Guetterman, and Randy Tomlin all played for him at Liberty. He was named Liberty's Athletic Director on December 19, 1983. Bobby Richardson succeeded him as head coach in 1987, but Worthington remained involved with the team as its pitching coach. Under his tenure as athletic director, the baseball team achieved NCAA Division I status in 1988. Worthington retired in 1989. Liberty Field, the team's first permanent home which opened in 1979, was renamed Al Worthington Field in 1986. Then, in 1995, it was again renamed, this time to Al Worthington Stadium. It was replaced by Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2013, but the new ballpark was rededicated as Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2019. In 1980, Worthington managed the Falmouth Commodores, a collegiate summer baseball team in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League. He led the Commodores to the league title with a team featuring future major leaguers Steve Lombardozzi and Bream. After his retirement from Liberty, Worthington returned to Birmingham and served as the pitching coach for Briarwood Christian School. In 2011, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Personal life Worthington's nickname was "Red." He married Shirley Reusse in December 1950, while still in college. The couple had five children, three boys and two girls. Like his father, the oldest son played baseball at Alabama. Though Worthington grew up going to church, he and Shirley became born-again Christians in 1958 on the second night of attending a Billy Graham Crusade at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. "I'd been going to church since I was six," he said, "and I'd always wanted to go to heaven, but I'd never understood how." In an interview with Al.com in 2020, he said, "I have to give God all the credit. He's the one who's blessed me all these years. Ever since I've been saved, it's been a great life." See also List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders Notes References External links Bio from Cool of the Evening: The 1965 Minnesota Twins 1929 births Living people Major League Baseball pitchers New York Giants (NL) players San Francisco Giants players Boston Red Sox players Chicago White Sox players Cincinnati Reds players Minnesota Twins players Minnesota Twins coaches Nashville Vols players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players San Diego Padres (minor league) players Indianapolis Indians players Alabama Crimson Tide baseball players Cape Cod Baseball League coaches Liberty Flames and