Bob Wuesthoff

Bob Wuesthoff
Biographical details
Born	May 25, 1926; Alameda, California, U.S.
Died	July 12, 2013 (aged 87)
Playing career
1949–1950	San Jose State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1953	San Jose State (asst)
1962–1963	Long Beach State JV
1964–1969	Long Beach State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1969	Long Beach State (Interim AD)
Head coaching record
Overall	158–101–4
Tournaments	NCAA: 1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	CCAA (1964, 1969);

Robert William Wuesthoff (May 25, 1926 – July 12, 2013) was the baseball coach for the Long Beach State Forty Niners Baseball Team from 1964 to 1969 and the founder of "49er Camp," a youth sports summer camp created at Cal State Long Beach in 1968 that is still running strong today.^[1]^[2]

Career

In 1964, Long Beach State hired the former junior varsity baseball coach to succeed Dick Clegg, who had been instrumental in bringing Wuesthoff to Long Beach State as his assistant. Under the guidance of Wuesthoff, the 1964 Forty Niners Baseball Team, then Division II, beat the defending national champion USC Trojans as well as the nation's #2 ranked Arizona Wildcats on their road to winning the CCAA League Title. By sweeping the defending CCAA Champion Fresno State Bulldogs, ending the league with a record of 11 wins and 4 losses, and giving the Forty Niners a birth into the NCAA National Tournament, Wuesthoff was named CCAA Coach of the Year, and NCAA Western Regional Coach of the Year.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Long Beach State Dirtbags (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1964–1969)
1964	Long Beach State	30–13	12–4	1st	Regional
1965	Long Beach State	29–14–1	10–5	2nd
1966	Long Beach State	28–16–1	13–7	2nd
1967	Long Beach State	25–17	10–8	3rd
1968	Long Beach State	21–20–1	8–12	5th
1969	Long Beach State	25–21–1	11–7	1st
Long Beach State:		158–101–4	64–43
Total:		158–101–4
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ Fiddler, JJ (9 June 2014). "Summer camp at Long Beach State celebrating 50th year". Press-Telegram. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ "Robert Wuesthoff Obituary - Long Beach, CA". Long Beach Press Telegram. July 19, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2015 – via legacy.com.

[1] Fiddler, JJ (9 June 2014). "Summer camp at Long Beach State celebrating 50th year". Press-Telegram. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[2] "Robert Wuesthoff Obituary - Long Beach, CA". Long Beach Press Telegram. July 19, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2015 – via legacy.com.

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