Dick Gould was the Men's Tennis Coach at Stanford University for 38 years from 1966 to 2004.
20 Facts About Dick Gould
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Dick Gould was named the ITA-Wilson "Coach of the Decade" both for the 1980s and the 1990s.
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Dick Gould attended Ventura High School with longtime tennis friend, Tom Chivington.
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Dick Gould was the Student Body President and the Most Valuable Player of the Tennis Team.
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Dick Gould won the Ventura County Singles and Doubles Championships in 1955.
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Dick Gould won three varsity letters in tennis and won the tennis team's Leadership Award.
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Dick Gould graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in 1959, and earned a master's degree from Stanford in 1960.
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Dick Gould began his coaching career at Mountain View High School in Mountain View, California, where he was Tennis Coach and Assistant Football Coach from 1960 to 1964.
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Dick Gould's teams won consecutive State Junior College Championships in 1964 and 1965.
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Dick Gould was succeeded by friend and another legendary coach in Tom Chivington.
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Dick Gould was the tennis professional at the Fremont Hills Country Club in Los Altos Hills from 1960 to 1966.
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Dick Gould continued to serve as Stanford's Head Tennis Coach for 38 years from 1966 to 2004.
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Dick Gould's teams were NCAA Championship runners-up in 1972,1976,1984, and 1994.
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Dick Gould's players won 10 singles titles and 7 doubles titles.
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Dick Gould has coached 14 players who have reached top 10 in ATP World Doubles Rankings, including No 1 Ranked Doubles Players, McEnroe, Jim Grabb, Jonathan Stark, Alex O'Brien, Jared Palmer, and Bob and Mike Bryan.
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Dick Gould coached both John McEnroe and his younger brother Patrick.
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Dick Gould is credited with developing the first personal seat license plan while coaching at Stanford.
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Dick Gould retired in January, 2018, completing a Stanford tennis career as player, coach, and director of tennis that spanned 57 years.
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Dick Gould was twice named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association-Wilson "Coach of the Decade," first for the 1980s and subsequently for the 1990s.
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Dick Gould has been named to multiple halls of fame, including the Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor in 2019, the USPTA Hall of Fame in 2019, the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006, the Stanford University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994, the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2006, the San Jose Sports Authority Hall of Fame in 2008, the Ventura County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990, and the Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame in 1992.