Jerry Bartow, a baseball coach and character at Hoover High School and Southwestern College, dies at 91

Jerry Bartow, one of the winningest baseball coaches in San Diego County and a true character of the game, has died. He was 91.

Bartow spent 14 seasons as head baseball coach at Hoover High School, posting a 226-119 record with three San Diego Section championships between 1961 and 1975. Two of his top Hoover players, Mike Davis and Jerry DaVanon, went on to play in the major leagues.

From Hoover, Bartow moved on to Southwestern College. In 39 years there, he had a 907-658-9 record, winning 11 conference championships. The 2008 team finished second in the state, and five other teams made it to the Super Regionals. His final Southwestern team advanced to the 2014 Southern California championship.

Southwestern standouts Travis Taijeron, John Jaso, Alex Pelaez, Gino Minutelli and Tommy Hin