In 36 years (1958–1993) as head baseball coach at Murray State University, Reagan amassed a record of 776–508–11, including 11 Ohio Valley Conference championships.
He enrolled at Murray State during World War II and quickly earned a place on the basketball and baseball teams.
He also led Murray State in scoring in three of his four seasons and finished his career in 1948 with 973 points, a school record at the time.
[7][8][9] He began a career in professional baseball after graduation and spent two years in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league system.
He also led Murray State to 27-straight winning seasons and its first two NCAA Division I Baseball Championship appearances, in 1975 and 1979.