NC State Athletic Hall of Fame
Sam Esposito
- Induction:
- 2014
Awards
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (2012)
- NC State Baseball Hall of Fame (2009)
- Chicago Area High School Sports Hall of Fame
- Two-time ACC Coach of the Year (1984, `86)
Individual Records
- Compiled a career record of 513-253-4
- Second in career victories at NC State
Team Records
- 1968 ACC regular-season champions
- 1968 NCAA District III champions and College World Series participant
- Three-time ACC Tournament Champions (1973, `74, `75)
General Information
- Coached at NC State for 21 years (1967-87).
- Guided NC State to its only College World Series appearance in only his second season (1968).
- Coached three ACC Players of the Year (Chris Cammack - 1969, Mike Caldwell - 1971, Tracy Woodson - 1984).
- Coached seven All-Americans.
- Coached 69 players who were first- or second-team All-ACC.
- Coached 28 players who were selected in the MLB draft.
- Coached 12 future major league players.
- Played 10 seasons in the major leagues (1952, 1955-63) for Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Athletics before coming to NC State as assistant basketball coach under Norm Sloan and head baseball coach.
- Played baseball and basketball collegiately at Indiana University.
- Born: Dec. 13, 1931.
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