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USC Baseball Coach Rod Dedeaux Passes Away

Former USC Baseball Coach Rod Dedeaux at the 1995 NCAA Baseball World Series, Omaha, Nebraska with Flap, Jr.

Los Angeles Times: Former USC Baseball Coach Rod Dedeaux Dies at 91

Rod Dedeaux, whose 45 years as USC’s baseball coach produced 11 national and 28 conference championship teams, died Thursday in Glendale of complications of a stroke he suffered Dec. 2. He was 91.

Dedeaux’s teams won a record 1,331 games before his retirement in 1986. From 1970 to 1974, his Trojans won five consecutive NCAA championships. No other school has won more than two in succession. He was named coach of the year six times by the American Baseball Coaches Assn., and was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame in 1970.

Flap has fond memories of “Coach of the Century.”

The most memorable was on the plane returning from Omaha after USC lost to Cal State Fullerton in the NCAA World Series Final Title game. Flap, Jr. and I were sitting across the aisle from this baseball giant and his insight and observations of the game and life are priceless.

May he rest in peace……..

Fight on Rod!


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2 Comments

  • pat knighton

    hi
    i’m doing a feature on Coach Rod for the 2006 College World Series. would like to know where you got the great black & picture of Coach Rod with the glasses talking to a player??
    thank you

  • Flap

    I believe it is from the Los Angeles Times.

    It is probably in archives by now. The other photo was taken by me.

    Flap