John Scolinos

John Scolinos

Biographical details
Born	(1918-03-28)March 28, 1918 Los Angeles, California
Died	November 7, 2009(2009-11-07) (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)

John 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.

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.

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

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)