Rob Kennewell

Rob had the honor of wearing Grant’s blue and gray uniform as a player and coach. His playing days as a General were 1974-77. He learned how to be an athlete and teammate and how listen to his coaches.

“I had great teammates in basketball and baseball,” he said.

His coaching career at Grant started in 1983. He considered it “a dream come true” for a kid who grew up watching all the General greats. He coached varsity baseball from 1991 to 2011. “I was able to be a part of the lives of so many young men as coach and teacher," Rob said. "Words cannot express how grateful I am to all of those players. I always felt it was my job to bring out the best in those young men and have the honor to be called Coach. I want to thank all of those who put on the blue and gray during those times."

Rob believed that he was only as good as his staff. He extends gratitude to “great assistant coaches like Jeff Miles, Barry Hunt, Brendon Norick, Mike Vasbinder, Bill Grifffin, Chris Sturgeon, Scott Allen, Matt Kabza, Gary Roberts, Dave Horvath and Tom Rectenwald.”

(The late Chris Sturgeon, from the Grant class of 1992, is also being inducted in 2026.)

Rob is a member of the Grant HOF and was inducted into the Oregon High School Baseball Coaches HOF in 2022.