Coach of the Century (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper)
College Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
Baseball player
Baseball career
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 28, 1935, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1935, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average
.250
Home runs
0
Runs batted in
1
Teams
Brooklyn Dodgers (1935)
Raoul Martial "Rod" Dedeaux (February 17, 1914 – January 5, 2006) was an American college baseball coach who compiled what is widely recognized as among the greatest records of any coach in the sport's amateur history.[1][2][3][4][5]
Dedeaux was the head baseball coach at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles for 45 seasons, and retired at age 72 in 1986.[5][6] His teams won 11 national titles (College World Series), including a record five straight (1970–1974),[7][8] and 28 conference championships.[4] Dedeaux was named Coach of the Year six times by the Collegiate Baseball Coaches Association and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1970. He was named "Coach of the Century" by Collegiate Baseball magazine [9] and was one of ten initial inductees to the College Baseball Hall of Fame.[10]
Dedeaux also coached the United States national team at two different editions of the Summer Olympic Games: Tokyo 1964 and Los Angeles 1984.
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^Santelli, Robert; Santelli, Jenna (2010). The Baseball Fan's Bucket List: 162 Things You Must Do, See, Get, and Experience Before You Die. Running Press. pp. 200–01. ISBN 9780762440313.
^Murray, Jim (February 24, 1973). "Dedeaux' Dynasty". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
^ ab"Construction Begins On The Rod Dedeaux Research For Baseball Institute". Usctrojans.com. October 4, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
^ abGlick, Shav (January 6, 2006). "Rod Dedeaux, 91; led USC teams to 10 national baseball championships". Los Angeles Times. (obituary). Retrieved October 21, 2015.
^"Trojans' Rod Dedeaux resigns after 44 years". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. UPI. June 4, 1986. p. D2.
^"Troy wins; Miami foe in finals". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 15, 1974. p. 12.
^"USC dynasty stays intact". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. June 17, 1974. p. 14.
^"Dodgers to celebrate Rod Dedeaux Night on April 5". MLB.com. January 19, 2006. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
^"Rod Dedeaux Elected To College Baseball Hall Of Fame". CSTV.com. April 26, 2006. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
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