What is Mike Gillespie (baseball)?
'''Michael James Gillespie''' (May 7, 1940 &ndash; July 29, 2020) was an American [[college baseball]] coach. He was the head coach at [[UC Irvine Anteaters baseball|UC Irvine]] and head coach at [[USC Trojans baseball|USC]] from 1987 to 2006. He led USC to the [[1998 College World Series]] championship. He was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Gillespie died on July 29, 2020, in [[Irvine, California]] from problems caused by [[lung disease]] and a [[stroke]], aged 80.<ref>[https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2020/07/29/Longtime-college-baseball-coach-Mike-Gillespie-dies-at-80/stories/202007290149 Longtime college baseball coach Mike Gillespie dies at 80]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gillespie, Mike}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from lung disease]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:College basketball coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}