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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Bobby Winkles, the baseball trainer who built Arizona Condition into a national power from the College Baseball Hall of Fame scratch and continued to manage and coach Reggie
Jackson, Rick Monday, Sal Bando
in the majors, offers died. He was 90.  Arizona State said Winkles died Friday with friends and family by his
side. Winkles fielded sunlight Devils' 1st varsity squad in 1959 and won
nationwide titles in 1965, 1967 and 1969. He proceeded to go 524-173 in 13 years
in Tempe. He was a charter person in the faculty Baseball Hall of Fame and
coached such celebrities because Reggie Jackson, Rick Mon, Sal Bando, Larry Gura
and Gary Gentry. Arizona Condition retired his No. 1 jersey in 1972, and the
field at Packard Stadium was devoted in his honor in 2001. Winkles went on to
control 4 years in the majors, heading 170-213 NCAA
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in stints with the California Angels and
Oakland Athletics from 1973 to 1978. "A great baseball guy," tweeted Bobby
Valentine, a former main league player and supervisor. "ASU and Cal Angles. I
performed for him in 1973. First present day Collage trainer to go right to MLB.
Acquired one platform. Increase the game!!! Too poor the leaders didn't adhere
to him!! RIP Bobby." Winkles also spent several seasons in assorted training
roles with the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Giants, Chicago White-colored Sox and
Montreal Expos. He was a broadcaster with the Expos as well. From Swifton,
Arkansas, Winkles starred as an infielder and studied philosophy at Illinois
Wesleyan University then played in the White Sox's farm program from 1951 to
1958 before overtaking the Sun Devils. 


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