Aragon High School Alumni
San Mateo, California (CA)
George Ronald Bolin Obituary (1939 - 2020)
Born Apr 20, 1939, George Ronald Bolin was faculty at Aragon High School in San Mateo, CA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about George Ronald Bolin.
| School Role | Faculty |
| Date of Birth | Apr 20, 1939 |
| Date of Passing | Jun 27, 2020 |
| About | Aragon's beloved teacher and basketball coach, Ron Bolin, passed away in 2020. He died in a nursing home after suffering from several strokes. Below is a link to his lengthy obituary which is well worth a read. The text regarding his time at Aragon is below the link. https://www.gatheringus.com/memorial/george-ron-bolin/4269?c=973 "Ron became a teacher and coach at Aragon High School in San Mateo, California in 1963. He taught for 35 years, calling on his kids to hustle and give it their all. He actually started his career as a Driver's Education Instructor, which explains his adamant critiques of all other drivers on the road. Ron also coached baseball and golf, but his true love was basketball. Ron coached Aragon High School's Basketball team from the 1979-80 season through the 1996-97 season. He won numerous league titles most notably, the 1990 and 1994 Central Coast Section titles. He loved to strategize, creating and replicating fast-paced offenses that made Aragon Basketball the show to see. He was an early pioneer of the run and gun, three point offense now so popular in the NBA. Ron and his partner in coaching, Lou Murgo, coached hundreds of kids to be their best, a number of whom went on to play basketball in college. Ron was proud of the successes of all his players." After a search of several yearbooks spanning Mr. Bolin's tenure, a photograph could not be located! The photo shown here is from his obituary. If you find one in any yearbook, please post it here. Thank you, Mr. Bolin, for your dedication to our education. |
George Stevens '70 said:
I was a freshman on the frosh-soph baseball team in 1967. We had an intrasquad game with the varsity. Kevin Collins was pitching for the varsity. At that time the batting helmets did not have an ear flap. Kevin had a major league fastball. He hit me in the head right behind my left ear and knocked the batting helmet off. Mr Bolin chewed me out for not ducking farther out of the way. He seemed more concerned with whether Kevin was upset with hitting me in the head than whether I was okay after being hit in the head with a Kevin Collins fastball. I've often wondered whether Mr Bolin was related to Bob Bolin who pitched for the SF Giants in the 60s.
Posted September 22nd, 2025
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CommentJohn Leonhardt '76 said:
My Favorite Coach ! :-(
The comments neglected to mention that we won the 1974 C Basketball Championship with Coach Bolin at the helm!
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