Hall of Fame

Larry Watkins, Jr.

  • Class
  • Induction
    2018
  • Sport(s)
    Administration, Baseball
  • Alabama State

  • Larry Watkins (Alabama State University baseball coach)

  • Former head baseball coach at Alabama State University
  • Coached the ASU Hornets for about 30 years
  • Won over 500 career games (513 wins), making him the winningest coach in ASU baseball history
  • Led ASU to multiple postseason appearances
  • Served at ASU for more than five decades as player, assistant coach, and head coach
  • Inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame
  • Has a facility named in his honor: the Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex at ASU

  • Current role (after coaching)

  • Works as a Special Assistant in Alabama State University athletics, helping oversee facilities and operations