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Solano College Baseball Fieldhouse was named after the Bobby Campo Family

Solano College Baseball Fieldhouse was named after the Bobby Campo Family

Solano College Athletics and the Baseball program officially named the baseball team "Fieldhouse" after the Bobby Campo Family.  Surrounded by the Campo Family and multiple Alumni, Coach Stover, Kody Keroher and Anthony Pezzola described what Bobby has meant to them. 

Bobby has been a  consistant supporter of athletics at Solano College. In 2023 Bobby was recognized by Solano College as Distinguished Alumni of the year, and voted the Inagural  Bay Valley Conference assistant coach of the year.  Bobby Campo was an SCC Assistant Baseball Coach for  thirteen years coaching on the field with the Falcons. He is affectionately called “Coach Bobby,” and has participated in local sports activities for more than 70 years.  Bobby has supported Solano College as a volunteer in athletics for football, volleyball and basketball for the past 20 years, working at the scorers table, announcing, and operating the game clocks and scoreboards.  Bobby grew up in Vallejo and in 1959 graduated from Vallejo High School. Following a short stint of active duty in the Army, Bobby enrolled at Vallejo Junior College. Following the 1961 football season he was selected to the National Junior College All-American Football Team and played in the 1962 Junior College All-American Classic. Bobby then attended San Francisco State where he played football and baseball, and graduated in 1965 with a BA Degree in Business. While at SF State his Gators won Far Western Conference championships in both sports. Bobby has been inducted into the City of Vallejo Sports Hall of Fame and the Solano College Athletic Hall of Fame. Bobby when on to earn a Masters of Science Degree in Business from St. Mary’s College in Moraga. Following his graduation, Bobby had a distinguished career lasting 45 years in the electric utility industry. This included 30 years with PG&E in San Francisco, where he was involved in power contracting and system operations. In 1995, he performed similar duties for Portland General Electric Company, Southern Company (Atlanta, GA) and MIECO, Inc. (Long Beach). On numerous occasions he was called upon to represent PG&E and other utilities as an expert witness in system operation matters before the California Public Utilities Commission in Sacramento and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington D.C.