John Harry Scolinos (March 28, 1918 – November 7, 2009) was an Americanfootball andbaseball coach. He was the head baseball coach atPepperdine University from 1946 to 1960 and atCalifornia State Polytechnic University Pomona from 1962 to 1991, compiling careercollege baseball record of 1,070–954–13. Scolinos was also the head football coach at Pepperdine from 1955 to 1959, tallying a mark of 17–26–1.

Scolinos was born inLos Angeles. He died at age 91 in November 2009.

Scolinos totaled 1,198 victories. While coaching Cal Poly Pomona, he wonNCAA Division II national championships in 1976, 1980 and 1983, along with sixCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association championships and was named Division II coach of the year three times.

He was inducted into the American Association of Collegiate Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1974.

Scolinos was the pitching coach for the 1984 U.S. Olympic Baseball team which finished second behind Japan, losing 6–3 in the final game.^[1]

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