Peter Kostacopoulos

Peter Kostacopoulos (April 25, 1934 – March 25, 2021) was an American baseball and football coach who was the head football coach at Bowdoin College from 1965 to 1967 and the head baseball coach at Wesleyan University from 1974 to 2001.

Early life Kostacopoulos was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and attended the Maine Central Institute. He attended the University of Maine, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball and captained the football and basketball teams. Over three seasons, he amassed a 7–15 record. He resigned in 1968 to become an assistant coach at Wesleyan University.

In 1973, Kostacopoulos was named Wesleyan's head baseball coach, succeeding Norm Daniels, who retired after 33 years. Under Kostacopoulos, the Cardinals posted a 478–304–7 record and won 11 Little Three titles. His 1994 team went 30–8 and made it to the finals of that year's NCAA Division III baseball tournament. He retired in 2001.

Personal life Kostacopoulos and his wife, Joann, had three sons, two of whom, Peter and Paul, are also baseball coaches.