Bob Breitbard | |
Birth Date: | 28 April 1919 |
Birth Place: | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Death Place: | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1938–1940 |
Player Team2: | San Diego State |
Player Positions: | Center |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1945 |
Coach Team2: | San Diego State |
Admin Years1: | 1967–1972 |
Admin Team1: | San Diego Rockets (owner) |
Overall Record: | 2–5 |
Robert Breitbard (April 28, 1919 – May 17, 2010) was an American football coach and professional sports owner.[1] He served as the head football coach at San Diego State University in 1945.[2] A member of the Greater San Diego Sports Council, Breitbard was instrumental in the construction of the San Diego Sports Arena.[3] He was the first principal owner of the San Diego Rockets franchise of the National Basketball Association, which he owned from 1967 to 1972.[4] He also owned the San Diego Gulls of the Western Hockey League.[5]