"STANFORD - Mark Marquess, known for decades around college baseball - and Stanford - circles by his jersey number - "9" - died on Friday. He was 78. Marquess played baseball and football at Stanford as a student, then returned to The Farm in the early 1970s and turned the Stanford baseball program into a national powerhouse for four decades until his retirement following the 2017 season. The school announced the news of Marquess' death, but no cause was indicated."
""This man was Stanford baseball," said David Esquer, who played for Marquess at Stanford and succeeded him as the program's head coach. "He was my coach, and like a father to me. I wouldn't be where I am today without him. "This is a great loss for the Stanford community, the Stanford baseball family and myself. I love that man.""
Mark Marquess died at 78. He played baseball and football at Stanford, starting three years at first base from 1967-69 and earning first-team All-American honors in 1967 after hitting .404. He returned to Stanford in the early 1970s and led the baseball program for 41 seasons beginning in 1977. His teams went 1,627-878-7 (.649) and reached the College World Series 14 times, winning consecutive national championships in 1987 and 1988 and finishing runner-up three other times. He retired after the 2017 season as the fourth-winningest coach in Division I history. He played four minor league seasons, began coaching in 1973, and was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2021.
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