Dante Benedetti
Dante Benedetti (May 16, 1919 – November 16, 2005) was an American restaurateur and collegiate baseball coach. He was born in San Francisco and remained there the rest of his life. His family owned New Pisa, a restaurant in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. He loved baseball and coached at the University of San Francisco for 29 years. USF's current baseball field is named after him. Benedetti, with 373 wins, was San Francisco's all-time winningest coach until Nino Giarratano surpassed him in 2012. References External links Profile of Dante Benedetti Dante Benedetti's obituary 1919 births 2005 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football players San Francisco Dons baseball coaches San Francisco Dons football players Businesspeople from San Francisco Food and drink in the San Francisco Bay Area Players of American football from San Francisco Baseball coaches from California