Former South San players on hand Tuesday were a roll call of the greats led by Cliff Gustafson, who won seven state titles with the Bobcats.
South San Antonio High School's Burrows-Gustafson Stadium was the site of a Tuesday tribute to the late Cliff Gustafson, who coached the school's baseball team to seven state titles before going on to coach at the University of Texas.South San and Central Catholic high school athletes stood dutifully on the base paths at Burrows-Gustafson Stadium as the junior ROTC color guard marched out, the American flag went up and the national anthem played.
All of it served as a simple but elegant show of respect to Gustafson, the Texas baseball icon who passed away on Jan. 2 at the age of 91. “For everyone to come out and show up like they did, it was just really special to our family,” he said. “We miss him so much. But this is a really neat thing, to honor him [here].”
Under Gustafson, the Bobcats posted a 344-85-5 record in 13 seasons, according to an article penned by veteran sportswriter David Flores for Kens5.com. “One of the problems with the [1950s-era players] was, they’re in their 80s,” Zamora said. “They don’t do Facebook.They still play checkers. So in their mind they had to go back in their little black books and find who was on the team, and not only a phone number, but where they lived.
Not quite as much emphasis has been placed on the job that kick-started Gustafson’s career. At South San, the Harlandale High School grad was known as a program-builder. With Salazar on the mound for key games down the stretch, the Bobcats won the sixth of their seven championships,
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