Robert Breitbard (April 28, 1919 – May 17, 2010) was an
American football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
coach and professional sports owner. He served as the head football coach at
San Diego State University
San Diego State University (SDSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CS ...
in 1945. A member of the Greater San Diego Sports Council, Breitbard was instrumental in the construction of the
San Diego Sports Arena. He was the first principal owner of the
San Diego Rockets franchise of the
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...
, which he owned from 1967 to 1972. He also owned the
San Diego Gulls
The San Diego Gulls are a professional ice hockey team based in San Diego. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Anaheim Ducks. The team plays its home games at Pechanga Arena.
History
On Jan ...
of the
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hocke ...
.
Head coaching record
References
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1919 births
2010 deaths
American football centers
Houston Rockets owners
San Diego State Aztecs football coaches
San Diego State Aztecs football players
Players of American football from San Diego
Ice hockey people from California