Skip Bertman, LSU's baseball coach from 1984 - 2001 and AD from 2001 - 2008, passed away this morning at the age of 88. He turned LSU baseball into the powerhouse we know today and became one of the most influential figures in LSU sports. Between LSU and Miami (FL) he had a HC record of 870-330-3 for a 72.32% win percentage, and went 89 - 29 in tournaments. He was a great ambassador for LSU sports and the university in general. As an AD, his legacy is more complicated, imo, but one thing I'd never deny is he created a lot of goodwill for LSU and he excited the donors and the base. Whatever people think about his hires, he did the PR and fund-raising job well. Also, just seemed like a nice guy.
RIP, Skip.
