ATLANTA - Bob Heck, a name synonymous with Georgia State softball, has passed away at the age of 95.
Heck, then at the age of 85, retired from Georgia State in 2011, as the oldest head coach at the Division I level. At that time, he was in his 24th season as head coach after elevating the softball program to fast-pitch status in 1985. He finished with a career record 700-584-2, but that is only a small part of his story.
Heck began his association with Georgia State athletics in 1981 as a volunteer assistant coach with the Panther softball team, then playing slow pitch.