Stan Charnofsky
American psychologist, academic, and baseball coach (1931–2024)
Stan Charnofsky (1931–2024) was an American psychologist, educator, and former professional baseball player. He was a professor and administrator at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) for more than five decades and founded its Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling program. Before joining the CSUN faculty, he played professional baseball. Charnofsky later became head coach of the CSUN Matadors baseball team. Charnofsky was inducted into the CSUN Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.
Early life and education
Stanley Charnofsky and his identical twin brother, Harold (Hal), were born on July 11, 1931 in Trenton, New Jersey, to immigrant Jewish parents from Ukraine. The family later moved to Los Angeles, where Charnofsky attended Abraham Lincoln High School. He and his brother both received academic scholarships to the University of Southern California (USC), where they played baseball under coach Rod Dedeaux. Charnofsky was an All-Pacific Coast Conference first-team selection and co-captain of the USC baseball team.
Charnofsky earned his B.S. in Physical Education from USC in 1953, followed by an M.S. in Physical Education in 1958.
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