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A Super Bowl champion, an NCAA individual champi- JAMES JONES (2003-06), football on and another that played on an NCAA Championship team, a three-time judo Olympian, the first four-time all-conference An all-around athlete and all-region softball player, a USA National Team player, a from San Jose’s Gunderson legendary supporter and a second-place NCAA Championship High School, James blossomed team are the 2018 inductees into the San Jose State University as a Spartan with the arrival Sports Hall of Fame. of Dick Tomey as the football team’s head coach playing wide Wide receiver James Jones (2003-06), who played receiver and returning punts. nine NFL seasons and caught five passes in the Green Bay His best season was in 2006 Packers’ Super Bowl XLV win in 2011; Charlie Clark, the 1960 when he caught 70 passes for NCAA champion in the steeplechase; Lisa Walton, a three-time 893 yards and 10 touchdowns. first-team All-American golfer; Gerardo Padilla, a three-time He was the Offensive Most Olympic Games qualifier in judo representing Mexico; Pat Valuable Player in the Spartans’ Martinez, a four-time all-region softball outfielder; Juliet Moss, New Mexico Bowl win catching the first Spartan women’s water polo player to be named to the two touchdown passes. But, he USA National Team; the 1971 San Jose State men’s water polo may be best known that season team that posted a 20-1 win-loss record and world-renowned for his 42-yard reverse that cheerleader Krazy George (a.k.a. George Henderson) are the proved to be the game-win- inductees. ning touchdown in San Jose State’s 35-34 comeback victory over Stanford after trailing 27-7 in the second quarter. “We welcome this extraordinary 2018 class to the San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame. We are inducting The second-team All-Western Athletic Conference hon- male and female champions from individual and team sports oree was the 78th overall selection in the 2007 National Foot- and Spartans from diverse backgrounds,” said San Jose State ball League draft as the Green Bay Packers’ third round pick. He University director of athletics Marie Tuite. played his first seven seasons with the Packers, which included winning Super Bowl XLV in 2010, one with the Oakland Raiders CHARLIE CLARK (1939-72), track & field and cross country and his final season the Packers again. The following season, (1960-61) Jones led the NFL with 14 touchdown receptions. He would fin- ish his career with 433 receptions and 51 touchdown catches, Charlie Clark was one the most by any San José State player to play in the NFL. of the top U.S. distance runners of his era and won the 1960 Jones now can be seen on the NFL Network. He is NCAA Championship in the active in community activities with a focus on his Love Jones 4 steeplechase with a meet-re- Kids foundation to help children of all ages. cord time of 9:02.1. Earlier that year, he was the first Spartan (HOF continued on page 4) to run the steeplechase under 9:00.0 in a school record 8:58.2 Spartan Gameday In one of Coach Bud Table of Contents Winter’s zany creations, he and San José State Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2018 .......... 1, 4, 21 Jeff Fishback set a world record Coaching Staff ....................................................................................6-9 for the two-man, 10-mile relay covering the distance in just The Spartans ............................................................ 11, 12, 15, 16, 19 over 42 minutes. San José State University ................................................................. 19 Team Rosters ..................................................................................23-26 The two-sport athlete, he led San José State to a The Rainbow Warriors ....................................................................... 27 second-place finish at the 1961 NCAA Cross Country Champi- onships. Individually, Clark placed sixth at the NCAA Champion- This Week in the Mountain West ................................................... 28 ships that year to earn All-America honors. Spartans In The NFL ........................................................................... 36 Academic Award Winners In Football ......................................... 37 Track & Field News ranked Clark #3 in the U.S. in the San José State All-Americans ......................................................... 39 5,000 meters. He was the 1964 Pan Am Games 5,000 meters silver medalist and represented the U.S. in the 1961 and 1962 The Mountain West ......................................................................43-44 USA vs. Russia meets. Player Feature - Dakari Monroe .............................................. 45, 48 1 1 HEY SPARTANS ARE YOU READY FOR SOME TACOS? 2 87 E SAN FERNANDO ST SAN JOSE, CA 95113 3 San José State Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2018...continued (HOF continued from page 1) PAT MARTINEZ (1993-96), softball Gerardo Padilla (1979-82), judo An outfielder on the A two-time National 1993 through 1996 teams, Pat Collegiate Judo Association Martinez is the only Spartan to champion, Gerardo Padilla was be named an All-Pacific Region a co-captain of the 1982 San honoree four times. She was José State judo team. He is one the second Spartan to earn All- of six Spartans to compete in Big West Conference honors in at least three Olympics, was all four of her seasons. Martinez the first judoka from Mexico to was an honorable mention All- compete in three Olympics and Big West selection as a fresh- the only male judo player to man, a second-team choice as a participate in three Olympics. junior and a first-team selection Padilla represented Mexico in as a sophomore and a senior. the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olym- pics and in the 1979 and 1983 In her four seasons, Pan Am Games. Martinez was a starter in 242 out of a possible 244 games. He was the 1983 Dutch Her career batting average of .346 was a school record and Open and Pan Am Games champion in the U-65 weight class still ranks #6 all-time. More than 20 years later, Martinez still is and a past Pan American Judo Union junior and senior cham- the San José State career leader for at-bats (768) and base hits pion. A sixth degree black belt, Padilla remains close to the San (266), shares the top spot for triples (22) and began the 2018 José State judo program as one of the team’s assistant coaches. season ranked in the top-10 in starts and games played, total (HOF continued on page 21) bases, runs scored, doubles, and RBIs. Juliet Moss (2006-09), water polo Schedule & Results AUG. 30 UC DAVIS L, 44-38 A local product from Sept. 8 at Washington State (Pac-12 Networks) L, 31-0 San Jose’s Mt. Pleasant High, Sept. 15 at Oregon (Pac-12 Networks) L, 35-22 Juliet was a model student-ath- lete. She was a second team SEPT. 29 HAWAI’I* (Spectrum Sports) 4:00 p.m. All-Mountain Pacific Sports OCT. 6 COLORADO STATE* (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 p.m. Federation player as a junior OCT. 13 ARMY WEST POINT+ (ESPN Networks) TBA and a first-team choice as a senior, just the second Spartan Oct. 20 at San Diego State* (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 p.m. in the history of the program to OCT. 27 UNLV* (AT&T SportsNet) 3:30 p.m. be named a first-team player. Nov. 3 at Wyoming (AT&T SportsNet) 12:00 p.m. Juliet also earned conference and national academic awards. Nov. 10 at Utah State* (Facebook) 2:00 p.m. NOV. 17 NEVADA* (ESPN Networks) TBA Moss set the San José Nov. 24 at Fresno State* (ESPN Networks) TBA State single season scoring of 80 goals in her 2009 senior sea- * - Mountain West game son. The two-time All-American + - Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.) was the first Spartan to score 50 or more goals in a season three Game times are local to the site. times, the first to score 200 goals in a career and finished as the Games can be heard on KLIV (1590 AM, San Jose), KION (1460 career scoring leader with 206 scores. AM & 101.1 FM, Salinas) Live broadcasts are also available on www.sjsuspartans.com She was named to USA Water Polo’s junior national team in 2007 and the USA senior national B team in 2008. She became the first Spartan to be named to the senior national Spartan Gameday Contributors: Lawrence Fan, Steve Gracio, Andy Kang, Matt Penland, team in 2010 and remained with Team USA through 2012. Moss Richard Stern, Amy Villa would go on to play for the New York Athletic Club and profes- Advertising: Spartan Sports Properties sionally in Australia. 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