1910s

Harry Kirkpatrick Class of 1910 Track, National Junior AAU champion track hurdler 1910 AHS Baseball team captain 1914 Helms Foundation Southern Athlete of the year

1911-1914 Earned sixteen letters, Occidental College Captain-Football, , Baseball, Track 1914 All Football team 1914-L.A. Times columnist Bill Henry called him the greatest forward passer in Southern California history. President Student Body-Occidental College Turned down professional contract in baseball because he would not play on Sundays Basketball, football coach- High School 1929-Received Doctorate at Cal Tech WWII Major and Commandant of Cadets 1941-became part of Radiation Laboratory National Defense Research Committee at MIT that developed radar used in WWII. Inducted into Occidental College Track and Baseball Hall of Fame 1920s

Reginald E. “Pop” Horne Coach 1921-1940 Led Moors Tennis to 11 league championships: 1922, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940 Led Moors to 3 CIF team championships: 1930, 1938, 1940 Teacher/ Tennis Coach Mark Keppel High School Judge Frederick F. Houser Class of 1922 Tennis, Baseball Senior Class President Three year Varsity Baseball/Tennis Letterman Baseball Captain, member of two league Champions (1921,1922) 1919 Boys Tennis Champion of Southern California 1923 Southern California Junior Tennis Champion UCLA Four year Tennis letterman, member of four Conference Champions

Two year Captain and first man at UCLA 1926 Graduate of UCLA, Specializing in Government & Economics 1929 Graduate of Harvard Law School, Professor in Economics 1931 Elected youngest member of California State Assembly in 53rd district, served three terms. 1933-1935 President of Alhambra Chamber of Commerce 1933-1935 President of UCLA Alumni Association President Chambers of Commerce 1943-1947 Lieutenant Governer of California 1946-1964 Served on Superior Court of State of California 1948 Award Winner-UCLA Edward A. Dickson Alumnus of the year Vic Carroll Class of 1929 Football, Basketball, Track, 1928 All Coast League Track 1929 All Southern California () Named Pasadena Star News 1920’s “Team of the Decade” (O Line) Named Pasadena Star News “Team of the Century” (O Line) Pasadena City , Basketball University of Nevada, Reno 1932-1934 Letterman, Basketball 1932-1933 Letterman, Football

1936-1947 /Washington Redskins, New York Giants Member of 7 East Conference Championship teams Member of 2 NFL League Championship Teams (1937,1942 Washington Redskins) Orv Mohler Class of 1929 Commissioner General, Commissioner of Athletics Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track 1926, 1927 All Coast League Baseball 1928 Ote Lewis Trophy Winner (Highest Batting Average) 1928 All Coast League Football, Baseball 1928 Football Captain, MVP, All Southern California (Back) 1928 Member of Coast League, Southern California, 1928 Member of State Champion Football Team 1958 Inducted into Helms Athletic Honor Hall Named to Pasadena Star News 1920’s “Team of the Decade” (Back) Named to Pasadena Star News “All Century Team” (Back) USC 1930-1932 Three-year letterman in Football (QB), Baseball (SS) 1930 Named to All American Team in Football (Quarterback) 1931-32 Played on Two , National Championship Teams, Football 1930, 1932 Played on Two CIBA Conference Championship Teams, Baseball 1932 All Conference, Football 1995 Inducted into USC Athletic Hall of Fame Lt. Colonel in U.S. Air Force, World War II

John Seixas Class of 1929 Commissioner General, Commissioner of Athletics Football, Basketball, Baseball 1929 Captain of the Football team 1958 Named to Helms Athletic Honor Hall Named to Pasadena Star News 1920’s “Team of the Decade” (End) Named to Pasadena Star News “Team of the Century” (End) 1929-30 Letterman, Football (End), 1939 Letterman, Basketball (Guard) 1930 Captain of the Football Team Inducted into Pasadena City College Hall of Fame USC 1932-1933 Letterman in Football 1932 Captain of the Football team 1933 All American in Ice Hockey 1934 Captain in Ice Hockey 1935-1973 Teacher and coach in Alhambra School District 1969 Inducted into So. Cal. Interscholastic Basketball Coaching Association Hall of Fame 1973 Awarded CIF Southern Section Life Pass

1930s

Jack Rugh Class of 1930 Football, Baseball, Track Commissioner General 1927 Member of Coast League Champion, Baseball 1928 Selected All Southern California in Football (End), 1928 Member of Southern California Champion, Football, 1928 Member of State Champion, Football 1929 Team MVP, Baseball Selected to Pasadena Star News“1920’s All Decade Football Team”

Ohio State University Track

Sherwood Viel Class of 1930 Football, Baseball 1927-1929 lettermen Football, Baseball 1928 Member of Coast League Football, Baseball Team 1928 Member of Southern California Champion Football Team (Tackle) 1928 Member of State Champion Football Team (Tackle) 1929 Winner of Ote Lewis Trophy (Highest Batting Average) Baseball Citrus College 1930-1931 Baseball Nashville Volunteers, San Francisco Missions 1941-1945 Served in U.S. Army Air Force, World War II Received Certificate of Appreciation from Commanding General Of Army Air Forces Hap Arnold

Sam Hanks Class of 1931 Professional Race Car Driver 1957 Winner Indianapolis 500 1940 Winner UFW Motor Sports Speedway 1946 Winner URA Blue Circuit Championship 1949 AAA National Midget Title 1958-1963 Pace Car Driver at Indianapolis 500 1958-1979 Director of Competition at Indianapolis 1984 Inducted into Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame 1998 Inducted into National Sprint Car Hall of Fame 2000 Inducted into Motor Sports Hall of Fame

Bill Nary Class of 1933 1933 AHS Number One Golfer Professional Golf 1938-1941 Head Pro at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Course 1938 Holder of Course record of 64 (Par 72) 1939 1st Place Northern California Open 1949 Shoots a round of 60 in 3rd round of El Paso Open, Round features 19 puts, including 7 on the back nine (Still a PGA Tour record) 1949 Teams with Lefty O’Doul to win Crosby Open at Pebble Beach 1964-1969 San Diego Player of the Year

Played in Eight Masters Toby Heeb Class of 1934 Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track All Coast League in Football Fresno State University 1937 Named Little All-American (Safety) 1937 Scored touchdown in Fresno State’s 27-26 victory over Arkansas State in the Little All American Bowl held at Gilmore Field, Los Angeles Only 5’6” regarded as one of Alhambra’s best athletes for his size

Max West Class of 1934 Baseball All Coast League, Baseball 1934 Professional Baseball Major Leagues 1938-1942,1946,1948

Boston Bees (Braves), Reds, Played and Hit Home in 1940 All Star Game 1935-1937,1947, 1949-1954 Sacramento Solons, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Angels 2003 Inducted in Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame 1943-1945 Played Baseball for U.S. Army, World War II

Vard Stockton Class of 1934 Football 1933 All Southern California (Guard) Named Pasadena Star news 1930’s “Team of the Decade” (O Line) Named Pasadena Star News “Team of the Century”(O Line)

University of California, Berkeley Football 1935-1937 Three Year letterman 1935, 1937 Member of Pacific Coast Conference Champions 1937 Named First Team All Pacific Coast Conference, All American (Guard) 1937 Member of Rose Bowl, National Championship Football Team 2005 Inducted into California, Berkeley Athletic Hall of Fame Commander U.S. Navy Submarine, World War II Bill Fisk Class of 1936 Commissioner General Football, Basketball, Track 1935 Football Captain 1935 All Southern California Football (Tackle) Named Pasadena Star News 1930’s Team of the Decade” (End) USC 1937-1939 Letterman in Football 1939 All Pacific Coast Conference, All American (End) 1939 Awarded Davis Teschke Award (Most Inspirational) Played in Two Rose Bowls 1940 Played in College All Star Game, , Illinois Professional Football Player 1940-1948 1940-1943 1944-45 Hollywood Bears (Pacific Coast Football League) 1944 Member PCFL Champions 1944-1945 Named First Team All League (End)

1946-1947 (All Conference) 1948 (All American Football Conference) 1949-1956 USC Assistant Coach Vern Allen Football Class of 1937 All CIF Football Running Guard (1937) 1938 Football Captain 1938 All Coast League (Guard) 1938 All CIF 2nd team-Guard 1938 Chosen Most Valuable Person at AHS Named to Star News football All Decade Team Lineman (1930’s) California/Berkeley Captain Freshmen football team Running Guard Suffered knee injury in sophomore year Long time teacher (Chemistry) Head of Science Department Long Beach Poly & Long Beach Wilson High School Shannon Deniston Class of 1937 Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track 1937 All Coast League Basketball (second team) 1936-37 All CIF Basketball/Football (first Team) 1937 All CIF Baseball (second team) 1937 Commissioner General Named to Star News Football 1930’s all decade team-Lineman 1938-39 Letterman St. Mary’s College (Freshmen Football, Baseball) 1939-1941, 1946-1949, 1951-Professional Baseball Player 1942,1944,1945,1948-Professional Football Player (Pacific Coast Football League) 1942-Hollywood Bears/Los Angeles Bulldogs 1944-San Diego Bombers PCFL Champions (under name Sherman Dennis) 1945-Hollywood Bears PCFL Champions 1948 Hollywood Bears 1947-1950 Professional Baseball Manager Football, Baseball Coach-Pepperdine University, 1947 Graduate (Education) 1949-53 Baseball, Football Coach-Drake University, Earned Masters 1953 1958 Selected to Helms Athletic Honor Hall 1968 Earned Doctorate-Educational Psychology, Northern Arizona Univ. 1955-1988 Teacher/Administrator San Diego Unified School District 1965, 1967 Head Coach Lincoln High School CIF Champions-Football 2006 Inducted into San Diego Hall of Champions

Art Laret Class of 1937 Football, Track All Coast League, Track (Low Hurdles) Alhambra Low Hurdle Record Holder Iron Man Trophy Winner, Track

USC 1939-1941 Letterman in Track 1940 Member of Pacific Coast Conference Track Champion 1939-1941 Member of National Champion Outdoor Track Team

Alan Cameron Class of 1937 Football, Basketball, Baseball, Three-year letterman, Baseball, Football, Two-year letterman, Basketball 1936 All Coast League, All CIF Football (Back) U.S. Naval Academy 3-year letterman Football (Halfback, Fullback), 2-year letterman Basketball

1942 Football Captain 1943 Winner of Thompson Trophy Cup: Presented to Midshipman who has done the most for promotion of Naval Academy 1965-1968 Athletic Director, Naval Academy Captain on Destroyer, World War II Quentin “Butch” Greenough Class of 1938 Football Winner of Jack Earle & T. Lydell Puckett Trophy (MVP) Football Named to Star News football all decade team Center (1938) Letterman at Oregon State University-Football Played on 1942 Rose Bowl team-Center 1944 All Pacific Coast Selection 1944 Named 2nd team All American 1944 Played in East-West Shrine game, San Francisco, California Served as Assistant Coach Football-Oregon State University Played in Pacific Coast Football League 1981 Inducted into State of Oregon Hall of Fame

1991 Inducted into Oregon State University Athletic Hall of Fame Dave Haskell Class of 1938 Football, Basketball, Track Commissioner of Athletics 1937 Captain, Football 1937 All Coast League, Football (Line)

Member of Southern California Championship Track Team, Shot Put Teacher, Coach, John Marshall High School, Los Angeles

Bob Sherman Class of 1938 Football, Basketball, Track All Coast League, Track (High Jump) UC Santa Barbara Basketball, Track Three-year All-Conference Selection, Basketball Professional Basketball 1947-1948 Hartford Hurricanes, American Basketball League Ranked #1 Senior Tennis Association Winner of nearly 100 U.S. Tennis Associated National Championships At various age divisions since age 45. Winner of numerous International Tennis World Championships Considered one of the all time best Senior Tennis Players in U.S. history. George Leyrer Class of 1938 Commissioner of Athletics Football, Baseball 1937 All Coast League, Baseball 1938 Awarded “Karl’s Shoe Store Trophy” (Highest Average) Baseball 1938 All CIF, Baseball (First Base) Professional Baseball 1940-1941, 1946-1948 New York Yankee Minor League System

Tex Schramm Class of 1938 Football, Track Sports Editor: The Moor Earned Journalism Degree at University of Texas Freshmen Football Letterman: U of Texas Wrote for student newspaper 1947-1952 Publicity Director, Los Angeles Rams 1952-1956 President, Los Angeles Rams 1956-1957 General Manager, Los Angeles Rams 1957-1960 Assistant Director, CBS Television Sports (In charge of VIII Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley, CA) 1960-1989 President, General Manager, Dallas Cowboys 2 Super Bowl Titles, 5 Conference Championships, 13 Division Championships 1966-1988 NFL Competition Committee Chairman 1970 With Lamar Hunt, Orchestrated merger between NFL & AFL 1970 Introduced Cheerleaders to the NFL 1977 Winner of Bert Bell Memorial Award (Outstanding leadership in the NFL) 1978 NFL Executive of the Year by Sporting News 1989-1990 President, Chief Executive World League of American Football 1991 Inducted into Fro Football Hall of Fame Inducted into Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor Outspoken proponent of instant replay Innovations include: Referees Microphone, Multi-coloring of 20 & 50 yd. lines, 30 sec. clock between plays, & extra wide wind direction strips on goal posts

Maynard Horst Class of 1939 Basketball, Baseball

USC 1946, 1948-49 Three-Year Letterman, Baseball 1946, 1948-49 Member of Three CIBA Conference Champions 1948 Member of NCAA National Championship Baseball Team 1949 Member of NCAA World Series Runner-Up USC Life Pass Holder 1951-1990 Teacher, Coach, Administrator Mark Keppel High School 1992 Inducted into CIF Southern Section Hall of Fame 1993 Awarded CIF Southern Section Life Pass 1940s

Chuck McFate Class of 1940 Football, Track Commissioner of Athletics 1939 All Foothill League, Football (End) Awarded “Iron Man” Award, Track

UCLA Track letterman Longtime teacher, Coach, Alhambra School District

Ralph Kiner Class of 1940 Baseball 1940 All CIF Baseball (Shortstop) Holds AHS Records for Batting Average (.513) and Home Runs in a season (10) in 1940. Professional Baseball 1946-1955 Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians 1948-1953 All Star Selection 1946-1952 leader Led National League in three times 369 Total Home Runs, 1015 Total Runs Batted In Uniform #4 retired by Pittsburgh Pirates, Inducted into Pittsburgh Pirate Hall of Fame 1984 Inducted into New York Mets Hall of Fame 1975 Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame 1962-Present Announcer for New York Mets, host of “Kiner’s Korner”

Johnny Petrovich Class of 1940 Football, Baseball 1938 All CIF Football (Back) 1939 Football CIF Player of the year (Back) 1939 MVP Football 1939 Football Leading scorer in CIF Named Pasadena Star News 1930’s “Player of the Decade” (Back) Named Pasadena Star News “All Century Team” (Back)

University of Texas football U.S. Army Football, 160th Infantry 1945 Professional Football-Hollywood Bears-PCFL Champions (Pacific Coast Pro Football League) 1945 Named First Team All League-PCFL 1945 Ranked forth in league in rushing (364 yards) 1945 Ranked third in league in punting (41.6 ave.)

Helen Noble-Tibbits Class of 1942 Badminton Vice President of Girls League, Secretary of Spanish Club California State Champion at age 17 1952-Won National Title in Mixed Doubles Nationally Ranked 15 Times Winner of 45 National Seniors Events Played for the U.S. in the 1st Devlin Cup Match vs. Canada Four-time member of the Uber Cup Squad 1971 Inducted into USA Badminton Walk of Fame Member of the USA Senior Badminton Hall of Fame

Roy Langley Class of 1945 Football, Basketball, Track Three-year letterman (Football, Basketball, Track) 1944 All CIF 1st team (Back) 1944 AHS Most Valuable Football Player Named to Star News football all decade team-Tailback (1940’s) Entered service senior season Played football in Service (Sandpoint Naval Station-Northwest Division, Washington) 1947 Played Football at Pasadena City College 1948 Played in Rice Bowl-Tokyo, Japan for Paratroopers, Teammate of AHS graduate Stu Compton Roller Derby Referee (Married Ann Covelo-Considered #1 Villain in Roller Derby)

Breck Stroschein Class of 1947 Football, Basketball 1946 All CIF, Football (Tackle) Named to Pasadena Star news 1940’s “Team of the Decade” (O Line)

UCLA 1948-1950 Letterman in Football National Football League 1951 (Tackle) Les Coniglio Class of 1947 Football Member of 1946 CIF-SS Large Schools Champion- Cal-Hi Sports State Champion (Football) 1946 First Team All Pacific League 1946 First Team All CIF-Guard 1946 Second Team High School All American Named to Star News football all decade team-Lineman (1940’s)

Jim Langley Class of 1947 Football Member if 1946 CIF-SS Large Schools Champion/ Cal Hi Sports State Champion (Football) 1946 First team all Pacific League-Football 1946 Most Valuable Player in football selected by coaches 1946 All CIF 1st team-Back Names to Star News football all decade team-Fullback (1940’s) Three-Year Varsity letterman (football/Baseball) Lettered in Basketball

Jim Tunney Class of 1947 Football, Basketball, Baseball

Occidental College Basketball 1951 All Conference Basketball 1951 Athlete of the Year 1951-1974 Teacher/Administrator Los Angeles Unified School District 1951-1991 Football, Basketball, Team Tennis Official Officiated in three Super Bowls (VI, XI, XII) 1990 Named to All Madden Team 1991 Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame 1992 Awarded Golden Whistle Award Inducted into Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Tony Morabito Class of 1947 Football 1946 Member of Pacific League Champions (Football) Member of 1946 CIF-SS Large Schools Champion & CAL-HI Sports State Champion (Football) 1946 Second team All CIF-Blocking Back 1946 Winner of the Optimist Award given to best all around player 1947 Kenneth McDaniel Memorial Award winner Named to the Star News football all decade team-Back (1940’s) 2-year letterman at Long Beach City College 2-year letterman at Santa Clara University First person to wear a plastic helmet

Served in Korean War

Bob Boyd Class of 1948 Football, Basketball, Baseball, Tennis 1947 All CIF, Basketball (Center) 1948 All CIF Basketball (Center) USC 1950-1952 letterman, Basketball 1952 Winner, Harold Jones Memorial Award (Most Improved) 1952 MVP in Basketball USC Head Coach Basketball 1967-1979

2001 Inducted into USC Athletic Hall of Fame 32 seasons as a head coach in Basketball (High School, College)

Mickey Thompson Class of 1948 American Racing Legend Won Championships in the following categories of Auto Racing: Midgets, Sprint Cars, Off-Road Vehicles, Stock Cars, Drag Racing, Sports Cars 1960 Became first American to break 400mph barrier going 406.60mph at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah 1963 Created “Mickey Thompson Performance Tires” for racing 1973 Founded SCORE International: A sanctioning body to oversee Off-road racing across Founded “Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group” which brought Off-road racing to major stadiums 1990 Inducted into International Motor Sports Hall of Fame Ranks #11 in the top 50 National Hot Rod Association Top Drivers

Ed Sowers Coach Football, Track 1930 Graduate of Fremont High School 1931-1932 Football/ Track Letterman Los Angeles City College Captain of Football Team LACC 1933-1934 Whittier College Regarded as one of the finest two-way lineman in Whittier College history Professional Football-Hollywood Bears 1936-1941 Teacher-Mountain View Elementary/El Monte 1942-1967 Teacher/Football & Track Coach AHS 1948-1960 Head Football Coach AHS 1948 Football Team CIF Semi-Finalists 1955 Football Team CIF Runner-ups 1960-1967 AHS Athletic Director/Dept. Head of Boys Phys. Ed. 1967-1972 Assistant Principal-

Gene Logan Class of 1949 Basketball 1949 All CIF 1st Team

1953-1954 Lettered UCLA (Basketball) Ed Mohr Class of 1949 Football Blocking Back Played Football at University of Arizona & University of Redlands Served in Korean War 1957-1992 Physical Education Teacher, Adaptive Physical Education teacher, & Physical Education Department Chair, Temple City High School 1957-1974 Athletic Director-Temple City High School Coached Football 33 seasons with College teammate and head coach Bob Hitchcock Temple City won 7 CIF titles and a 46 game winning streak during Mohr’s tenure Also Coached Tennis at Temple City High Married to wife Janet for 60 years.

George Hobbs Football Coach 1927-1949 AHS 22 Season Overall Record 110-53-9 Named Pasadena Star News 1920’s “Coach of the Decade” 1928 Coach of Southern California Champions, Cal-Hi Sports State Champions, Pasadena Star News “Team of the Decade” Named Pasadena Star News 1930’s “Coach of the Decade” 1939 Coach of CIF-SS Large Schools Division Champions 1939 Team Named Pasadena Star News “Team of the Decade” Named Pasadena Star News 1940’s Coach of the Decade” 1946 Coach of CIF-SS Large Schools Champions, Cal-Hi Sports State Champions, Pasadena Star News “Team of the Decade” Named Pasadena Star News “Assistant Coach of the Century” Coached Six League Champions (1928,1938-39,1942-43,1945,1948) Coached Two CIF Finalists 1928-1930, 1939-1945 Baseball Coach 1927-1949 AHS Teacher

John Patrick Football, Baseball Coach 1949-1990 Graduate of Penn State University Football Letterman 1936 Ran kickoff back 94 yards vs. Bucknell, 1936 Teacher Physical Education-AHS 1949-1990 1949 Head Coach “B” Basketball Coach 1952-1960 Junior Varsity Basketball Coach 1950-1952 Varsity Asst. Baseball Coach 1953-1960 Varsity Baseball Head Coach 1949-1952 Varsity Asst. Football Coach 1952-1959 Head Coach “B” Football 1960-1968 Head Coach Varsity Football Led Moors to 1964 Pacific League Championship 1974 Head Coach Frosh/Soph Football

Claude Miller Basketball Coach 1946-1955 AHS Ten Year Record: 198-50 Coach of Five Pacific League Champions:(1947,1949,1951,1953,1955) 1955 Coach of CIF Champions (26-2 Record) 1967 Inducted Southern California Basketball Coaching Association Hall of Fame 1940-1945 Teacher, Coach, Mark Keppel High School 1946-1970 Teacher, Coach, Administrator, AHS 1967 Leader in “Fight for Lights” Campaign at Moor Field Organized the First Moor Boosters” Club

1950s

Ron Livingston Class of 1950 Basketball, Tennis, Golf Three-year letterman-Basketball, Tennis, & Golf 1947 Runner up at Ojai Valley 14 and under-Singles Winner of Dudley Cup & Huntington Hotel Cup for 15 year old and under Winner of Fred Houser Cup at AHS in Singles & Doubles Two-year winner of Bill Belou Cup 1948-49 Basketball Captain 1949 All Pacific League, Team Most Valuable Player, All CIF 2nd team 1949 Commissioner General 1950 All CIF 2nd team

1951-1954 Tennis Letterman-UCLA 1952-1954 Basketball letterman-UCLA Member of three Pac-10 Conference Tennis Champs (1951-52, 1954) 1952 Foul Shot percentage leader (74.2%) 1952-1954 Member of three NCAA Tennis Championships 1952-1954 Leader in points scored 1953-1954 Leader in Percentage 1954 Tennis Team Captain, NCAA Doubles Champion 1954 All Pacific Coast Conference 1st team 1954 Bob (Ace) Calkins Memorial Trophy Champion Chuck Reilly Class of 1951 Basketball First team All CIF 1951, Averaged 18.9 points a game Basketball Letterman-USC 1953, 1957 Basketball Coach-Beverly Hills High School 1958-1970 Led Beverly Hills to the 1969 “AAA” CIF Championship, First Basketball championship in school history. Taught Physical Education-Beverly Hills High School Also Coached Junior Varsity Baseball at Beverly Hills Coached many great players at Beverly Hills including Jason Newman, Rick Ceasar, Eddie Carmen and Ralph Punaro

Frank Clayton Class of 1951 Football, Track Three-year letterman (Football, Track) Senior Class President Team Captain-Football Competed in 100 yd. dash, 220 yd. dash, Long Jump (22’11”), & Relays in Track & Field 1950-1951 Winner of Iron Man Award-Track & Field 1951 5th Place finisher in CIF 100 yd. dash Named to Star News all decade team-Back (1940’s) Three-year letterman at USC-Tailback, Safety

Played in two Rose Bowl games (1953 vs. Wisconsin, 1955 vs. Ohio State) 1956 Played in Senior Bowl, Mobile Alabama 1956 Drafted in 7th Round by Los Angeles Rams 1957-1990 Teacher, Coach, Asst. Principal (Activities), Asst. Principal (Guidance), Asst. Principal (Instruction), & Principal at Arroyo H.S. Assistant Superintendent for Personnel & Deputy Superintendent for Business & Personnel, El Monte Union High School District. 1992 Elected to serve two and one half terms on the San Gabriel Unified School Board

Ron Bane Class of 1951 Basketball 1949-1951 Three year letterman 1949 All Pacific League (Center) 1950-1951 Team Captain 1950 Member of CIF Runner-up 1950 All Pacific League, CIF First Team Basketball (Center) 1950 Named All CIF Tournament Team 1951 Pacific League, CIF “Player of the Year” (Center) UCLA Basketball 1952-1955 Four year letterman 1954 Winner, Bruin Bench Award (Most Improved) 1955 Field Goal Percentage Leader (47.3%) 1955-56 Member of Pacific Coast Conference Championship Team

Orin Allen Class of 1951 Football, Track Commissioner of Athletics Named All Pacific League, Football 1950 All CIF Selection, End Held AHS Pole Vault Record at 12’8 1/2” Mount San Antonio Junior College 1951 Junior College State Pole Vault Champion 1952 All Junior College Eleven, Back 1952 Most Valuable Player, Football UC Davis 1957 Far West Conference First Team 101 Yard Interception Return for Touchdown (league record) Mickey Bevilaqua Class of 1951 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1950 All Pacific League, Football (Center) 1950 All CIF Football (Center) 1950 Baseball MVP Pasadena City College 1951-1952 letterman Football, Baseball 1952 Member of Western States Conference Champions (Football) 1952 Played in Junior Rose Bowl (PCC defeated Tyler, TX 28-26) 1952 All Western States Conference, Football (Guard-Linebacker) 1952 Junior College All American, Football (Guard-Linebacker) 1951-1952 Member of Western States Conference Champions, Baseball (Catcher) 1952 Spring Athlete of the Year Inducted into Pasadena City College Hall of Fame Whittier College 1955 MVP Football (Quarterback) Jim Hagerty Class of 1952 Football 1951 All CIF 3rd team-Blocking Back Named to Star News football all decade team-Back (1950’s) 1953-1955 Letterman in football, Washington State University All Pacific Coast Conference-Football

Hardy Allen Class of 1952 Football, Basketball Mount San Antonio College 1953 All Eastern Conference Football (End) USC Earned Degree in Engineering Automobile Racing Mechanic, Teacher First Black Mechanic at Indianapolis 500

Dean Crowley Class of 1952 Football, Basketball Teacher, Coach, Administrator High School & College Sports Official 1982 Inducted into Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame 1983-1985 President, Southern California Basketball Officials Association 1993-1999 Commissioner of Athletics, CIF Southern Section 2000 Awarded CIF Southern Section Life Pass 1999 Recipient of State CIF Distinguished Service Award President, Director, Whittier College Purple & Board

Paul Downer Class of 1953 Football, Track & Field 1951-1953 Football Varsity Letterman 1952-1953 Football All Pacific League-Lineman 1953 Award winner-Most Assisted Tackles 1953 Kenny McDaniels Award Winner-Most Inspirational Player 1953 Ruckles Award Winner-Most popular player of the fans Lettered in Track & Field-Shot Put All SCIAC at Whittier College-Tackle (Football) Instrumental in the “Fight for Lights” fundraiser for lights at Moor Field

Jack Mount Class of 1953 Basketball, Baseball Three-year letterman-Basketball, Baseball All Pacific League-Basketball, Baseball 1953 Most Valuable Player-Basketball 1954 Played on State J.C. Champion at Fullerton J.C. (Basketball) 1954 Named all State in Basketball 1955-58 Toured the Orient with college all-star team

1956-1958 Basketball Letterman-USC 1958 Winner of Harold Jones Memorial Award (Most Improved) 1958 Winner of Ernie Holbrook Memorial Award (Most Inspirational) 1958 Winner of Joe Barbato Free Throw Award (Highest FT Percentage) AHS English Teacher/Coach (4 years), Counselor (4 years), Dean of Boys, Assistant Principal (4 years) San Gabriel High School Asst. Principal (4 years), Principal (20 years) Named Most Outstanding District Administrator Award during tenure As Principal at San Gabriel High School Dan Arens Baseball, Football, Basketball Class of 1954 1952-1953 Lettered in Baseball, Basketball, & Football 1953-All Pacific League-Football Selected To Los Laureados & Senior Honor Society 1955-1956 Basketball letterman, leading scorer, and All Conference at P.C.C. Earned AA Degree at Pasadena City College 1956-1958 Lettered Basketball, Baseball Westmont College 1956-1957 Basketball All District Team, Played in NAIA National Tournament, Kansas City, Missouri 1958-Most Valuable Player Baseball 1958 Graduated B.A. Degree-Westmont College Earned General Secondary Credential- UCSB Earned Masters Degree-San Diego State University 1960-61 Teacher Eliot Jr. High, Pasadena CA 1961-63 Teacher/Coach (Football, Basketball, Baseball) Poway High, San Diego 1963-65 Teacher/Coach (Basketball, Baseball) Westmont College 1965-66 Teacher/Coach (Baseball, Basketball) Monte Vista High, San Diego 1966-96 Counselor, Student Government Advisor, Administrator Granite Hills High School, San Diego

Bill Leeka Football Class of 1955 Captain Football Most Valuable Player-Football All Pacific League Football

1956-1958 Letterman-UCLA Football 1957 Made an Amazing 27 tackles in one game 1958 1st Team All Pacific Coast Conference 1958 All American-Football Coach Red Sanders called him one of the best Tackles he had ever coached 1965 Continental Football League All Star-Hartford Charter Oaks

Owen Guenthard Class of 1955 Football, Baseball Commissioner General, Commissioner of Boys 1954 All Pacific League, CIF Football (Guard) 1954-1955 Letterman in Baseball 1954 All Pacific League, All CIF Baseball (Third Base/Outfield) 1954 Member American Legion League & District 13 Championship Team 1954 Baseball Scouts Selection, Anaheim American Legion All Tournament Team Whittier College Freshmen Letterman Football (Guard), Baseball (OF, Third Base) Southern California Lacrosse Association, Temple City Chiefs, Defender

Dick Wallen Class of 1955 Football, Basketball, Track, Tennis Commissioner General, Commissioner of Athletics 1954 Pacific League, CIF Player of the Year, Football (Back) 1955 Member of CIF Champion Basketball Team UCLA 1956-1958 Lettered in Football 1957 First Team All Coast Conference, Consensus All American (End) 1957 Awarded Red Sanders Trophy (MVP) 1957 Selected to Play in Hula Bowl 1958 Selected to Play in East-West Shrine Game

1996 Inducted into UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame

Bob Archer Class of 1955 Two-Year Letterman, Basketball, Baseball 1954 Captain, All CIF, Basketball 1955 All CIF, Basketball 1955 Captain of CIF Championship Basketball Team UCLA 1957-1959 lettermen in Basketball 1956 Winner Seymour Armond Memorial Award (Most Valuable Freshmen Player) Teacher, Coach

Tony Longo Class of 1956 Football, Track & Field AHS Speaker of the Legislature Captain B and Varsity Football team 1st Team All Pacific League-Back Member of Pacific League and CIF champion 660 relay team, which Set a CIF record for fastest time Member of 440-league champion relay team that competed in CIF finals UCLA letterman-football 3 years

Captain of UCLA football team 1961 Voted “outstanding student in office management” at UCLA Graduated from UCLA in 1961 Offered contract by the NFL Los Angeles Rams 2004 Selected as football alumni to flip coin for UCLA/Arizona game

Defensive lineman meeting room in UCLA sports complex is in his name

Pete Tunney Class of 1956 Football, Track 1955 Member of Pacific League Championship, CIF Finalist Football Team 1955-1956 Letterman, Football, Track 1956 El Monte Relay Record Holder, 360 yard Shuttle run 1:01.3 (Teamed with Rusty Weeks & Gary Mead) 1956 Member of Pacific League Champion 4 x 100 Meter Relay Team 1956 Winner of Thad Harvey Memorial Track Award Occidental College 1957-1959 Three Letters in Football & Track 1957-1959 All SCIAC, Football (Back) 1959 Co-Captain, Football 1959 Winner of Bill Anderson Award 1958-1959 Member of Nationally Ranked Track Teams 1959 Occidental Record Holder 4 x 100 Meter Relay (40.4sec.) Track 1960 Drafted, 13th Round, Detroit Lions, (Back) Teacher, Coach 1961-1964 Woodrow Wilson H.S., 1964-1965 John Marshall H.S. Steve Kemp Class of 1956 Basketball 1955-1956 Letterman, Basketball 1955 Member of CIF Championship Basketball Team (Guard) 1956 Named “All Tournament”, Long Beach Tournament 1956 Named “Athlete of the Week” vs. Whittier, Mark Keppel 1956 Named AHS Most Valuable Player, All Pacific League (1st Team) USC 1958-1960 Three-year Letterman (Guard) 1960 All Pacific Coast Conference Team (Guard) 1960 Winner, Harold Jones Memorial Award (Most Improved) 1960-1963 Lieutenant, U.S. Marines 1964-1970 Teacher, Coach Pioneer H.S. 1971-1998 Teacher, Basketball, Tennis, Golf Coach, AHS 1972-1996 Athletic Director, AHS

Duane Allen Class of 1956 1955, Team MVP, Pacific League MVP. All CIF, Football (Receiver) 1955 “Moor of the Week” vs. Whittier & San Diego H.S., Football 1955 “Moor of the Year” 1956 Played in CIF/City Game, Football 1956 Named to North/South Shrine Football Game Holder of AHS Pole Vault Record at 13’4” 1988 Inducted into Shrine High School Hall of Fame Named to Pasadena Star News 1950’s “Team of the Decade” (Receiver) Named to Pasadena Star News “All Century Team” (Receiver) Mount San Antonio College, Santa Ana Junior College 1959 Junior College All American, Football (Receiver) 1961-1967 National Football League Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears 1969 Coached Las Vegas Cowboys to Pacific Title in Continental Football League

Darrall Imhof Class of 1956 Basketball, Track 1955-56 Letterman, Basketball Named “Moor of the Week” vs. El Monte H.S., 1/20/56 1956 All Pacific League (2nd Team), Basketball , Berkeley 1958-1960 Lettered in Basketball 1958 Member of Pacific Coast Conference Champions, Basketball 1959 Member of Pacific Coast Conference, NCAA Champions, Basketball 1959 Winner, Most Inspirational Player, Basketball 1960 Member of AAWU Champion, NCAA Runner-up, Basketball 1960 Winner, Nibs Price (MVP) Award, Basketball 1959, 1960 Named First Team All Conference, All American, All Final Four Team 1988 Inducted into California, Berkeley Athletic Hall of Fame 2005 Inducted Pacific 10 Hall of Honor 1960 Gold Medal Winner, U.S. Olympic Basketball Team 1984 Inducted into USOC Hall of Fame as member of 1960 Basketball Team 1960-1972 National Basketball Association First Round Selection (2nd Overall)-New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks 1966, 1967 NBA All Star Selection 2010 Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as Member of the 1960 Olympic Basketball Team

Tahiea Sparling Class of 1956 Women’s Springboard, Platform Yell Leader 1956 Spring Sports Queen 1956 Olympic Trials, Brennan Pool, Detroit Michigan Placed 6th in 10-Meter Platform Diving Finals Placed 17th in 3-Meter Springboard Diving Finals

Jerry Merz Class of 1957 Basketball, Baseball, Track 1956-1957 Letterman, Baseball 1957 Letterman, Track 1957 All Pacific League, Baseball 1958-1959 Coalinga College 1958 Member of California State College Baseball Team

1960-1961 USC 1961 Member of CIBA & NCAA Champion Baseball Team 1961 Threw a No-Hitter against BYU Professional Baseball 1962 Signed with Played in Minor Leagues with Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants 1965-1966 Freshmen Baseball Coach, USC 1968-1973 Pitching Coach, USC (1968, 1970-1973) (CIBA &; NCAA Championship Teams) 2000 to Present, Professional Baseball Scout, Houston Astros Rusty Weeks Track & Field Class of 1957 1956 Ran school record 9.8 sec. in 100 yd. dash vs. Keppel (Still an AHS record) Record holder in El Monte Relays 360 yd. shuttle (With Pete Tunney, Gary Mead) Once held six school records (100 yd., 120 yd. hurdles, Bee 100 yd., 220 yd., 440 yd. relay) Once held three Pacific League records (100 yd. 120 yd. hurdles 180 low hurdles) Football letterman Track letterman Brigham Young University 1960-1961 Track Letterman-USC

Bob Brewer Class of 1957 Figure Skating 1955 National Champion 7th place world champion-Figure skating 1955 won world figure skating championship in Paris 1960 United States Olympic team 7th place finisher-Squaw Valley Winter Olympics

Eddie Keenan Class of 1957 Baseball, Football, Basketball 1955-57 Letterman in Baseball 1955-1956, 57 letterman in Football & Basketball Participated on CIF runners-up in Football, 1955 Named All Pacific League in Football and Baseball 1958-61 Four year letterman football & Baseball-UCSB Started all four years in Baseball, Team Captain in 1961 Graduated and earned Teaching Credential from UCSB 1964-67 Physical Education teacher Roosevelt Jr. High, Bellflower, CA 1967-99 Physical Education teacher, Bellflower High School 1967-1986, Asst. Varsity Football Coach (2 league Championships) 1967-77 Coached Freshmen Baseball & Basketball (Eight League Championships in Baseball) 1977-82 Asst. Baseball Coach 1983-93 Head Coach Baseball (7 CIF Playoff appearances, 3 league championships, CIF semi-finalist in 1990) 1983-99 Athletic Director at Bellflower High

Roy Wallace Class of 1958 Speed Skating Yell Leader Letterman-Gymnastics Member of 1964 United States Olympic Team-Speed Skating Competed at Olympic Trials in Minneapolis MN & Colorado Springs CO Placed high at United States Nationals Placed 5th at Canadian Open

John Venti

Class of 1959 Baseball, Basketball, Football 2-year lettermen, Football, Basketball 3-year letterman, Baseball 1959 All Pacific League, Baseball Basketball, Football 1958 Football “Most Inspirational Award” 1959 Basketball “Most Valuable Player” 1959 Baseball Team Captain 1959 All CIF in Baseball 1959 Shan Hamilton Award Winner (All Around Athlete of the Year) 1959 Progress Award winner voted by the teachers 1960-61 letterman in Football & Baseball-Citrus College Citrus College Football Most Inspirational Player 1961 Led League in Batting Average at Citrus College Jim Hefner Class of 1959 Basketball 1959 Captain Basketball 1959 All Pacific League-Basketball 1959 Most Valuable Player-Basketball Basketball Letterman-Santa Ana Junior College Assistant Basketball Coach-USC Assistant Athletic Director-USC Longtime Color Commentator-USC Basketball

1960s

Vince Polito Class of 1961 Basketball, Baseball Named Basketball “Player of the Week” (Nov. 30-Dec. 6) 1961 Winner of Exchange Club Most Inspirational Player, Basketball

John Thomas Class of 1961 Football 3-year letterman-Baseball, 2-year letterman-Football/Track 1959-1960 All Pacific League-Baseball Football Captain 1961 1961 First Team All Pacific League-Football 1961 Football Most Valuable Player 1961 Awarded Certificate of Merit from National Football League 1961 Shan Hamilton Award winner (Moor Athlete of the Year) CIF Record 120 yd. high hurdles (12.6 sec.) Named to Star News Football All Decade Team-End (1960’s) 1963-1965 Football Letterman-USC-End

Frank Polito Class of 1962 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1961-1962 Letterman in Football, Basketball, Baseball

Leo Carroll Class of 1962 Football, Basketball, Track 1960,1962 Letterman, Track, 1960-1961 Letterman, Football 1961-1962 Letterman, Basketball 1963-1964 Glendale College Letterman Football San Diego State University 1965-1966 Letterman Football (Defensive End) 1966 Member of CCAA Championship Football Team (11-0 Record) 1966 Played in Camellia Bowl, Hughes Stadium, Sacramento (28-7 SDSU Win over Montana State) 1966 All California Collegiate Athletic Association 1966 Byron Case Memorial Trophy Winner (Top Offensive & Defensive Lineman) 1966 Little All-American 1967 Played in College All Star Game & East-West Shrine Game Professional Football 1968-1970 Drafted in 2nd Round, Falcons Played for Green Bay

Packers, Washington Redskins George Fisher Class of 1962 Basketball, Baseball 1961 Most Improved Award Winner-Basketball 1962 Team Captain, All Temple City Tournament, First Team All Pacific League, Most Valuable Player-Basketball 1962 Special Achievement Award Winner-Baseball 1964-1966 Basketball Letterman-University of Utah 1965-1966 All WAC Conference 1966 Team Captain of WAC Champion/ Final Four Utah Basketball team 1966 Named All American-Honorable Mention Ranks 11th all time Rebounds & 14th all time scoring for U of Utah 1966 Drafted 6th Round New York Knicks 1968 Traded to San Diego Rockets 1969-1993 Professional Basketball Player in Europe (Italy, France, Spain, & Greece) 1971-1973 Leading Scored & Rebounder French Pro League 1975 Most Valuable Player French Pro League 1984,1986-1987 Member of Championship Team of Europe 1985, 1986 Named coach of the year in France Currently an American Basketball Consultant for Professional Leagues in Europe.

Tom Kendall Class of 1964 Football 1961-1964 Football Letterman Commissioner General, Senior Class President 1960 Named ”Rock & Sock” award winner vs. Keppel 1961 Named Moor of the Week, “Rock & Sock”, and Spark Plug award winner vs. Montebello 1961 All Pacific League Tackle (2nd Team) 1963 Named Moor of the Week vs. Montebello, Burbank 1963 Football Team Captain, Most Valuable Player, AHS Booster Club “Rock & Sock” Player of the year, Named All Western San Gabriel Valley, All San Gabriel Valley 1963 All Pacific League, All CIF First Team, Football (Tackle) 1964 Named to Shrine Game North-South Game Named to Pasadena Star News 1960’s “Team of the Decade” Air Force Academy Football, Track Superintendents Merit List Commander of the 7th Squadron Distinguished Flying Record, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Bill Saez Class of 1964 Football, Track 1963-1964 lettered in Track (Shot put) Commissioner of Clubs, Commissioner of Athletics Named California Scholarship Federation Life Member Air Force Academy Lt. Col., Ret. Pilot During Viet Nam Judge Advocates Office

Gene Castro Class of 1965 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1963-1965 Letterman, Football 1964 Letterman, Baseball 1965 Letterman, Basketball 1963 All Pacific League Football (Halfback) 1964 Captain, Football 1964 First Team All Pacific League, Football (Quarterback) 1964 Prep Player of the Week 1964 Jack Earle Award (MVP) Football Pasadena City College Football Bruce Wallace Class of 1965 Football 1964 Captain, Football 1964 First Team All CIF Selection, Football (Tackle) Named to Pasadena Star News 1960’s “Team of the Decade”

Mickey Rosien Class of 1966 Football 1964 “Moor of the Week” vs. Whittier (20 Tackles) 1965 Pacific League Lineman of the Year 1965 San Gabriel Valley Player of the Year 1965 First Team All CIF (Linebacker) 1965 Los Angeles Times Player of the Year 1965 High School All American

Scott Larson Class of 1967 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1966-1967 Lettered & All Pacific League in Basketball, Baseball 1967 Lettered in Football, Team MVP in Basketball, Baseball, Captain Baseball 1967 AHS Senior Athlete of the Year Occidental College 1968-1971 Letterman in Baseball, 1969-1971 Letterman in Basketball 1970 All NAIA District First Team, 1971 Captain, All SCIAC First Team, Basketball 1971 Set Occidental single season free throw percentage and records, Basketball 1973-1975 Occidental Junior Varsity Basketball Coach 1968 Member of SCIAC Champions, 1968,1970-1971 All SCIAC, Baseball 1968, 1970-1971 All NAIA District 1968, 1971 All American, Baseball Record holder for Most Victories, Strikeouts, & Most innings Pitched (season &career)

Inducted into Occidental College Baseball Hall of Fame Professional Baseball 1967 Drafted by New York Mets1971 Drafted by Brewers Pitched in Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees Minor League systems 1972 Voted “Pitcher of the Year” New York Penn League Teacher & Varsity Basketball Coach 1975-1977 Lee Vining High School, 1977 to 2006 Paso Robles High School 1970s

Dan Larson Class of 1972 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1971 Team MVP, Pacific League MVP, First Team All CIF, Baseball 1971 Pasadena Sports Ambassadors MVP, Baseball 1972 First Team All CIF, Football (Quarterback) 1972 La Canada Tournament MVP, Team MVP, Baseball 1972 Pacific League MVP, Baseball 1972 CIF “Player of the Year” Baseball Holds AHS Records in Wins (13 in 1971), E.R.A. (0.21 in 1971) Strikeouts in a game (18 in 1971), Strikeouts in a Season (192 in 1971) 1976-1982 Professional Baseball Drafted in First Round (21st overall) by St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago Cubs

Michele Hopper Buchicchio Class of 1973 Track & Field/Cross Country Undefeated Pacific League Champion 50 yd. hurdles and AHS record holder First AHS Girl’s CIF Qualifier in Track and Field History (80 yd. hurdles) 4th place finish 80 yd. hurdles Master’s Meet and AHS record holder 3rd Place Finish AIAW National Championships (Freshmen& Sophomore) MVP Track & Field CSULA (Freshmen) CSULA Track & Field Most Inspirational Athlete First CSULA Female Cross Country AIAW Nationals Qualifier 2nd Place finish/1st American 400 yd. hurdles AAU National Championships (Set National Record) 1974 1984 Olympic Qualifier 800 meter and 1500 meter 1985 3rd Place American-AAU National Indoor Mile (4:38) World Record (age 39) 3000 meter (9:19) Mt. Sac Invitational 1995 Current Stadium Record Holder 1 mile APU Coached San Gabriel High School 4th Place Finish Boy’s Cross Country State Finals (1st female coach to take a Division 1 Boy’s team to State Championships In State History. Member CIF Southern Section/State Advisory Boards

Randy Lopez Class of 1973 Track & Field/Cross Country Three year Cross Country Most Valuable Runner 1971 Pacific League Champion 1320 yd. 1971 “C” 1320 yd. Champion 1972 Post Advocate Track Ironman Trophy winner 1972 “B” CIF winner semifinals 1972 2nd place finisher CIF 1320 yd. run 1973 Set school record in 880 yd. (1:52.4) 1973 Set school record in mile run (4:16) 1973 Set school record 2 mile run (9:26.2) 1973 Track MVP, LA Times Athlete Of Week 1973 High School All American 1973 State Champ mile run LA Watts Initial Meet MVP (winner 3 races) 1974-1977 Letterman Long Beach State 1976 All American

Steve Omi Class of 1975 Gymnastics CIF All Around Gymnastics Champion 1976-1979 Letterman at California, Berkeley Featured in Sports Illustrated “Faces in the Crowd” twice 9-year-old gymnast, 21-year-old active cyclist, swimmer, Nordic skier, Tri-athlete Earned Phi Beta Kappa honors in Bioresource Science Earned MS and PhD in Forest Sciences at Oregon State University The Steven Omi Memorial Swim and Scholarship fund to be Awarded to a graduating senior planning to swim at the college level.

Joe Baca Class of 1974 Football, Wrestling 1973 High School All American, Football

Brad Nilsen Class of 1974 Football, Wrestling, Baseball 1974 Placed 1st in Pacific League, Wrestling 1973-1974 All Pacific League, Baseball

George Ratkovich Class of 1977 Basketball 1975-1977 Team MVP, Basketball 1976, 1977 First Team All CIF, Basketball 1976 Los Angeles Times Player of the Year, Basketball 1977 Los Angeles Times 1st Team Selection, Basketball

USC 1978, 1979, 1981 Basketball Letterman Karl Glover Class of 1978 Wrestling 1976 Junior Freestyle All American 98lb. Weight Class (4th) 1977 Junior Freestyle All American 105lb. Weight Class (2nd) Placed twice in State Championships, 112lb. Weight Class National Freestyle Champion, 112lb.Weight Class Two Time CIF and Masters Champion, 112lb. Weight Class Tied National Record for Pin Time at 3.5 seconds vs. Arcadia H.S. Rio Hondo College 1978-1979 California State Wrestling Champion 118lb. Weight Class 1979 Member of Conference Championship Team 1980 Member of State Championship Team Olympic Alternate Teacher and Coach

Kellie Cardona Class of 1979 Basketball, 1977 All CIF, Basketball 1978 Team MVP, Basketball, Softball 1979 CIF “Player of the Year”, Basketball 1979 First Team All CIF, Softball

1980s

Martin Vasquez Class of 1981 Soccer-Four Year Letterman Pacific League MVP, All CIF (Midfielder), High School All-American 1991-92 Member Mexican National Team, 1996-97 Member U.S. National Team Only player to play on both the Mexican and U.S. National Teams Cal State Los Angeles 1980-1983 3-year letterman, Soccer, 1982 Conference Champions 1982 Division II All American, Led Nation in scoring with 29 goals 1993 Inducted Cal State Los Angeles Athletic Hall of Fame Professional Soccer (Midfielder) 1984 Mexican Second Division Club Universidad Autonoma Guadalajara 1984-85 Los Angeles Lazers (MISL I),1986-87 Memphis Storm (NPSL II), 1986 Hollywood Kickers (WSA), 1987-88 California Kickers (WSA) 1988-90 Mexican First Division Universidad de Guadalajara, 1990-91 Puebla 1991-92 Veracruz, 1992-96 Atlas, 1996-97 Tampa Bay Mutiny, Eastern Conference Champs (MLS) 1998 San Jose Clash (MLS) 1996 Eastern Conference All Star, Major League Soccer Assistant Coach 1999-2000 Cal Poly Pomona, 2001-2002 San Diego Spirit 2002-2004 Los Angeles Galaxy, 2005- Chivas USA

Polo Orneles Class of 1987 Wrestling 1986 Team Captain 1987 Ranked #1, Rio Hondo League 1987 Ranked #1 CIF Southern Section 1987 San Gabriel Valley Athlete of Year 1987 Placed 2nd, California State Meet 1987 Personal Record of 57 Wins, 7 Losses, with 25 Pins San Francisco State University Co-Captain 1991 Placed 5th in NCAA Division II 1994-1995 42 “3 Point” Falls 1995 167lb. NCAA West Regional Champion 1995 NCAA Division II All American

Ali Yoshimoto Class of 1989 Tennis 1989 Team Captain 1986-1989 Competed on Four Foothill League Championship Teams 1986-1989 Named MVP of Tennis Team University of California, Irvine Co-Captain 1989-1993 Four Time All Big West Scholar Athlete 1992 All Big West in Singles 1993 All Big West Honors in Singles and Doubles MVP, Most Inspirational, & Sportsmanship Award

Karen Oaksy Girls Tennis Coach 1965-1991 Teacher, Coach at AHS 1978-1991 Coach of Fourteen Consecutive Foothill League Tennis Championships

1990s

Hung Duong Basketball Class of 1990 1989-1990, 2-year letterman in Basketball 1990 Arroyo, Alhambra, & Pioneer Tournament Most Valuable Player 1990 1st Team All Foothill League 1990 Voted Team Most Valuable Player (27 pts. Per game ave.) 1990 1st Team All CIF 1991-1994 4-year starter at Occidental College 1994 Graduated from Occidental College with a B.A. in Kinesiology 2001 Earned Masters of Arts in Teaching 1997-Present Science Teacher-Mark Keppel High School 1999-2000 Freshmen Basketball Coach Mark Keppel 2001–Present Head Basketball Coach at Mark Keppel 3 Almont League Titles (2002, 2003, 2005) 2004 Led Keppel to CIF Quarter Finals & 2010 CIF Semi-Finalist appearance Led Keppel to State Basketball , first time in school history Almont League Coach of the year in 2002 & 2003 2003 Pasadena Star News & San Gabriel Valley Coach of the Year

Joe Petralia Basketball Coach 1996-2009 1978-2009-U.S. History Teacher, Alhambra High School 2009 Voted “Teacher of the Year” by AHS Students 1977-82, Asst. Basketball Coach 1983-89 Asst. Track Coach (Distance Runners) 1983-95 Asst. Basketball Coach-Glendale College 1997-2004 Golf Coach 2004 Inducted into Glendale College Hall of Fame (Asst. Basketball Coach, 1985 Basketball Team) Coached four Almont League Championships & Named Almont League Basketball Coach of the year (1997, 2001, 2005, 2009) 1997 Pasadena Star News Basketball Coach of the Year

Tawny Banh Class of 1994 Table Tennis 1995 Pan Am Game Silver Medalist in Teams; Bronze Medalist in Singles 1999 Pan Am Game Team Gold Medalist 2002 North American Championships 2nd in Singles & Doubles 2003 North American Championships 2nd in Singles & Doubles 2003 U.S. National Championships 1st in Doubles; 2nd in Singles 2003 Pan Am Game Silver Medalist in Doubles’ Bronze Medalist in Singles 2004 U.S. Women’s Doubles Champion National Team Member since 1994 U.S. National Women’s Team member since 2000 2000, 2004 United States Olympian-Table Tennis

Aryn Hart Class of 1995 1992-1994 Football All Almont League-Quarterback 1994-Almont League “Back of the Year” 1994 Football All San Gabriel Valley 1994 Football All CIF 1993-1994 Baseball All Almont League 1st team Infield 1994 Baseball All CIF 1st team-Infield 1995 Baseball Almont League Player of the Year 1995-1996 Two year letterman Football-Glendale College Quarterback 1995 Football All Western States Conference-Quarterback 1996 Baseball Letterman-Glendale College-Infield 1996 Baseball All Western States Conference-Infield Currently teaches at Oak Avenue Middle School-Temple City Ryan Hart Class of 1995 Basketball, Football, Baseball 1993-1994 Football All Almont League-Receiver 1994 All San Gabriel Valley-Receiver 1993-1995 Basketball 1st Team All Almont League 1993 Baseball All Almont League Honorable Mention 1994 Baseball All Almont League 2nd Team 1995 Baseball All Almont League 1st Team 1996 Baseball Letterman Glendale College-Infield 1996 Baseball All Western States Conference-Infield 1997 Sophomore Basketball Coach-AHS 1998-1999 Freshmen Basketball Coach-AHS 2002-2003 Teacher/JV-Varsity Asst. Coach John Muir H.S. 2004-Present Teacher/ Varsity Basketball Coach San Gabriel High School

Kristen Welsh Class of 1996 Basketball 3-year letter winner-Basketball 1995 First Team All Almont League 1996 Almont League Most Valuable Player 1996 First Team Star News All Area basketball team 1996 First Team Los Angeles Times All San Gabriel Valley 1998-1999 Basketball letter winner Rio Hondo College Ranks 2nd All time in Points scored, 2-point, 3-point, And Free-Throw percentage at Rio Hondo 1999 Kodak Honorable Mention All American 1999 Rio Hondo College Women’s Athlete of the Year 1997-present: working as a Sports Medicine Pediatric Physical Therapist At the Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes at Children’s Hospital of Oakland Graduated with a doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy

Adam Tate Class of 1997 Football, Track & Field 1995-1996 Football 1st team All Almont League-Back 1996 Almont League Back of the Year-Rushed for 2,300 yards. 1996 Football Prep All American 1996-1997 Track Letterman-Sprints 1998 Running Back-Garden Community College 1999-Running Back Mt. San Antonio College 2000-2001-Running Back University of Utah Rushed for 104 yards and scored only touchdown in 10-6 Victory over USC in Las Vegas Bowl Professional Football-Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) Scored Touchdown in World Bowl Signed free agent contracts with Jacksonville Jaguars & Green Bay Packers

Mike Williams Coach Wrestling Attended John Burroughs H.S. Burbank CA 1972-2008 Social Science Teacher, AHS 1972-Present Wrestling Coach Overall record: 464-175-4 15 league Championships 2002 CIF Champions 2 CIF Runner-ups, 4 3rd place finishes Coached 12 CIF Individual Champions, 7 masters champions, 71 CIF placers, 22 masters placers, 12 state placers, 1 state champion, 2 state runner-ups