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RICH (HOFBALL) HOFMAN


Hofman grew up in Racine Wisconsin, where he played Little League, Pony League and high school baseball.  He graduated from Washington Park High School where he lettered as a junior and senior.  He graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he also lettered his sophomore, junior and senior years.  He was co-captain his junior year and captain his senior year.

Hofman came to Miami, Florida to teach and coach at Westminster Christian High School in 1967.  There was not an athletic program at the school at the time.  He developed a football, basketball and baseball program by his second year there along with his Athletic Director responsibilities.  His baseball coaching career began in the Spring of 1969 when his first team went 2-13-1.  He went on to lead Westminster Christian to eight State Championships and two National Championships (1992 & 1996).  His two most famous former players are Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees and Doug Mientkiewicz who had a long career with many teams.

Hofman left Westminster Christian after the 1998 season and three consecutive state titles to coach at Westminster Academy in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  He won two state and national runner-up titles in his first two years.  The five consecutive state titles is a state record.  He coached at 6A Piper High School for two years and retired after 40 seasons.
Hofman came out of retirement June, 2010 to take on another challenge at University School of Nova Southeasern University. It is a 3A program in the best region in the state. It will be the sixth decade he has coached.

Rich has amassed 983 victories, which is a state record and ranks 13th all time in the USA.  He was named the "Coach of the Decade" for the 1990's by Baseball America and his program was recognized as one of the top 10 high school programs in the nation by Baseball America in their 10 Year Anniversary issue.  He has been named "National Coach of the Year", seven times and is a member of five Hall of Fames.

Coach Hofman hosts several national high school tournaments during the Spring high school season. Tournaments are held at several venues in the South and Central Florida area.  Camps, group and individual private lessons are also part of his baseball program. 

Rich is married to Jo and they have five children and eleven grandchildren.
 

Master Coach Award

            2006  Baseball America

John Wooden Wall of Honor

            2008

Hall of Fame Awards

            1993 ABCA

            1992 FACA

             2007 BCA

             2008 FHSAA

             2010 SUNBELT CLASSIC

National Coach of the Decade Award

              1999 Baseball America

National Coach of the Year Awards

             2005 ABCA

             2001 NHSA

             1999 ABCA

        1997 NFICA, NHSACA

        1996 ABCA, BCA, USA Today

        1992 BCA, USA Today

              1988 ABCA

National Championships

          1996  36-0 USA Today, Baseball America and

                Collegiate Baseball

          1992  33-2 USA Today, Baseball America

State Championships

1981, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000

Sunbelt Series Championship

          1992 Team FLORIDA

ABCA Awards

          2005 Lifetime Membership

FACA Awards

         1992 Meritorious Service

         1991 Lifetime Membership

Dade County Coach of the Year Award

          1996  Miami Herald

Broward County 3A, 2A, 1A Baseball Coach of the Year

           1999 and 2004

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Award

         1992 Individual Achievement

Baseball Coaches of America (BCA)

        1991 First President

State Baseball Chairman

      1988 - 1993 FACA

FLORIDA'S CAREER LEADER IN WINS - 983

COLLEGE BASEBALL PLAYERS - 177

PROFESSIONAL DRAFTS - 40   First Round  - 2  Second Round  - 3

RECORD BY DECADE

1960's     2-13                15%

1970's     176-76-4         70%

1980's     275-60-7         82%

1990's     307-38-4         89%

2000's     205-59-1         78%

2010's       18-8               69%

Total       983-252-16      80%

 

BASEBALL COACHING CAREER RECORDS

YEAR                       RECORD            BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

1969                         2 - 13  

1970                         9 - 7

1971                         14 - 7

1972                         15 - 11                CONFERENCE

1973                         13 - 8

1974                         20 - 8

1975                         24 - 5                  CONFERENCE

1976                        22  - 7                  CONFERENCE, DISTRICT

1977                        21 - 8 - 1             CONFERENCE, DISTRICT

1978                        22 - 7 - 1             CONFERENCE

1979                        16 -10 - 2

1980                        22 - 8 - 2            CONFERENCE, DISTRICT

1981                         32 - 4                CONFERENCE, DISTRICT, REGIONAL, SECTIONAL, STATE CHAMPIONS

1982                         29 - 6 - 1           CONFERENCE, DISTRICT, REGIONAL

1983                         27 - 9                 CONFERENCE, DISTRICT, REGIONAL, SECTIONAL, 3RD PLACE STATE

1984                         26 - 7 - 1            CONFERENCE, DISTRICT, REGIONAL

1985                         26 - 10 - 1         CONFERENCE, DISTRICT, REGIONAL

1986                         21 - 7 - 2           CONFERENCE

1987                         27 - 4                 CONFERENCE

1988                         32 - 3                 CONFERENCE, DISTRICT, REGIONAL SECTIONAL STATE CHAMPIONS

1989                         33 - 3                 CONFERENCE, DISTRICT, REGIONAL, SECTIONAL, STATE RUNNER- UP

1990                         29 - 6                  DISTRICT, REGIONAL, SECTIONAL AND STATE CHAMPIONS

1991                         25 - 6 - 1            CONFERENCE, DISTRICT, REGIONAL SECTIONAL, 3RD PLACE STATE

1992                         33 - 2                  CONFERENCE, DISTRICT, REGIONAL, STATE AND NATIONAL CHAMPS

1993                         28 - 5                  DISTRICT

1994                         34 - 4                  DISTRICT, REGIONAL, STATE CHAMPIONS

1995                         29 - 5                  DISTRICT, REGIONAL, STATE RUNNER- UP

1996                         36 - 0 - 1             DISTRICT, REGIONAL, STATE AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

1997                         30 - 4 - 1             STATE CHAMPIONS

1998                         30 - 4 - 1             DISTRICT, REGIONAL, STATE CHAMPIONS

1999                          33 - 2                  DISTRICT, REGIONAL, STATE CHAMPIONS, NATIONAL RUNNER-UP

2000                          28 - 7                  DISTRICT, REGIONAL, STATE CHAMPIONS, NATIONAL RUNNER-UP

2001                           27 - 7                 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

2002                           30 - 3                 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

2003                           27 - 5                 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

2004                           27 - 3                 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

2005                           25-4-1               DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

2006                          13-6

2007                          16-10

2008                          12-14
2011                          18-8

 

SUMMARY

19 Conference Champions

25 District Champions

16 Regional Champions

6 Sectional Champions

2 State Tournaments 3rd Place

2 State Runner-Up

10 State Champions

2 National Runner-Ups

2 National Champions

Coach Hofman is the all time winning baseball Coach in the state of Florida and ranks 13th nation wide.

COACHING
MOST WINS (Minimum 500 Wins)National High School Federation
All-Time
1,636 Gene Schultz (Lansing Kee, IA), 1969-2010 (1,636-345-1) [82.5%]
1,245 Dennis Olejniczak (Jamesville, IA; Decorah, IA), 1962-2010
(1,245-467-2) [72.6%]
1,122 Jack Curran (Jamaica Archbishop Molloy, NY), 1958-2010 (1,122-
373) [75.1%]
1,115 Bobby Moegle (Lubbock Monterey, TX), 1960-99 (1,115-266-1)
[80.7%]
1,105 Vincent Meyer (Bancroft St. John, IA), 1935-41, 1946-81 (1,105-
179) [86.1%]
1,081 John Lowery Sr. (Harpers Ferry, WV; Shenandoah Junction
Jeffer son, WV), 1971-2010 (1,081-281-3) [79.2%]
1,074 Larry Tuttle (Blissfield, MI), 1968-2010 (1,074-315-5) [77.3%]
1,063 Murl Bowen (Asher, OK), 1960-98 (1,063-216) [83.1%]
1,059 John Stevenson (El Segundo, CA), 1960-2009 (1,059-419) [71.7%]
1,033 Pat O’Keefe (Grand Ledge, MI), 1969-2010 (1,033-267) [79.5%]
1,010 Ken Schreiber (La Porte, IN), 1960-98 (1,010-216-12) [82.1%]
1,006 Larry Gumm (Green County, KY), 1964-2007 (1,006-493) [67.1%]
983 Rich Hofman (Miami Westminster Christian, FL; Fort Lauderdale
Westminster Academy, FL; Sunrise Piper, FL, University School, Ft Lauderdale), 1969-2008,2011 (983-
252-17) [79.6%]
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