John Scolinos
John Harry Scolinos (March 28, 1918 – November 7, 2009) was American football and baseball coach. He was the head baseball coach at Pepperdine University from 1946 to 1960 and at California State Polytechnic University Pomona from 1962 to 1991, compiling career college baseball record of 1,070–954–13. Scolinos was also the head football coach at Pepperdine from 1955 to 1959, tallying a mark of 17–26–1.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 28, 1918 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | November 7, 2009 (aged 91) |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1937 | Osceola Indians |
| 1938 | Corpus Christi Spudders |
| 1939 | Palestine Pals |
| 1939 | St. Joseph Angels |
| 1939 | Topeka Owls |
| 1941 | Riverside Reds |
| 1941 | Anaheim Aces |
| 1941 | Merced Bears |
| Position(s) | First baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1955–1959 | Pepperdine |
| Baseball | |
| 1946–1960 | Pepperdine |
| 1962–1991 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–26–1 (football) 1,070–954–13 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Baseball 3 NCAA Division II (1976, 1980, 1983) | |
Scolinos was born in Los Angeles. He died at age 91 in November 2009.
Coaching career
Scolinos totaled 1,198 victories. While coaching Cal Poly Pomona, he won NCAA Division II national championships in 1976, 1980 and 1983, along with six California Collegiate Athletic Association championships and was named Division II coach of the year three times.
He was inducted into the American Association of Collegiate Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1974.
Olympics
Scolinos was the pitching coach for the 1984 U.S. Olympic Baseball team which finished second behind Japan, losing 6–3 in the final game.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine Waves (NCAA College Division independent) (1955–1959) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Pepperdine | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1956 | Pepperdine | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1957 | Pepperdine | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1958 | Pepperdine | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1959 | Pepperdine | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| Pepperdine: | 17–26–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 17–26–1 | ||||||||
References
- "John Scolinos dies at 91; Cal Poly Pomona baseball coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- John Scolinos at Find a Grave