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Stillman College

Home of the Stillman College Tigers, Established 1876

Stillman College Athletics Hall of Fame

Dr. Richard Cosby

Richard Cosby

  • Class
  • Induction
    2023
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball
DR. RICHARD COSBY, HEAD COACH

A winner of five Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Division III conference titles, Richard Cosby is Stillman College's all-time winningest baseball coach. He compiled a 387-154-4 record over 16 seasons between 1974-1990. His .714 career win percentage is the best in program history. The Tigers set a single-season wins record (32-15-1) in 1981. His program produced five Major League Baseball Amateur Draft selections. In addition to baseball, Cosby coached men's cross country, which won the SIAC Division III conference title in 1985. In addition to coaching, Cosby was an assistant professor of sociology, chairman of the Business and Social Science Division and served as athletic director several different stints from 1988-2004. As athletic director, he helped facilitate the college's move from NCAA Division III to NCAA Division II in 2002. In 2022, the road leading to the Stillman baseball field was named in his honor.
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