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Longtime Prairie View A&M baseball coach dies
The Associated Press
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) -- Longtime Prairie View A&M baseball coach John W. Tankersley died this week at a Houston hospital, the school said Thursday. He was 80.
Tankersley, who was at the school for more than three decades, last coached in 2002 but continued to work as an instructor at Prairie View in the months leading up to his death, assistant athletic director Harlan Stefann Robinson said. Tankersley's teams went 370-723-1.
During Tankersley's tenure, several of his players went on to major league careers, including pitcher Charles Hudson, catcher Mike Smith, second baseman Rennie Stinnett, outfielder Steve Henderson, shortstop Odie Davis and outfielder Joe Mitchell.
Tankersley, known as "Coach Tank," is survived by three children and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services are set for Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Houston.
The Associated Press
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) -- Longtime Prairie View A&M baseball coach John W. Tankersley died this week at a Houston hospital, the school said Thursday. He was 80.
Tankersley, who was at the school for more than three decades, last coached in 2002 but continued to work as an instructor at Prairie View in the months leading up to his death, assistant athletic director Harlan Stefann Robinson said. Tankersley's teams went 370-723-1.
During Tankersley's tenure, several of his players went on to major league careers, including pitcher Charles Hudson, catcher Mike Smith, second baseman Rennie Stinnett, outfielder Steve Henderson, shortstop Odie Davis and outfielder Joe Mitchell.
Tankersley, known as "Coach Tank," is survived by three children and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services are set for Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Houston.
