Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame
Jack Leggett - Head Baseball Coach - (1983-91)
Leggett held the distinction of being the winningest baseball coach in Western Carolina history upon induction with 302 wins in nine seasons. He served as head baseball coach from 1983 through the 1991 seasons before leaving for Clemson University. He guided WCU to five consecutive Southern Conference tournament championships, followed by five trips to the NCAA tournament, 1985-89. Only one of his nine teams finished lower than second place in the Southern Conference standings with five regular-season championships and seven of his teams played for the conference tournament championship. His team posted a 23-7 record in conference tournament play. Five of his teams were nationally ranked during regular season play and two finished in the top 30 nationally. He was named NCAA Division I Atlantic Region Baseball Coach of the Year in 1987 and was appointed to the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee in 1989. A combined 35 of his players were named first-team All-Southern Conference, six where named conference player of the year, six where All American selections and 25 signed professional contracts. Concluded his coaching career with a record of 1,332-770 - his 1,332 career wins ranked him nine all-time in NCAA Division I history. In 2014, Leggett was deservedly inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame and was enshrined in the Clemson Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020.
