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He’s 97, and Bobby Gersten’s influence still is being felt


At 97, former Long Beach High School baseball and basketball coach remains a renaissance man. He coached future Hall of Fame basketball coach at Long Beach High, was a college teammate of future Yankee George “Snuffy” Stirnweiss at North Carolina and provided educational guidance to future comedy star Billy Crystal. (Newsday)

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