Joseph A Arnold was born on February 26,1947 and is an American former college and professional baseball coach.
11 Facts About Joe Arnold
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Joe Arnold was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in Lubbock, Texas in March 2015.
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Joe Arnold attended Lake Worth High School in Lake Worth, Florida, where he was a pitcher for the Lake Worth Trojans high school baseball team.
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Joe Arnold attended Miami-Dade Community College, where he was a standout pitcher for the MDCC baseball team, and was recognized as a junior college All-American in 1966 and 1967.
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Joe Arnold appeared in 114 games while playing for four different Class A affiliates of the Astros in 1968 and 1969; in two seasons, he batted.
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From 1977 to 1983, Joe Arnold was the head coach of the Florida Southern Moccasins baseball team of Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.
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From 1980 to 1983, Joe Arnold managed the Wareham Gatemen, a collegiate summer baseball team in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League.
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Joe Arnold was the head coach of the Florida Gators baseball team at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, from 1984 to 1994.
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Joe Arnold was twice chosen by his fellow coaches as the SEC Coach of the Year.
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Not ready to retire, Joe Arnold became the head coach of his third college baseball team in 2007, accepting the opportunity to coach the Polk State Vikings of Polk State College in Winter Haven, Florida.
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Joe Arnold coached the Vikings for four seasons, until health concerns forced him to step down after the 2010 season.