Mike Gillespie (baseball)

Michael James Gillespie (May 7, 1940 – July 29, 2020) was an American college baseball coach. He was the head coach at UC Irvine and head coach at USC from 1987 to 2006. He led USC to the 1998 College World Series championship. He was born in Los Angeles, California.

Gillespie died on July 29, 2020, in Irvine, California from problems caused by lung disease and a stroke, aged 80.