Mazmanian coached Mountie baseball for 31 seasons, from 1969 to 1999. In that time he notched 709 wins and had only two losing seasons. He spent his summer managing rookie teams for several major league organizations and was the only community college coach for the 1984 US Olympic Baseball Team. He mentored countless players, coaches and managers, and helped more than 120 players transition to the professional ranks.
“He was one of the most beloved people on the planet,” said Debbie Cavion, associate athletics director at Mt. SAC, who had coached soccer on a field adjacent to Mazmanian. “He was a beautiful soul who only had kind things to say. People from all over the country knew him and loved him.”
In 2006, Mt. SAC dedicated its baseball stadium in the retired coach’s honor, dubbing it Mazmanian Field.
Before joining Mt. SAC, Mazmanian was a high school baseball coach at his alma mater Dorsey High School in Los Angeles. He also played at the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American and a part of the 1948 national championship team. He then signed with the New York Yankees, playing professional baseball for six years and reaching the Triple-A level.
(Mt. San Antonio College Athletics)
Article: 3C2A: March 25, 2019