Skip Bertman, LSU’s 5-Time National Title-Winning Baseball Coach, Dies at 88
Bertman turned LSU into a five-time national champion and helped make college baseball a major draw, with the Tigers leading attendance in his final six seasons.
- On Friday, August 14, 2026, legendary LSU baseball architect and former Athletic Director Stanley 'Skip' Bertman died at age 88 following a brief hospitalization for heart-related issues, LSU Athletic Director Verge Auberry announced.
- Bertman transformed LSU baseball from a modest program into a national powerhouse, capturing five College World Series championships between 1991 and 2000 with a.754 NCAA tournament winning percentage, the highest in college baseball history.
- After becoming Athletic Director in 2001, Bertman spearheaded construction of Alex Box Stadium and hired championship-winning coaches Nick Saban, Les Miles, and Paul Mainieri, implementing revenue-generating efforts that ushered in a "golden age" for LSU Athletics.
- Bertman is survived by his three daughters, Jan, Jodi, and Lori. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Sandy, who died in March 2025, and his daughter, Dr. Lisa Jo Bertman Pate.
- His influence extended beyond coaching, documented in the 2021 ESPN "SEC Storied" film about his famous "Hold The Rope" tale. Funeral arrangements and memorial service times have not yet been determined.
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Skip Bertman, LSU’s 5-time national title-winning baseball coach, dies at 88 - WXXV News 25
By BRETT MARTEL Stanley “Skip” Bertman, who turned LSU’s baseball program into a national powerhouse that won five national championships in the span of a decade, died at age 88 early Friday morning. The former LSU coach and athletic director passed away in a Baton Rouge hospital, LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette said. The LSU Tigers, now synonymous with college baseball’s elite and known for fielding numerous Major League Baseball prospects, ha…
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batonrougenews.netSkip Bertman, 5-time national champion at LSU, dies at 88
Legendary LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman, who guided the Tigers to five national championships before serving as the school's athletic director, died Friday at 88. Bertman compiled an 870-330-3 record with seven Southeastern Conference titles and 11 trips to the Men's College World Series from 1984-2001, winning championships in 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 2000.
Skip Bertman, architect of LSU’s baseball dynasty, dies at 88
Skip Bertman, the Hall of Fame coach who built LSU baseball into a national powerhouse before later serving as the university's athletic director, died early Friday at age 88. He passed away at Bat… Already an INSIDER? Sign in. Already an INSIDER? Sign in
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