Dave Legg joins the Corban baseball coaching staff after an extensive and successful coaching career at varying levels.
At Corban, Legg serves as the outfield coach, bench coach, and will assist in all offensive areas.
“I am pleased to say Dave Legg will be returning to his role as assistant coach," said head coach Derek Legg. "Pops, as he is called around the field, brings a very extensive coaching career to Corban Baseball. Pops knowledge of the game is second to none and brings a great ability to connect to the players on a personal level. That connection has helped him change players lives both on and off the field. He and his wife, Melinda, will be a great example to our players of how to live their lives.”
Dating back to the late 1970’s, he started his coaching career as an assistant at San Diego State University. In the next 16 years, he added to his coaching resume, coaching as an assistant at University of Wyoming and Linfield High School. With a small hiatus from coaching to being an owner and a club manager, he went back to coaching in 2000, becoming an assistant coach at Temecula Valley High School. Starting in 2002, he served as the head coach of Vista Murrieta High School for eight years, stepping down to become an assistant coach in 2011. Most recently, he has been a head coach for the Bozeman Bucks in the American Legion for the past four years.
Throughout his coaching career, he has garnered many plaudits and awards, being named the Coach of the Year on numerous occasions in his various coaching stints. Most recently, he collected the Montana/Alberta AA Coach of the Year award in 2015.
Legg graduated from San Diego Mesa Junior College in 1977 with his AA degree while playing on the baseball team. He later finished his BS in 1980 and his Teaching Credential in 1982 from San Diego State University.
In his spare time, he enjoys fly fishing, golf, and triathlons. He has two sons, DC and Derek, with his wife, Melinda. Sadly, his third son, Sgt. Cody Legg, was killed in action in 2008.
