Catalina High School baseball coach Cliff Myrick during an All-Star baseball practice at CHS on May 26, 1971. Gary Gaynor / Tucson Citizen

 Gary Gaynor / Tucson Citizen

Although the Trojans weren’t blessed with top talent year after year, the UA grad coached the Trojans to the 1967 state title and won 329 games in 27 years.

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