| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 14, 1926 |
| Died | February 28, 2015 (aged 88) Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1959–1985 | Joliet Catholic HS (IL) |
| 1986–1993 | St. Francis (IL) |
| Basketball | |
| 1951–1965 | Lewis |
| Baseball | |
| 1951 | Joliet Catholic HS (IL) |
| 1953–1976 | Lewis |
| 1977–1995 | St. Francis (IL) |
| 1996–2005 | Ripon |
| 2006–2011 | St. Francis (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 48–33 (college football) 1,893–952–2 (college baseball) 220–117 (college basketball) 222–54–6 (high school football) |
| Tournaments | Football 0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Baseball .NAIA World Series (1974, 1975, 1976, 1993) | |
| College Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2009 | |
Gordie Gillespie (April 14, 1926 – February 28, 2015) was an American baseball, football and basketball coach. He was a head baseball coach for 58 years at Lewis University, Ripon College, and the University of St. Francis. With a career coaching record of 1,893–952–2,[1] Gillespie had the most wins of any coach in college baseball history until being passed by Augie Garrido of Texas in 2014.[2][3][4] He had held that record since 1993 when he passed the prior record set by USC's Rod Dedeaux.[5][6] He won his 1,800th game in April 2009 at age 82. He was also inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.[4]