Hugh Mendez

Hugh Mendez
Biographical details
Born	1935
Died	2013 (aged 77–78)
Playing career
Football
1957	Springfield
Baseball
1957–1958	Springfield
1958	McCook Braves
1959	Yakima Braves
Position(s)	Halfback (football); Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1980–1989	Whittier
Baseball
1971–1987	Whittier
Head coaching record
Overall	52–44 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 2 SCIAC (1981–1982)

Hugh Brooks Mendez (1935 – 2013) was an American football and baseball player and coach.^[1] He served as the head baseball coach at Whittier College in Whittier, California from 1971 to 1987.^{[citation needed]} He also served as Whittier's head football coach from 1980 to 1989, winning two conference championships^[2]

Hugh B.Mendez stadium was dedicated in his honor by Whittier College in 2018. Mendez was also inducted to the Whittier College Athletic Hall of Fame.

Overseas Europe

Mendez coached American football for well over a decade from the mid-1980s, 1990's into the early 2000s in several European countries including teams in the Austrian Football League, German Football League, Finland Vaahteraliiga, and in the Italian Football League.

The legendary Mendez won league championships as a head coach in multiple countries including, the 1993 Austrian Bowl title with the Feldkirch Dinos, the 1985 Finnish Maple Bowl Vaahteraliiga with Vantaa Taft, and won the first Eurobowl championship in 1986 with Taft Vantaa from Finland. Mendez also won an Italian League Championship.

Mendez also conducted coaching clinics throughout Europe, and wrote coaching books and manuals.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Whittier Poets (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1980–1989)
1980	Whittier	5–5	3–2	3rd
1981	Whittier	6–4	5–0	1st
1982	Whittier	6–3	4–1	T–1st
1983	Whittier	7–2	4–1	2nd
1984	Whittier	6–4	3–1–1^{[n 1]}	2nd
1985	Whittier	7–3	3–1–1^{[n 1]}	2nd
1986	Whittier	5–5	2–2–1^{[n 1]}	4th
1987	Whittier	4–6	1–3–1^{[n 1]}	T–4th
1988	Whittier	3–6	2–2–1^{[n 1]}	3rd
1989	Whittier	3–6	2–2–1^{[n 1]}	4th
Whittier:		52–44	29–15–6
Total:		52–44
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f From 1984 to 1990, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) football schedule included multiple head-to-head meetings each season. In 1984 and 1985, each conference member played two other conference members twice. From 1986 to 1990, each conference member played one other conference member twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games in one season counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.

References

^ "Hugh Mendez". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
^ "Hugh Mendez Memorial set for this Saturday, April 13 at 11:00am". wcpoets.com. April 9, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

[SCIAC-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f From 1984 to 1990, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) football schedule included multiple head-to-head meetings each season. In 1984 and 1985, each conference member played two other conference members twice. From 1986 to 1990, each conference member played one other conference member twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games in one season counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.

[1] "Hugh Mendez". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

[2] "Hugh Mendez Memorial set for this Saturday, April 13 at 11:00am". wcpoets.com. April 9, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

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