Bob Stinnett played in one of the most important, special seasons in the history of UWF athletics - 1967-68. Stinnett was recruited for that early team by Coach Marvin Beck, whom he played against in high school. He played the position of guard on the early team, and they managed their season practices and games without a home court or campus practice facilities. The new team still posted a 19-3 season record, which was led by Stinnett as the first team captain, and fellow Hall of Famer, Doug Linville. They were both named Most Valuable Player.
Stinnett, from Cocoa Beach High, led his team to the state championship game and earned all-state honors. He played junior college basketball at Brevard in Cocoa Beach and spent one year at Austin Peay. After college, he played for one year in Europe. He later held several high school coaching positions, winning a state championship while at the helm of Washington High the first year the school was integrated in 1970. He also had coaching stints at Broward Community College, Pensacola Junior College (where his team finished fifth at nationals), Okaloosa-Walton Community College and Chipola Junior College.
He spent different parts of his career as an NCAA Division I assistant at Louisiana State University and the University of New Orleans. During his time coaching basketball, Stinnett also managed to oversee operations of three Sonny's Barbeque franchises. He returned to UWF as the head Men's Basketball Coach in 2009.
Stinnett and his wife, June, live in Pensacola. Stinnett has two step daughters, Natalie Pate, a UWF alum, and Kimberly Crittendon.
