Phil Regan, the former Grand Valley State head baseball coach and a longtime Major League Baseball manager and pitching coach, passed away today at the age of 89. 

Regan coached baseball at Grand Valley State from 1974-1982, posting a record of 176-153 with two GLIAC titles and two NAIA District No. 23 crowns. Ten of his players either signed as free agents or were drafted by professional baseball teams with two of his pitchers, Howard Bailey and Greg Cadaret making the jump to the major leagues. He was inducted into the GVSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989. 

Regan spent 13 seasons in the big leagues with the Tigers, Dodgers, Cubs and White Sox, debuting in 1960 and retiring after the 1972 season before moving into a lengthy coaching career. Regan, who posted a 96-83 lifetime record on the mound and won the "Fireman-of-the-Year" award twice, was selected to the 1966 All-Star Game when he went 14-1 with a 1.62 ERA and 21 saves for the Dodgers. Following his stint as head coach at Grand Valley State, he then became a major league pitching coach, working with the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, and New York Mets. He also was Team USA's pitching coach in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.