COACH CUTINO DIES vs

A COACH THAT LEAD HIS TEAM TO 8 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS DIED IN HIS MONTEREY HOME SUNDAY. PETE CUTINO DIED AT THE AGE OF 71, REPORTEDLY OF HEART FAILURE. HE COACHED HIS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (AT BERKLEY ) WATER POLO TEAM, FOR 26 YEARS STARTING IN 1963. HE WAS NAMED THE NCAA (AND PAC-10) COACH OF THE YEAR 4-TIMES, COACHED 68 ALL-AMERICANS, 6 PLAYERS THAT WENT ON TO BECOME PAC-10 AND NCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR, AS WELL AS 5 SWIMMERS THAT BECAME OLYMPIC ATHLETES. HE WENT ON TO BE HEAD COACH OF THE U.S. NATIONAL TEAM, THE U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM, AND THE U.S. TEAM AT THE WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES. AN AWARD ESTABLISHED IN HIS NAME IS GIVEN ANNUALLY TO THE NATION'S TOP MEN'S AND WOMEN'S COLLEGE POLO PLAYER. CUTINO IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, LOUISE, AND THREE CHILDREN.