We regret to inform you of the passing of Bobby Winkles ‘52. Bobby Winkles ’52 died April 17, 2020. He was 90. Bobby played baseball and basketball at Illinois Wesleyan, and was active in Sigma Chi. He played in Minor League Baseball for seven years before being offered the job of Arizona State University’s first head baseball coach. Bobby built the program from scratch and turned it into a national power by winning three national championships in his 13 years at the helm. He posted a combined record of 524-173, coached 16 All-Americans and was named NCAA Coach of the Year three times. He later managed for four years in Major League Baseball with the California Angels and Oakland Athletics, and also spent several seasons in a variety of roles with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox and Montreal Expos. Bobby was inducted into the ASU Hall of Fame in 1982, the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1997 and College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. He was named Illinois Wesleyan’s Distinguished Alumni Award winner in 1971. Click here to read about Bobby’s legacy as the former Arizona State baseball coach.