Art Mazmanian is a decorated player and coach, helping lead Southern California to the 1948 national championship, and after six seasons in the New York Yankees organization, led Mount San Antonio College for 31 seasons. As a player he was a second-team All-American in 1949 and had six hits in the 1948 title game. At Mt. SAC, he compiled 730 victories and had just two losing seasons in his entire time at the college. He sent 120 players into professional baseball. Mazmanian also managed 17 summers in the minor leagues and as an assistant coach under Hall of Famer Rod Dedeaux (Hall of Fame Class of 2006) on the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team.