Arizona baseball coach Jerry Kindall in 1996. Photo by David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
UA athletic director Dave Heeke told me Friday that it’s possible the statue of Lute Olson, which Heeke hopes to be completed outside of McKale Center by the time the 2018 NCAA Tournament begins, might have company some day. If the UA is taking suggestions, I would suggest Jerry Kindall should be next to be so honored. Kindall, who coached Arizona to NCAA baseball championships in 1976, 1980 and 1986, ended a frustrating 25-year period in which Arizona annually contended for the national baseball championship but could never quite get it done. Kindall, 82, has resided in Tucson since retiring in 1996.
