Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame

Coach Rose had an impact on hundreds of Cordova High athletes’ lives through his 32 years as teacher and coach at Cordova High coaching baseball, football, and wrestling. An outstanding college baseball player in his early years, Rose was inducted into the Fresno State Baseball Hall of Fame as a pitcher on the 1959 team which won third place in the College World Series and again in 1961 as pitcher on a team that ranked fourth in the nation. In Rancho Cordova, he was the coach of the 1974 American Legion Baseball Team which finished third in the state championship and sent 12 of 15 players to post-high school play. He was the pitching coach at both Cosumnes River College and Sacramento State among a long list of coaching accomplishments.