1910s

Harry Kirkpatrick Class of 1910

Track, Baseball

National Junior AAU champion track hurdler

1910 AHS Baseball team captain

1914 Helms Foundation Southern California Athlete of the year

1911-1914 Earned sixteen letters, Occidental College

Captain-Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track

1914 All Southern California 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-Los Angeles 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 Tennis 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 San Gabriel Valley 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, Swimming

1928 All Coast League Track

1929 All Southern California (Center)

Named Pasadena Star News 1920’s “Team of the Decade” (O Line)

Named Pasadena Star News “Team of the Century” (O Line)

Pasadena City College

Football, Basketball

University of Nevada, Reno

1932-1934 Letterman, Basketball

1932-1933 Letterman, Football

National Football League

1936-1947 Boston/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 Rose Bowl, 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)

Pasadena City College

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

Professional 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

Golf

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), Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates

Played and Hit Home Run in 1940 All Star Game

Pacific Coast League 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, Chicago, Illinois

Professional Football Player 1940-1948

1940-1943 Detroit Lions

1944-45 Hollywood Bears (Pacific Coast Football League)

1944 Member PCFL Champions

1944-1945 Named First Team All League (End)

1946-1947 San Francisco 49ers (All American Football Conference)

1948 Los Angeles Dons (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 United States 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 National League Home Run leader

Led National League in Slugging percentage 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 New York Yankees (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 North America

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-San Gabriel High School

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 Field Goal Percentage

1954 Tennis Team Captain, NCAA Doubles Champion

1954 All Pacific Coast Conference 1st team

1954 Bob (Ace) Calkins Memorial Trophy free throw 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 & Gold 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

University of California, 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 Diving

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 Cincinnati Reds

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, Atlanta 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 Los Angeles Times 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 assist 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 Milwaukee 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, Softball

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 playoffs, 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