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Jun 20, 2013 · The Eagle conducted a poll, gauging the pulse of WSU fans after Butler's hiring. Forty-seven percent said it was a “home run hire” and only 12 percent claimed “they lost me when they fired Gene Stephenson.” Wichita State leaders asked Stephenson to retire, but he refused.
Gene Stephenson, one of the most venerable coaches in the history of college baseball, has reportedly resigned or been fired at Wichita State.
Guthrie High School alum Gene Stephenson was fired as the head baseball coach after 36 seasons at Wichita State. The announcement came Tuesday evening in a news release. Stephenson, met with reporters shortly after the announcement.
For most of the day on July 10, 2005, Stephenson was the head coach of Oklahoma. Several hours after accepting the job, however, Stephenson decided to remain at Wichita State, reportedly due to scholarship issues at Oklahoma. [3] After 36 years, Stephenson was fired on June 4, 2013. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Jun 4, 2013 · Legendary college baseball coach Gene Stephenson was fired by Wichita State on Tuesday, shocking many in the industry after he spent 36 successful seasons at the university.
After 36 seasons as the face of baseball at Wichita State, head coach Gene Stephenson has been fired. “We have reached a decision to go a different direction with the leadership of our baseball program,” said WSU Director of Athletics Eric Sexton in a press release.
Jun 4, 2013 · Gene Stephenson knew the end was near when he got on the phone with Twins pitcher Mike Pelfrey, one of his best players during 36 years as baseball coach at Wichita State.
