Rene Herrerias

Rene Anthony Herrerias (born June 4, 1926) is an American basketball coach. He served as head coach at University of California, Berkeley from 1960 to 1968.

Rene Herrerias
Biographical details
Born (1926-06-04) June 4, 1926
San Francisco, California
Playing career
1947–1950San Francisco
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1956St. Ignatius Prep
1956–1960California (assistant)
1960–1968California
Head coaching record
Overall97–101

Born in San Francisco, Herrerias graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory in 1944 and served in the United States Navy afterwards.[1][2]

From 1947 to 1950, Herrerias played college basketball at the University of San Francisco, where he was a member of the 1949 NIT championship team coached by Pete Newell. Herrerias received All-American honors (HM) in 1950. After graduating, he became head coach at St. Ignatius Prep.[2] As coach, Herrerias led St. Ignatius to four state titles, in 1951, 1954, 1955, and 1956.[2] Herrerias also taught history and typing at St. Igantius.[3]

Herrerias reunited with Newell as an assistant coach at Cal.[4] In 1960, Herrerias succeeded Newell as Cal's head coach. He resigned in 1968 because of a dispute with athlete Bob Presley. Presley was suspended from the team for violation of team training rules. Presley was reinstated three days later, but relations between African-American and white players on the team remained tense. Herrerias and Newell resigned after the season.[5][6] Herrerias has a record of 97-101 in his eight seasons at Cal.[7]

After resigning from Cal, Herrerias became a history teacher at El Camino High School in South San Francisco.[4]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
California Golden Bears (Athletic Association of Western Universities) (1960–1968)
1960–61 California 13–95–74th
1961–62 California 8–172–105th
1962–63 California 13–114–85th
1963–64 California 13–148–73rd
1964–65 California 8–154–107th
1965–66 California 9–164–10T–7th
1966–67 California 17–106–8T–5th
1967–68 California 16–97–74th
California: 97–10140–67
Total:97–101

References
  1. Ancestry.com - Navy Muster Rolls, WWII
  2. "War & Valor (1940–1949)". St. Ignatius Prep. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  3. http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/schools/stigna56.htm
  4. Christgau, John (2013), Michael and the Whiz Kids: A Story of Basketball, Race, and Suburbia in the 1960s, University of Nebraska Press, p. 67, ISBN 978-0803248441
  5. Wiggins, David Kenneth (1997), Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America, Syracuse University Press, p. 126, ISBN 0815627343
  6. "Cal Coach Rene Herrerias Quits". Lodi News-Sentinel. April 12, 1968. Retrieved December 28, 2013.


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