"Bob Milano, an Oakland kid who played catcher at Cal and then became the winningest baseball coach in school history, has died. He was 85. Milano retired following the 1999 season with 688 career victories. He was inducted to the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004 and had his jersey number 7 retired by the school. The school confirmed Milano's death on Monday afternoon."
"In 22 seasons as the Golden Bears' head coach, Milano guided Cal to three College World Series appearances (1980, 88 and 92) and six NCAA Regional berths. The Bears finished third in the 1980 CWS. Twelve Cal players were All-Americans under Milano, and among the future Major Leaguers he coached were Giants manager Bob Melvin, Jeff Kent, Darren Lewis, Lance Blankenship, Xavier Nady and Jerry Goff (Jared Goff's dad). Milano starred at Oakland's Bishop O'Dowd High before playing for the Bears in 1960-61."
"University of California Bears baseball coach Bob Milano gets in disagreement with an umpire during Cal's game against Stanford on Saturday April 24, 1999. Milano is back coaching after heart surgery. (Kendra Luck/ Contra Costa Times Archives) In 1997, Milano was the head coach of the United States National Team, and the following year was an assistant for the U.S. squad that won the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics. Milano was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame"
Bob Milano died at 85 from complications from Alzheimer's. He retired following the 1999 season with 688 career victories, the most in school history. Milano coached Cal for 22 seasons, guiding the Golden Bears to three College World Series appearances (1980, 88 and 92) and six NCAA Regional berths, including a third-place finish in 1980. Twelve Cal players earned All-American honors under his leadership, and he coached future major leaguers such as Bob Melvin, Jeff Kent, Darren Lewis, Lance Blankenship, Xavier Nady and Jerry Goff. Milano played catcher at Cal in 1960-61, batted .357 in 1960, coached Burlingame High, led the U.S. national team in 1997, assisted the U.S. squad that won Olympic gold, and received multiple hall of fame honors including Cal Athletics and the American Baseball Coaches Association.
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