Cal State LA Athletics

Perhaps the most successful coach in the history of Cal State L.A., Cameron “Scotty” Deeds’ teams won five straight California Collegiate Athletic Association championships and three straight NCAA College Division national titles, including its first in 1963.

Four of his athletes won NCAA singles titles and one of his doubles teams won an NCAA championship. Another Cal State L.A. player, Niesi Sei, was Indonesia’s national singles champion from 1962-66.

In a 13-year period, Deeds’ teams won 202 out of 220 CCAA matches.

He also served as Cal State L.A.’s athletic director from 1965-68 and was the executive director of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association in its founding years. He was also selected to the National Association of College Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame.