Bob Kersee
Coach, Person
Who is Bob Kersee?
Bob Kersee is a famous and successful American track coach, husband, and coach of, among others, Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
He is a graduate of San Pedro High School, Los Angeles Harbor College where he was a state finalist in the hurdles, Long Beach State University and California State University, Northridge. While at Northridge, he coached their track team. In 1980 he moved to the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was an assistant coach for four years. He then became the Head Coach and established his reputation for training elite level athletes. Many of those athletes have themselves become elite level coaches.
In 2005 he was selected USATF Coach of the year.
It is alleged he spent $265,000 of charity money on legal fees because of a court judgement he lost.
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- Spouses
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee
(1986/01/11 - )
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- Profession
- Education
- California State University, Long Beach
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on July 23, 2013
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