Richard ‘Itchy’ Jones, legendary former SIUC, Illinois baseball coach, dies at 87
Richard ‘Itchy’ Jones coached the Illini baseball team for 15 seasons after 21 years at SIUC, compiling 1,200-plus career victories and leading the Salukis to three College World Series.
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Richard ‘Itch’ Jones, longtime Illinois and SIU baseball coach, dies at 87
Jones coached the Illini for 15 seasons after 21 years at SIU, compiling a career record of 1,240-752-6. He began his career at Division III MacMurray College in Jacksonville.
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'Itchy' Jones, one of the 'best minds in baseball,' dies at 87
Renowned Illinois baseball coach Itchy Jones, who led Salukis, Illini and MacMurrary to NCAA success, dies at 87 after ...
Richard ‘Itch’ Jones, who coached the Illinois and SIU baseball teams to more than 1,200 wins, dies at 87
Richard “Itch” Jones coached 15 seasons at Illinois after 21 years at Southern Illinois, compiling a career record of ...