Roy Love - Coaching

Roy Love started his time at Portland State as a student athlete, playing baseball from 1955-1959. In 1993 he retired for the second time, as Athletic Director after over three decades of service to the University.

 Just three years after graduating, he became the head baseball coach and led his team to one NCAA Pacific Coast College championship (1967) and a second place finish in the NAIA nationals (1962) ove 13 seasons. He finished his baseball coaching career with a 257-215 record.

 In addition to his baseball coaching, he also served as an Assistant Football coach from 1962-71, Golf Coach 1968-87 and was a member of the Health and Physical Education Faculty for over 30 years.
 He served as Athletic Director from 1975-86, retired, and then was asked to return and served an additional 6 years from 1988 until 1993. While serving as Athletic Director, PSU teams won 4 national championships in volleyball, two national championships in wrestling, five league championships in football as well as numerous other titles in baseball and women’s basketball.

It was under his guidance that PSU moved athletic conferences. Women’s team moved into the Mountain West and Pacific West conferences. Men’s football moved to the Western Football Conference. The baseball team moved to the Northern Pacific and Pac 10 North divisions and wrestling moved to the Pacific Athletic Division. It was also his vision that brought notable coaches, such as Mouse Davis, Don Read, Pokey Allen, Jack Dunn, Jeff Mozzochi, Teri Meriani, Marlin Grahn an Greg Bruce to Portland State.

He was inducted into the Portland State Hall of Fame in 1998.