He is the winningest coach in Auburn Athletics history in any sport. Hal Baird won 634 games as Auburn's baseball coach. He took two teams to the College World Series. Last month he and his wife, Janie, received the Jack Meagher Award. The award is given annually to a person with an Auburn University affiliation who has made significant contributions to society through athletics.

He coached the likes of Gregg Olson, Bo Jackson, Frank Thomas and Tim Hudson. After his coaching career he was Auburn's acting director of athletics.

The first of two part interview with Hal Baird in this Talking Tigers Podcast, brought to you by Alabama Public Health.

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