Coach Gus health status
As of July 18, 2022 -still no updates published by the family or social media.
LaJune Bradley Praying for Gus & his family. A great coach & wonderful friend!
Carolyn Craven Prayers for coach.
Gaye Cuevas Thank God he is stable! A true Longhorn Legend!
Laird Markland Prayers for our awesome coach! Hook’em
Thomas Moore Good luck, Cliff. God be with you for a speedy recovery.
Article was written by Kirk Bohls photos compliments of TLSN.
Cliff Gustafson, the winningest coach in Texas baseball history, underwent surgery on Wednesday after suffering a major heart attack.
He remains in stable condition at Ascension Seton Medical Center, his daughter, Jann Shepperd, told the American-Statesman.
Gustafson, 89, had two stents placed in, Shepperd said. She added that her father also is suffering from pulmonary edema.
Gustafson, who has been inducted into four halls of fame, including the College Baseball Hall of Fame, won more baseball games than any other Longhorns coach with a record of 1,466-377-2 during an illustrious career that spanned 29 seasons, stretching from 1968 to 1996.
He won a pair of national championships in 1975 and 1983 and took a record 17 of his 29 teams to the College World Series. Twice he was named national coach of the year. Texas also won 22 regular-season Southwest Conference titles under Gustafson.
Before coming to Texas, he won six state championships at South San Antonio High School.
Pending more information
Darrell Royal, the athletic director in 1968, gets credit for hiring Cliff. Darrell Royal offered Gus the job over the phone. When Royal asked how much he was making at South San, Gustafson was embarrassed to tell him that he was making a lofty sum of $11,500. So Gus said to Royal I am making $10,500. Royal offered him the same amount to come to Texas.
Years later, Royal was asked if he ever dreamed Gustafson would be so successful. He responded, “Hell, no, If I’d known that, I’d have gone down there in my car to hire him instead of calling him on the phone.”
Other links to Coach Gus’s place in Longhorn sports history.
https://www.texaslsn.org/new-page-cliff
https://www.texaslsn.org/coach-gus-1968-1996baseball
