PULLMAN — Chuck “Bobo” Brayton, the long-time Washington State baseball coach and college Hall of Famer who had 1,162 career wins, has died at the age of 89.
The university said Brayton died on Saturday morning.
Brayton played baseball, football and basketball at Washington State.
After graduating in 1950, he became a baseball coach for 11 years at Yakima Valley Community College. In 1961 he became the baseball coach at Washington State.
He led the Cougars for 33 seasons (1962-94) and won nearly 70 percent of his games. His teams captured 21 conference titles, made 10 NCAA postseason appearances and two trips to the College World Series, in 1965 and 1976.
At retirement, Brayton’s victories ranked fourth on the NCAA all-time list.
