=Lamar University Athletics |accessdate=March 1, 2015 |date=July 31, 2012 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111539/http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/073112aaa.html |archivedate=April 2, 2015 }}{{cite web|author1=Glenn Seninger|title='The Streak': 25 years later, the Trappers' record-setting performance still stands tall|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765591321/The-Streak-25-years-later-the-Trappers-record-setting-performance-still-stands-tall.html?pg=all|publisher=The Deseret News|access-date=March 1, 2015|date=July 21, 2012|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130127/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765591321/The-Streak-25-years-later-the-Trappers-record-setting-performance-still-stands-tall.html?pg=all|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|author1=Kurt Kragthorpe|title=Kragthorpe: Salt Lake Trappers celebrate streak's anniversary|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/54561659-77/lake-salt-trappers-july.html.csp|publisher=Salt Lake City Tribune|accessdate=March 1, 2015|date=July 25, 2012|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141525/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/54561659-77/lake-salt-trappers-july.html.csp|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Trappers famous after historical streak|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19870802&id=1qhdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pl0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6468,202149|publisher=Observer-Reporter|accessdate=March 1, 2015|date=August 2, 1987}}{{cite web|title=Bees to Honor 1987 Salt Lake Trappers|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-35245764|publisher=Minor League Baseball|access-date=March 1, 2015|date=July 20, 2012|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101308/http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120720&content_id=35245764&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_t561&sid=t561|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author1=Craig Davis|title=Streak Made Leftovers A Main-course Item|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-03-23/sports/8801180387_1_trappers-pioneer-league-matter|publisher=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=March 1, 2015|date=March 23, 1988|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114123/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-03-23/sports/8801180387_1_trappers-pioneer-league-matter|url-status=dead}}
Recognition and awards
In 2007, Lamar baseball fans and Cardinal Club members started the fund for the Gilligan Scholarship in honor of the coach. Donors said they hope the scholarship continues to grow and leave a permanent legacy in honor of Gilligan. The scholarship will assist members of Lamar's baseball team in attending Lamar.
On June 29, 2010, the Beaumont City Council voted unanimously to rename a section of East Florida Avenue to Jim Gilligan Way. They cited his excellence on and off the field for bestowing this honor.{{cite web|title=Beaumont honors Lamar baseball coach |url=http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/063010aaa.html |publisher=Lamar University Athletics |accessdate=5 July 2010 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713182651/http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/063010aaa.html |archivedate=13 July 2011 }}
Coach Gilligan ranks fifth among the NCAA's active coaches in career victories with 1,307, with 1,297 of those being at Lamar. His first 10 came in one season at Western New Mexico.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lamar.edu/newsevents/news/207_8709.htm |title=Lamar University News |access-date=2010-07-12 |archive-date=2010-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716125320/http://www.lamar.edu/newsevents/news/207_8709.htm |url-status=live }} Gilligan achieved his 1,300th career win against the New Mexico State Aggies on February 13, 2015.{{cite web|title=GILLIGAN GETS 1,300 IN TIGHT CONTEST |url=http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/021315aab.html |publisher=Lamar University Department of Athletics |accessdate=February 14, 2015 |date=February 13, 2015 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214184813/http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/021315aab.html |archivedate=February 14, 2015 }}
In 2004, Gilligan was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tbhof.org/bio/2004/biogilligan.htm |title=Texas Baseball Hall of Fame - Jim Gilligan Bio |access-date=2010-06-24 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113408/http://www.tbhof.org/bio/2004/biogilligan.htm |url-status=live }}
Gilligan has been named Southland Conference Coach of the Year five times and Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year once.
Head coaching records
The following is a table of Gilligan's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.{{cite web|title=Jim Gilligan No. 29 |url=http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/gilligan_jim00.html |work=LamarCardinals.com |publisher=Lamar Sports Information |accessdate=May 13, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114010901/http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/gilligan_jim00.html |archivedate=November 14, 2013 |url-status = dead}}{{cite web |title=2013 Lamar Cardinals Baseball Media Guide |url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d52aa378#/d52aa378/22 |publisher=Lamar Sports Information |accessdate=May 13, 2013 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GalBvNOx?url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d52aa378#/d52aa378/22 |archivedate=May 13, 2013 |page=21 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=2013 Southland Conference Baseball Media Guide |url=http://www.southland.org/Portals/0/Baseball%2C%202013.pdf |work=Southland.org |publisher=Southland Conference |accessdate=May 13, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305145330/http://www.southland.org/Portals/0/Baseball,%202013.pdf |archivedate=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=2013 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book |url=http://www.sunbeltsports.org/portals/0/content/Baseball/mediaguide/recordbook.pdf |work=SunBeltSports.org |publisher=Sun Belt Conference |accessdate=May 13, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927120020/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/portals/0/content/Baseball/mediaguide/recordbook.pdf |archivedate=September 27, 2013 |url-status = dead}}{{cite web |title=2013 Southland Conference Baseball Standings |url=http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_southland.htm |work=D1Baseball.com |publisher=Jeremy Mills |accessdate=June 3, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412144419/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_southland.htm |archivedate=April 12, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Western New Mexico Mustangs
| conference= Division II
| startyear = 1972
| endyear = single
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1972
| name = Western New Mexico
| overall = 10–10
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Western New Mexico
| overall = 10–10
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Lamar Cardinals
| conference= Southland Conference
| startyear = 1973
| endyear = 1986
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1973
| name = Lamar
| overall = 11–15
| conference = 6–12
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1974
| name = Lamar
| overall = 23–21
| conference = 9–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1975
| name = Lamar
| overall = 27–26
| conference = 10–5
| confstanding = t-1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1976
| name = Lamar
| overall = 35–15
| conference = 10–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1977
| name = Lamar
| overall = 37–14–2
| conference = 13–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1978
| name = Lamar
| overall = 40–15
| conference = 14–6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1979
| name = Lamar
| overall = 44–16–1
| conference = 15–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 1980
| name = Lamar
| overall = 46–22–2
| conference = 15–5
| confstanding = 1st (South)
| postseason = Southland Championship Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1981
| name = Lamar
| overall = 54–26
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 1st (South)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1982
| name = Lamar
| overall = 36–28
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 1st (South)
| postseason = Southland Championship Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 1983
| name = Lamar
| overall = 38–32
| conference = 9–8
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| postseason = Southland Championship Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1984
| name = Lamar
| overall = 45–22
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1985
| name = Lamar
| overall = 35–24
| conference = 15–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1986
| name = Lamar
| overall = 33–23
| conference = 9–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Lamar Cardinals
| conference= Sun Belt Conference
| startyear = 1992
| endyear = 1998
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1992
| name = Lamar
| overall = 31–22
| conference = 10–9
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1993
| name = Lamar
| overall = 44–18
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 1994
| name = Lamar
| overall = 36–23
| conference = 16–8
| confstanding = t-1st (West)
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1995
| name = Lamar
| overall = 38–24
| conference = 16–11
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1996
| name = Lamar
| overall = 26–29
| conference = 11–16
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1997
| name = Lamar
| overall = 32–19–1
| conference = 13–11
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1998
| name = Lamar
| overall = 26–27
| conference = 15–9
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Lamar Cardinals
| conference= Southland Conference
| startyear = 1999
| endyear = 2016
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1999
| name = Lamar
| overall = 34–21
| conference = 12–14
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2000
| name = Lamar
| overall = 27–27
| conference = 11–16
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2001
| name = Lamar
| overall = 37–24
| conference = 13–14
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = Southland Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2002
| name = Lamar
| overall = 36–24
| conference = 16–11
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2003
| name = Lamar
| overall = 40–18
| conference = 20–6
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2004
| name = Lamar
| overall = 41–16
| conference = 18–8
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2005
| name = Lamar
| overall = 38–23
| conference = 16–11
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = Southland Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2006
| name = Lamar
| overall = 35–23
| conference = 19–11
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = Southland Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 2007
| name = Lamar
| overall = 34–25
| conference = 20–10
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = Southland Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 2008
| name = Lamar
| overall = 35–23
| conference = 20–10
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = Southland Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2009
| name = Lamar
| overall = 38–22
| conference = 20–13
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = Southland Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2010
| name = Lamar
| overall = 35–26
| conference = 16–17
| confstanding = t-6th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2011
| name = Lamar
| overall = 29–27
| conference = 15–18
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason = Southland Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2012
| name = Lamar
| overall = 22–30
| conference = 14–19
| confstanding = t-8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = Lamar
| overall = 39–20
| conference = 15–12
| confstanding = t-5th
| postseason = Southland tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2014
| name = Lamar
| overall = 31–25
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason = Southland tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Lamar
| overall = 21–31
| conference = 10–19
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Lamar
| overall = 35–19
| conference = 20–10
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = Southland tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Lamar
| overall = 1345-885-6 ({{winpct|1310|866|6}})
| confrecord = 551–364 ({{winpct|531|354}})
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = 1355-895-6 ({{winpct|1320|876|6}})
}}
See also
References
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