As a very young junior college coach, I once called the legendary Skip Bertman. I had never met him before this call. I asked him about his one page motivational handouts. He explained his process to me. About a week later, I get a huge box in the mail. He had photo copied every one of his handouts and sent them to me with a kind note. Well over a thousand pages. This is before the internet and email as we know it. He did this as the best college baseball coach in the world for someone he had never met.
Rest in Peace to the very best of the coaching profession . All of my love to his family and the LSU program.
Build a statue of the man. Name a part of the stadium after him or one of the streets outside where thousands of CWS fans walk past.
@tomshatelOWH on the legacy on the great Skip Bertman: https://t.co/aaB3TcAZqo
RIP to a legend, the great Skip Bertman, who transformed LSU into the nation’s preeminent baseball program. He won national titles in 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 2000. Later as LSU’s AD, he presided over two national title football teams, first in 2003, led by Nick Saban, and then in 2007, by Les Miles, whom Bertman hired. https://t.co/0S4nmcORbM
We mourn today the passing of LSU legend Skip Bertman, the greatest coach in college baseball history, a visionary leader, and one of the most impactful figures in the evolution of collegiate athletics.
One of my favorite things about Skip was that you didn't really do an interview with Skip, you just started the camera and captured the magic.
He had such an unbelievable ability to understand the moment and the need, and he filled in the lines as only he could.
Here's part of the last sit-down interview that I did with Skip, at his home where he talks about what he wanted his legacy to be.
It’s a sad day. This morning we lost a legend. Skip Bertman was simple the best. His impact on College Baseball will live on forever. I feel so blessed to have had him as a coach and a mentor. He meant so much to so many. I will miss you, Coach.
My heart is broken this morning….we have lost Coach Bertman. The best to ever fill out a lineup card….the man who changed college baseball forever and the man who built the best baseball program in the country @LSUbaseball As great a coach he was, even a better man that touched countless lives! So thankful I got to see him last night and tell him how much I loved him 1 more time! 🙏💜💛 #15 #4everLSU