Marty Karow, who coached at Ohio State for 25 seasons and led the Buckeyes to four College World Series appearances, including in 1966 when the Buckeyes won the National Championship, previously coached Texas A&M.
Karow guided the Aggies from 1938-41 and again from 1948-50. In those seven years at A&M, he had an overall record of 95-70-2, but did not win a Southwest Conference championship or direct any teams in the NCAA tournament.
Karow began his coaching career at Ohio State in 1951 and retired as the school’s winningest coach in the history of the program in 1975 with 478 victories (only current coach Bob Todd has won more games). Karow guided the Buckeyes to a Big Ten championship and an appearance in the College World Series in his first season, but his career did not reach its peak until the mid-1960s when the team made three straight appearances in Omaha, Neb. in 1965, 1966 and 1967. The Buckeyes finished second at the 1965 College World Series and returned the next year to win the only National Championship in the history of the program. In addition to the Big Ten title in 1951, his teams also claimed the conference top spot in 1955, 1965, 1966 and 1967. The team had a winning record in 19 of his 25 seasons as the Buckeye mentor. He is a member of both schools halls of fame.
Ohio State is expected to retire Karow’s No. 13 jersey between games of the Saturday doubleheader vs. Illinois May 10. This is the 125th season of Buckeye Baseball. Ohio State has previously retired Fred Taylor’s No. 27 and Steve Arlin’s No. 22.
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