Rob Picciolo was born on February 4, 1953 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was married to Debra Gelderman. He died on January 3, 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Played baseball for Pepperdine University in 1974.
Inducted into the Pepperdine University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1982.
Infielder (primarily at shortstop) with the Oakland Athletics (1977-1982[start] & 19855), Milwaukee Brewers (1982[end]-1983), and California Angels (1984).
Made major league debut 9 April 1977; played in final major league game 6 October 1985.
Coach with the San Diego Padres, 1990-2005; bench coach with the Padres, 2006-2010. Bench coach with the Anaheim Angels, 2011-2013.