herb meyer - an OCEANSIDE SPORTS LEGEND

A graduate of Oceanside-Carlsbad High School in 1953, Herb was the Pirate’s quarterback. He went on to attend Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College and graduated from Pomona College in 1957 where he earned letters in football, basketball, baseball and track and field. Herb was assistant freshman football coach at Pomona College in 1957 following his graduation.  Herb returned to Oceanside High in 1958 to teach and coach football. Herb became the assistant football coach at Oceanside high in 1958. He became head coach in 1959 and was head baseball coach until 1972. Under Herb’s leadership, the Pirates won 112 games and two CIF championships over 17 years. Herb became the Athletic Director at Oceanside in 1972.  Herb went on to coach El Camino High School, Oceanside, where he became the first head football coach and Athletic Director at the school. He guided the Wildcats to 226 wins and eight CIF championships over 28 seasons.  Herb retired following the 2003 season after 47 years of coaching (45 of which he served as head coach). Herb was one of the most highly respected interscholastic coaches in the history of the game. At the time of his retirement, Herb had more wins than any coach in the history of California High School football with 338 victories. He became the first coach in California history to win 300 games and the first to win at least 100 games at two different schools. Over his illustrious career, Herb garnered 338 victories winning 10 CIF championships. Before his final home game in 2003, the El Camino Football Stadium was renamed Herb Meyer Stadium in his honor. As a result, he was able to coach his final game in his stadium.  He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years Carol, sons David and Joseph and his wife Cathy; his granddaughter Lauren and grandson Scott; his brother Carl, Jr. and his wife Harriet, sister-in-law Sonia Meyer and her children, his niece Michelle Walker and nephew Michael Meyer. Herb was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth.

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Herb was extensively honored for his exceptional career accomplishments including being inducted into eleven different Halls of Fame.