Mark Edward Marquess (born March 24, 1947) is an American

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coach. He served as the head coach of the

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team from 1977 to 2017.

Early life and professional baseball career

Born and raised in

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, Marquess graduated from Stagg High School in Stockton in 1965, then attended

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from 1965 to 1969, where he played on the

team at first base from 1967 to 1969 and

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from 1966 to 1968 at quarterback, split end, defensive back, and punt returner. At Stanford, Marquess was a member of

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International Fraternity. His freshman year roommate at Stanford was

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, who went on to become

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and the Republican nominee for President in 2012. Selected by the

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in the 25th round of the

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, Marquess played minor league baseball for the White Sox organization from 1969 to 1973, the last year as a player-coach for the Iowa Oaks, the White Sox' top affiliate.

Coaching career

From 1972 to 1976, Marquess was an assistant coach at Stanford under Ray Young before being promoted to head coach in 1977. In his 41 years at Stanford, he compiled a record of 1,627–878–7 (.649). His teams made the postseason 23 times, and had a record of 109–50 there. His teams had a 65–25 record in the

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Regionals, a 10–2 record. in the NCAA Super Regionals, and a 34–23 record in the

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, with back-to-back national titles in

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and

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. He is a member of the

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. He announced his retirement in 2016.

Head coaching records

The following is a table of Marquess's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.

International coaching

*USA Baseball Olympic Head Coach (

) *USA Baseball Head Coach (1981, 1987, 1988) *USA Baseball Assistant Coach (1984) *Gold Medal (1981 Intercontinental Cup) *Gold Medal (1981 World Games) *Silver Medal (1987 Intercontinental Cup) *International Coach of the Year (1988)

References

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Early life and professional baseball career

Coaching career

Head coaching records

International coaching

See also

References