Kirk Champion

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  Champion is a former assistant baseball
  coach at SIU, and is now the Minor League
  Pitching Coordinator for the Chicago White Sox. 
  Champion served as an assistant coach at
  Southern (1986-88) and Southwest Missouri
  State University (1979-81) before being named
  head coach at Rend Lake (Ill.) Junior College
  (1982-85). Champion has also been pitching
  coach of Team USA in the 2001 Baseball World
  Cup and 2006 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
  Additionally, he was a pitching coach in the
  2001 International League All-Star Game, 2000
  Futures Game, 1992 Florida State League All-Star Game and
  1989 Midwest League All-Star Game.