Former USF pitcher John Gorham dead at 25.

[Ricky the Bull]

A sad day for the USF family

Former Armwood, USF Pitcher Gorham Dead At 25

Published: Jun 2, 2005

TAMPA - John Gorham, one of the top pitchers at the University of South Florida and Armwood High, died Saturday.

A 1999 Armwood graduate who played at USF from 1999 to 2002, Gorham was 25. The cause of death was not disclosed.

``John was one of the most competitive kids I ever coached,'' Hawks coach Joey Fernandez said. ``He never wanted to be taken out of a game.''

Gorham was fourth on USF's all-time list in wins and strikeouts. Behind Gorham, the Bulls made consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 2001 and 2002.

``[uSF coach] Eddie [Cardieri] gave him the nickname `WP,' because he just went out there and won - he was the winning pitcher,'' USF pitching coach Nelson North said. ``He was one of the best competitors I ever coached. He was a very passionate worker. It's pretty sad. We're all heartsick over it.''

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[Brad]

Sad.  My condolences to the family.

[ChiTownBull]

awful....

[Guest USFHank]

I played against him while at Armwood and I believe he threw back to back no hitters late his senior year.  Sad story.