明尼苏达大学前棒球主教练约翰·安德森于周日去世，享年71岁[1]。安德森自1982赛季起执教该校棒球队长达43年，直至2024赛季后才正式退休[1]。
在其执教生涯中，安德森创造了多项纪录。他累积赢得1390场胜利，是Big Ten联盟历史上胜场最多的教练，在NCAA一级赛事中排名第20位[1]。在执教的43个赛季中，有38个赛季球队取得胜场纪录[1]。安德森还8次荣获Big Ten年度最佳教练奖，并率领球队参加19次NCAA锦标赛[1]。2024年，他的14号球衣被球队退役[1]。此外，安德森近期被美国棒球教练协会授予威尔逊·勒菲蒂·戈麦兹年度奖[1]。
John Anderson, the legendary former head baseball coach at the University of Minnesota, passed away Sunday at age 71 [1]. Anderson compiled 1,390 career victories during his 43 seasons leading the Gophers program, establishing himself as the winningest coach in Big Ten history and ranking 20th all-time in NCAA Division I [1].
Anderson began his coaching tenure in 1982 and guided the program through 2024, when he retired following the season [1]. During his four decades at Minnesota, his teams posted winning records in 38 of 43 seasons and made 19 NCAA tournament appearances, including a Super Regional in 2018 [1]. His sustained excellence earned him eight Big Ten Coach of the Year awards [1]. In recognition of his decades of achievement, Anderson's No. 14 jersey was retired in 2024, and he received the Wilson Lefty Gomez Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association [1].