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American sports player and coach (1912–2010)

Bill Kajikawa
Biographical details
Born	(1912-09-06)September 6, 1912
Died	February 12, 2010(2010-02-12) (aged 97)
Playing career
Football
1934–1936	Arizona State

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1937–?	Arizona State (freshmen)
?–1978	Arizona State (freshmen)
Basketball
1948–1957	Arizona State
Baseball
1946–1952	Arizona State

Head coaching record
Overall	88–131 (basketball) 57–70 (baseball)

William Masao Kajikawa (September 6, 1912 – February 12, 2010) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Arizona State University from 1949 to 1957, compiling a record of 88–131, and the school's head baseball coach from 1946 to 1952, tallying a mark of 57–70. Kajikawa was also an assistant and freshmen football coach at Arizona State between 1937 and 1978.

Kajikawa attended Phoenix Union High School and played college football at Arizona State. During World War II Kajikawa was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Kajikawa died on February 12, 2010. The football field on the Arizona State Tempe campus is named after him.

References

"ASU legend Kajikawa dies at age 97". East Valley Tribune. Tempe, Arizona. February 15, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
Brown, David M. "A Sun Devil star in education". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

v t e Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball head coaches
C. W. Adams (1911–1913) G. W. Henry (1913–1914) George Schaeffer (1914–1915) No team (1915–1916) George Schaeffer (1916–1917) George E. Cooper (1917–1922) Ernest C. Wills (1922–1923) Aaron McCreary (1923–1930) Ted Shipkey (1930–1933) Rudy Lavik (1933–1935) Earl Pomeroy (1935–1939) Rudy Lavik (1939–1948) Bill Kajikawa (1948–1957) Ned Wulk (1957–1982) Bob Weinhauer (1982–1985) Steve Patterson (1985–1989) Bob Schermerhorn # (1989) Bill Frieder (1989–1997) Don Newman # (1997–1998) Rob Evans (1998–2006) Herb Sendek (2006–2015) Bobby Hurley (2015– ) # denotes interim head coach

Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball head coaches

C. W. Adams (1911–1913)
G. W. Henry (1913–1914)
George Schaeffer (1914–1915)
No team (1915–1916)
George Schaeffer (1916–1917)
George E. Cooper (1917–1922)
Ernest C. Wills (1922–1923)
Aaron McCreary (1923–1930)
Ted Shipkey (1930–1933)
Rudy Lavik (1933–1935)
Earl Pomeroy (1935–1939)
Rudy Lavik (1939–1948)
Bill Kajikawa (1948–1957)
Ned Wulk (1957–1982)
Bob Weinhauer (1982–1985)
Steve Patterson (1985–1989)
Bob Schermerhorn # (1989)
Bill Frieder (1989–1997)
Don Newman # (1997–1998)
Rob Evans (1998–2006)
Herb Sendek (2006–2015)
Bobby Hurley (2015– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Arizona State Sun Devils head baseball coaches
Fred Ayer (1907–1911) John Spikes (1912–1913) Horace B. Griffen (1914) George Schaeffer (1915–1917) George E. Cooper (1918–1922) Ernest C. Wills (1923) Aaron McCreary (1924–1926) Leslie Fairbanks (1927) Aaron McCreary (1928) Leslie Fairbanks (1929) Aaron McCreary (1930–1931) Joe Selleh (1932–1936) Earl Pomeroy (1937) Tom Lillico (1938) Mikki Baile (1940) Nick Johnson (1942) Bill Kajikawa (1946–1952) Jack Machtolff (1953) Bob White (1954) Melvin Erickson (1955–1958) Bobby Winkles (1959–1971) Jim Brock (1972–1994) Pat Murphy (1995–2009) Tim Esmay (2010–2014) Tracy Smith (2015–2021) Willie Bloomquist (2022– )

Arizona State Sun Devils head baseball coaches

Fred Ayer (1907–1911)
John Spikes (1912–1913)
Horace B. Griffen (1914)
George Schaeffer (1915–1917)
George E. Cooper (1918–1922)
Ernest C. Wills (1923)
Aaron McCreary (1924–1926)
Leslie Fairbanks (1927)
Aaron McCreary (1928)
Leslie Fairbanks (1929)
Aaron McCreary (1930–1931)
Joe Selleh (1932–1936)
Earl Pomeroy (1937)
Tom Lillico (1938)
Mikki Baile (1940)
Nick Johnson (1942)
Bill Kajikawa (1946–1952)
Jack Machtolff (1953)
Bob White (1954)
Melvin Erickson (1955–1958)
Bobby Winkles (1959–1971)
Jim Brock (1972–1994)
Pat Murphy (1995–2009)
Tim Esmay (2010–2014)
Tracy Smith (2015–2021)
Willie Bloomquist (2022– )

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