Joe Hindelang Explained

Joe Hindelang
Birth Date:7 November 1945
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Player Years1:1965–1967
Player Team1:Temple
Player Years2:1967
Player Team2:Oneonta Yankees
Player Years3:1967
Player Team3:FIL Yankees
Player Positions:Pitcher
Coach Years1:1978–1982
Coach Team1:USciences
Coach Years2:1983–1990
Coach Team2:Lafayette
Coach Years3:1991–2004
Coach Team3:Penn State
Overall Record:610–555–4
Tournament Record:East Coast: 7–10
Big Ten: 8–12
NCAA: 4–5
Championships:
  • East Coast Conference (1990)
  • East Coast Tournament (1990)
  • Big Ten Conference (1996)
Awards:
  • Big Ten Coach of the Year (1996)

Joseph J. Hindelang (November 7, 1945 – February 16, 2024) was an American college baseball coach and pitcher. Hindelang also played and coached basketball. He played college baseball and basketball at Temple University from 1965 to 1967 for baseball head coach Skip Wilson and basketball head coach Harry Litwack. He then played professional baseball in 1967. He was the head baseball coach and assistant basketball coach at the University of the Sciences from 1978 to 1982, the same positions at Lafayette College from 1983 to 1990 and head baseball coach at Pennsylvania State University from 1991 to 2004. Hindelang also coached varsity baseball and basketball at Chestnut Hill Academy and the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. He died on February 16, 2024, at the age of 78.[1]

Playing career

Upon graduation from Abraham Lincoln High School,[2] Hindelang enrolled at Temple University to play basketball and baseball for the Owls.

Coaching career

Hindelang landed his first coaching job in baseball as the head coach at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Sciences in 1978. He was the head coach for 5 years, leading the Devils to a record of 63–48–1.[3] On September 6, 1990, Hindelang was named the head baseball coach at Penn State.[4] On July 16, 2004, Hindelang announced his retirement from coaching.[5]

References

  1. News: Former Penn State Baseball Coach Joe Hindelang Passes Away . 18 February 2024 . Go PSU Sports . 18 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Who needs outfielders . May 23, 1962 . Bill Shefski . Newspapers . www.newspapers.com . December 6, 2019.
  3. Web site: Former Coach Joe Hindelang Inducted into Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame . April 12, 2012 . University of the Sciences . www.devilsathletics.com . December 6, 2019.
  4. Web site: Hindelang leaves Lafayette to coach Penn State . Ted Meixell . September 6, 1990 . The Morning Call . www.mcall.com . December 6, 2019.
  5. Web site: Penn State baseball Coach Joe Hindelang announces retirement . July 16, 2004 . The Pennsylvania State University . www.news.psu.edu . December 6, 2019.