Historical State, 125, NC State University, one hundred twenty-five years of shaping the future

1968

Front row [left to right] Co-Captain Dick Braucher, Assistant Coach Charlie Bryant, Head Coach Norman Sloan, Freshman Coach Sam Esposito, Co-Captain Joe Serdich; Standing: Stever Turner, Jim Risinger, Bill Mavredes, Vann Williford, Rick Anheuser, Dough Tilley, Dan Wells, Nelson Isley, Al Heartley, Joe Dunning
Norman Sloan (1926-)
Sam Esposito: Coach Sam Esposito, 1967-1987 (21 seasons). Record: 513 wins, 253 losses, 4 ties. After Coach Esposito took the helm, Wolfpack baseball never again had a single losing season. In 1968 he guided the Wolfpack to the league championship, the NCAA District III title and a third-place finish in the College World Series. Another high point came in 1973-1975, when the Pack captured three consecutive ACC titles. Esposito played major league baseball for ten years and helped the Chicago White Sox reach the 1959 World Series. He was named ACC Coach of the Year in 1984 and 1986.

Black-and-white print (photograph)

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