Bob Wuesthoff

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]

Bob Wuesthoff
Biographical details
Born(1926-05-25)May 25, 1926
Alameda, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 2013(2013-07-12) (aged 87)
Playing career
1949–1950San Jose State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1953San Jose State (asst)
1962–1963Long Beach State JV
1964–1969Long Beach State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1969Long Beach State (Interim AD)
Head coaching record
Overall158–101–4
TournamentsNCAA: 1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

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 30–1312–41stRegional
1965 Long Beach State 29–14–110–52nd
1966 Long Beach State 28–16–113–72nd
1967 Long Beach State 25–1710–83rd
1968 Long Beach State 21–20–18–125th
1969 Long Beach State 25–21–111–71st
Long Beach State: 158–101–464–43
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
  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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