The legendary Verbum Dei coach died on June 20, but his legacy has been felt, not just from the players he coached, but from the community he lived in.
LAKEWOOD — South Los Angeles has produced some of the best athletes to ever compete at the college or pro level, but there might have not been a coach with as much impact on those athletes as Ladislao “Lalo” Mendoza.
Whether it was giving one of his players a place to crash for the night or making sure they had their tuition paid, Mendoza made it a point to help out the community any way he could. Lalo had a knack for sports, learning to play from his father. Henry Mendoza played guard and punter at L.A. Jordan High School and passed down some of his lessons to Lalo.
Lalo loved being a mentor and coaching sports, but needed to find a way to make it a career. That’s when Father Henry told him he needed to become an educator first so that he can make a living off of doing what he loves.Henry Mendoza was killed in what was ruled a homicide, leaving Lalo to be the man of the house.
Lalo also coached football at Compton Community College and Salesian High School in Los Angeles where he officially retired from head coaching. “Lalo was good friends with Joe Kapp who coached at Cal and he would always say ‘Lalo you gotta come help out at Cal,’ ” said Lalo’s brother Kiki Mendoza. “Lalo would say ‘I never did with my heart, my heart was always with my players.’ ”
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