NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame
Bergman was a successful football and baseball coach at Colorado Mesa University (formally Mesa State College.) His won 378 baseball games, including 20 conference championships. Bergman’s teams hold records for 13 JUCO series appearances. He helped bring tourney to Grand Junction and has won Outstanding Service Award and Sportsmanship Award from NJCAA. Bergman was honored in 1986 when the athletic complex was named in his honor.