John Scolinos Explained

John Scolinos
Birth Date:28 March 1918
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Player Sport1:Baseball
Player Years2:1937
Player Team2:Osceola Indians
Player Years3:1938
Player Team3:Corpus Christi Spudders
Player Years4:1939
Player Team4:Palestine Pals
Player Years5:1939
Player Team5:St. Joseph Angels
Player Years6:1939
Player Team6:Topeka Owls
Player Years7:1941
Player Team7:Riverside Reds
Player Years8:1941
Player Team8:Anaheim Aces
Player Years9:1941
Player Team9:Merced Bears
Player Positions:First baseman
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1955–1959
Coach Team2:Pepperdine
Coach Sport3:Baseball
Coach Years4:1946–1960
Coach Team4:Pepperdine
Coach Years5:1962–1991
Coach Team5:Cal Poly Pomona
Overall Record:17–26–1 (football)
1,070–954–13 (baseball)
Championships:Baseball
3 NCAA Division II (1976, 1980, 1983)

John Harry Scolinos (March 28, 1918 – November 7, 2009) was an 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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Scolinos dies at 91; Cal Poly Pomona baseball coach. https://web.archive.org/web/20100617205359/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/10/local/la-me-john-scolinos10-2009nov10. dead. June 17, 2010. Los Angeles Times. May 18, 2013.