Washington State University Athletics
Cougars Celebrate the Life of Bobo Brayton
Family, friends, and Cougars gathered Saturday afternoon at Bohler Gym to remember and celebrate the life of Charles "Bobo" Brayton.
Director of Athletics Bill Moos, Bobo's son, Fritz Brayton, and past players Bob Stephens, Butch Faller, Bud Norris, Glenn Tuckett and Dr. John Olerud, Sr., each shared their memories of Bobo, who passed away March 28.
Director of Athletics Bill Moos
Bobo's son Fritz Brayton
WSU Athletic Hall of Fame member Dr. John Olerud.
Brayton coached Washington State baseball for 33 seasons (1962-94) and won nearly 70 percent of his games. His Cougar squads captured 21 conference titles, made 10 NCAA postseason appearances and a pair of trips to the College World Series (1965, 1976). Together, Bailey and Brayton combined to win two-thirds of their games in 65 seasons. The current Cougar facility is named Bailey-Brayton Field in their honor.
At the time of his retirement, Brayton’s victories ranked fourth on the NCAA all-time list. Among his numerous awards and honors are inclusion as a member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame, State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame, Inland Empire Sports Hall of Fame, WSU Athletic Hall of Fame and Yakima Valley Community College Athletic Hall of Fame.
At the end of the ceremony a video of Bobo was shown delivering a quote that read in part: "It isn’t what we have. It’s what we do with it. So practice hard, play hard, play nine, and enjoy the game."
Go Cougs!
Jason Krump, WSU Athletics
