Los Angeles City Section Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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HALL OF FAME WELCOME
On behalf of the CIF Los Angeles City Section Board of Managers I would like to welcome
you to the Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the Class of 2017! It is with great pleasure
and enthusiasm that we honor these very elite athletes and individuals who exemplify the
Los Angeles City Sections’ diversity and spirit. The individuals represented here today are
some of the greatest high school athletes and contributors who have performed in
interscholastic, intercollegiate, professional and world class arenas. Some have made
careers in support of sports, to become prominent in their selected specialty. All have had
a significant impact on interscholastic athletics helping to provide a uniqueness that has
set new standards and direction of performance, and pioneered the vision that allowed
the rest of the world to understand sports from a different lens.
Among our inductees here today are contributors, athletes, coaches and athletic
administrators. Their contributions have also been well documented and their vision and
influence to the design of high school sports and their ability to influence and increase the
opportunities for participation and exposure of high school sports was essential to the Los
Angeles City Section’s growth, vision, and inspiration to many who followed their path.
The athletes to be inducted into the Class of 2017 represent every level of competition and
each possess tremendous qualifications and extraordinary achievements and
accomplishments. The Class of 2017 represents men and women from every generation
spanning the past 100 years participating in the sports of Aquatics, Baseball, Basketball,
Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Wrestling, and
four other sport related categories. Due to the limitations the committee must comply
with, many deserving candidates were left off this list who may have been just as worthy
and therefore will continue to be considered in future years.
Tonight, the Los Angeles City Section takes great pleasure in honoring the 44 Hall of Fame
inductees for the Class of 2017. I wish to thank the inductees for their participation in this
ceremony as we celebrate their legacy and incredible moments of achievement on the
field or court and in their chosen careers.
Finally, I wish to thank the Hall of Fame Committee that envisioned honoring those who
found their introductions to athletics during their adolescent years in Los Angeles. Our
committee members include: Barbara Fiege, Dr. Willard Love, Rick Obrand, Rick Prizant
and Trent Cornelius.
Now let’s all enjoy as we reminisce the stories and accomplishments with our inductees
and as we salute the Hall of Fame Class of 2017!
Commissioner, CIF Los Angeles City Section

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Banquet Presider
Fred Roggin
Introductions
2017 Hall of Famers
National Anthem
Louisa Tampi
Granada Hills Charter High School
Dinner
Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Induction of the fourth class of
44 members
Closing Comments
Commissioner John Aguirre

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CONTRIBUTOR
Al Michaels
Hamilton 1962
A five-time Emmy Award winner and three-time National Sportscaster of the
Year recipient, Al Michaels has done it all in the field of sports broadcasting.
He began his illustrious career in the major leagues as the play-by-play man
with the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants. Following stints with CBS
Sports and announcing UCLA basketball games during the John Wooden era,
Michaels joined ABC Sports where he broadcasted a wide variety of major
events such as Major League Baseball, the NBA and ultimately Monday Night
Football for two decades. He worked for ABC Sports from 1977 through 2006.
He is presently the voice of Sunday Night Football and has been a part of NBC
Sports since 2006. Along with fellow NBC colleague Bob Costas, Michaels has
become synonymous with the Olympic Games as a host. He is perhaps best
remembered for the 1980 Winter Olympics when the United States pulled a
stunning upset over the U.S.S.R. in ice hockey. His words, “Do you believe in
miracles?” will live on forever. The baseball field at Hamilton High School is
named in his honor.
Rick Obrand
Washington 1964
When Rick Obrand was eight-years-old he was listening to a radio broadcast of
the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams. The announcer mentioned
that Hugh McElhenny attended Washington High School in Los Angeles, the
same school Obrand would attend in a few years. That sparked an interest in
Obrand about where notables in all areas of life attended high school. With the
mentoring of Bill Schroeder of the Helms Athletic Foundation, Obrand has
compiled the high schools of more than 300,000 notables, including over
12,000 LA City athletes. Obrand played “B” basketball and ran “C” track at
Washington High School. Upon college graduation he began a 39 year career
as a teacher at Carson St. School in the LAUSD. He has won such teaching
honors as “Hero in Education,” City of Carson Teacher of the Year and has
been included in numerous editions of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.
Rick is a 2015 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the CIF
Southern Section.

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COACHES
Jeff Fisher
Taft 1977
An All-LA City end at Taft in 1975, Jeff Fisher continued playing football as a
USC Trojan. A defensive back at USC, he was also a fine student earning Pac-
10 All-Academic honors in 1980. He then played in the NFL for the Chicago
Bears from 1981-85 and was a member of the Super Bowl XX champions.
Since his playing days ended, Fisher has enjoyed a lengthy career as an NFL
head coach spanning 22 seasons. He began with the Houston Oilers (who
became the Tennessee Titans in 1994) and remained there through 2010. In
2012 he was named head coach of the St. Louis Rams (now the Los Angeles
Rams). Through the 2016 season, Fisher had 173 NFL wins (11th all time).
Fisher's most successful season was in 1999, when he led the Titans to the
franchise's first (and only) Super Bowl appearance in XXXIV.
Ed Azzam
Gardena 1972
Ed Azzam recently finished his 38th season as head coach at Westchester
High. He has led the Comets to 13 City Section championships and six CIF
State Division I titles. A year ago, Azzam surpassed legendary Crenshaw coach
Willie West for the most all-time wins in LA City Section history. He now owns
846 career wins through the 2017 season. His 2004 team was named the Cal-
Hi Sports State Team of the Year and Azzam earned the 2002 Cal-Hi Sports
State Coach of the Year. Former Comet greats that played for Azzam include
Trevor Ariza, Amir Johnson, Sam Crawford, Zan Mason, Dwayne Polee Jr.,
Brandon Granville, Hassan Adams, Ashanti Cook, Bobby Brown, Gabe Pruitt,
Brandon Heath, Tony Bland and Elijah Stewart. Azzam received the 2016 CIF
Distinguished Service Award on behalf of the CIF LA City Section.
Myra Einberg
Hamilton 1969
Myra Einberg is a native of Los Angles and a product of the LAUSD school
system, who after completing her BA and Master’s degree from Cal State
University Long Beach returned to LAUSD for the next 37 years as a teacher
and coach. After eight years of teaching at Belmont and Huntington Park High
Schools she found her permanent home at Venice High School. She coached a
variety of sports including gymnastics, girls’ basketball, girls and boys volleyball,
and girls and boys golf. Her Venice teams won City championships in volleyball
(1991) and golf (2009 and 2011). Since retirement she has served as the
volleyball liaison and golf sports coordinator for the LA City Section. Currently
Myra is involved with Friends of Golf, an organization that raises money to
support area high schools and college golf teams.

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Ernest “Bud” Kling
University
Bud Kling’s career as head coach of the Palisades boys and girls tennis team is
as distinguished as any other coach in the country. He has led the Dolphins to
41 City championships; 24 with the boys and 17 with the girls. He has
accumulated more than 1,100 wins during his 37 years. Bud began his career at
Pali High in January 1977 as a substitute teacher and became a full time staff
member in September 1977. Prior to that, he had been substitute teaching and
coaching football at University High School. He has also coached varsity
football, girls basketball, and sponsored the cheerleaders - spirit squad. He has
coached the boys from 1979 through the present. He has coached the girls for
two different stints: 1984-2008 and returned in 2015. Notable former boys’
players include Scott Davis (pro), John Davis (pro), Kelly Jones (pro), Howard
Sands (pro) and Danny Westerman (pro). Notable girls include Heather Willens
(pro) and Anya Kochoff (pro). Bud attended Emerson Junior High in L.A.
Ralph Tilley
Dorsey 1969
Ralph Tilley has established Dorsey track and field as one of the elite programs
year in and year out in the City Section. Under his guidance and leadership since
1988, Tilley has led the Dons to 15 City championships, 29 league titles and a
State championship in 2005. Tilley was a track standout at Dorsey, West LA
College and Langston University where he was captain and competed in the
NAIA Nationals in the long jump and 4 x 100 relay. As an assistant coach at
Locke, Centennial and ultimately as head coach at Dorsey, Tilley has coached
such talented athletes as Beno Bryant, Calvin Jackson, Ron and Kevin Copeland,
Lamont Warner, Kenny Fisk and Rashard Clarke.
AT-LARGE
Ralph Bunche
Jefferson 1922
An early civil rights fighter, Ralph Bunche overcame many hardships to achieve
greatness. His parents died when he was very young and came to Los Angeles
to live with his grandmother. He worked as a janitor through high school and
college, but graduated valedictorian from Jefferson High School and Southern
Branch (now known as UCLA). Even with working and excelling in his studies,
Bunche also was a fine athlete. At Jefferson High School he competed in
football, baseball, and track and was a second team All-LA City basketball
player. At UCLA he was a two-year basketball starter. Bunche earned a
Masters and Doctorate at Harvard and then taught at Howard and Harvard.
With the formation of the United Nations, Bunche began work there and
negotiated peace treaties in Cypress and the Congo. In 1948 he mediated an
armistice between Israel and the Arab States, for which he earned a Nobel
Peace Prize. Ralph Bunche was also awarded the Medal of Freedom from
President John F. Kennedy.

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AQUATICS
Bob Bennett
Birmingham 1961
Bob Bennett became a swimming star at an early age, winning the 1958 LA City
100-yard backstroke as a ninth grader. He repeated as the 100-yard backstroke
champion in 1960 and 1961. Bennett was a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic
swimming team as a high schooler and won a bronze medal in the 100-meter
backstroke. Attending USC, Bennett was the 1963 and 1964 NCAA 100 yard
backstroke champion. He was a member of the 1964 U.S. Olympic team and
again earned a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke. In 1961, he set the
world record in the 100-meter backstroke. Bob Bennett was a three-time All-
American at USC from 1963 to 1965.
Don McKenzie
Grant 1965
Don McKenzie placed third at the 1965 LA City Swimming breaststroke finals.
When he traveled to attend Indiana University for college, he really came into
his own, winning the 1969 NCAA 100-meter breaststroke. McKenzie’s greatest
achievements came at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City where
he received a gold medal for winning the men's 100-meter breaststroke. He
won a second gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's
4x100-meter medley relay. He held numerous records: Regional, National
Junior College, Big Ten, NCAA, American, Olympic, U.S. Masters and World
Championships. Don McKenzie is a member of the International Swimming and
Diving Hall of Fame.
Donnalee Wennerstrom Carlson
Chatsworth 1978
Donnalee Wennerstrom began her swimming career with the West Valley Swim
Team. At the age of 15, she was the Pan American Games 200-meter
backstroke champion. She then competed in the 1976 Summer Olympic
Games in Montreal, Quebec, as a high schooler, placing sixth in the women’s
400-meter individual medley. She also competed in the preliminary heats of the
200-meter butterfly, recording a personal best time. Wennerstrom was the
1976 female recipient of the Robert J.H. Kiphuth Award recognizing the high
point scorer at the Conoco Phillips National Championships. She attended
UCLA and became a NCAA All-American in 1979.

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Georgia Coleman
Polytechnic 1929
Georgia Coleman was a highly rated diver long before girls were allowed to
compete in interscholastic athletics. Competing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
as a 16-year-old, she earned a silver medal in Platform Diving and a bronze
medal in Springboard Diving. Her success continued as she was the U.S.
National Springboard Diving champion in 1929, 1930 and 1931. At the 1932
Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games, Coleman won the gold medal in
Springboard Diving and earned a silver medal in Platform Diving. A real diving
pioneer, she was the first woman to attempt dives previously only attempted by
male divers. Most famous of those dives was the forward two-and-a-half
somersault. Tragically, Coleman was stricken with polio in 1937 and died three
years later at the age of 28. Georgia Coleman is a member of the International
Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame.
BASEBALL
Earl Battey
Jordan 1953
A great basketball star in high school who became an All-Star major league
baseball catcher, Earl Battey was the LA City Co-Basketball Player of the Year
(along with Willie Naulls) in 1952. He repeated as an All-City Basketball Player
in 1953. He was so talented that the Harlem Globetrotters wanted to sign him
out of high school. Battey, however, was also a second team All-City baseball
catcher in 1953 and chose to sign a baseball contract with the Chicago White
Sox. He reached the big leagues in 1955 with the White Sox, but his major
league glory days were with the Minnesota Twins. An amazing catcher with a
powerful throwing arm, Battey was a three-time Gold Glove winner and a five-
time All-Star. Battey played more games at catcher than any other player in
Twins history. His finest season was in 1963 when he batted .285 with 26 home
runs and 84 RBIs.
Charles “Chili” Davis
Dorsey 1978
One of the few major leaguers born in Jamaica, Chili Davis began his high
school career at Fremont, but transferred to Dorsey, where he was discovered
by legendary scout, George Genovese. He came up with the San Francisco
Giants in 1981 and also played with the California Angels, Minnesota, Kansas
City and the New York Yankees through 1999. Davis was an All-Star in 1984,
1986 and 1994. His finest season was 1994 when he hit .315, with 31 home
runs and 81 RBIs. Chili Davis collected 2,380 career hits, had a lifetime batting
average of .274 to go along with his 350 home runs and 1,372 RBIs. More
importantly, he is a three-time World Series champion winning titles in 1991,
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Dwight Evans
Chatsworth 1969
Dwight Evans began high school at Granada Hills, but transferred to Chatsworth
where he was an All-LA City baseball player in 1969. He signed with the Boston
Red Sox and enjoyed a 20 year major league career (1972-91). Evans had an
amazing throwing arm from his right field position and earned eight Gold Glove
Awards. Also a great hitter, he led the American League in home runs during the
strike-shortened 1981 season. His finest season was 1987 when he hit .305 with
34 home runs and 123 RBIs. Evans was an All-Star selection in 1978, 1981 and
1987 and is a two-time Silver Slugger award winner in 1981 and 1987. A
member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, Evans ended his career with 2,446
hits, 385 home runs (10th most career home runs hit by an American League
right-handed batter) and 1,384 RBIs.
Bob Watson
Fremont 1964
When you talk about someone who has done it all in baseball, Bob Watson’s
name usually gets mentioned. He began at Fremont High School as the catcher
on the 1963 City Championship team. Watson attended Harbor College out of
high school and signed with the Houston Astros. He began his big league
career in 1966, converting from catcher to first base. He played in the big
leagues through 1984 and had a lifetime average of .295, with 184 home runs
and 989 RBIs. An All-Star in 1973 and 1975, Watson had some major
achievements following his playing days, becoming the second African-
American General Manager (Houston Astros) in major league history. He later
became the General Manager of the New York Yankees and became the first
African-American GM to win a World Series championship. Watson continued
his rise and became the Major League Baseball Vice President in charge of
discipline and rules where he retired in 2010.
BASKETBALL
Gilbert Arenas
Grant 1999
The greatest basketball player in Grant High School history, Gilbert Arenas was
an All-LA City Basketball choice in 1998 and 1999. He then attended the
University of Arizona, where he was an All-Pac 10 selection in 2000 and 2001.
Joining the NBA following his sophomore year, he played for four NBA teams
from 2001-12. Arenas was named the NBA Most Improved Player in the 2002–
03 season. His finest seasons were at Washington where he was a three-time
All-Star (2005, 2006, 2007). He was an All-NBA second team pick in 2007
when he averaged 28.4 ppg. He once scored 60 points against the Lakers
breaking the all-time Washington franchise mark. Arenas ended his NBA
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Steve Kerr
Palisades 1983
A decorated career that began as a talented sharp-shooting player at the
University of Arizona, Steve Kerr has quickly become one of the most highly
respected coaches in the NBA. He led the Golden State Warriors to the 2015
NBA championship; giving him six NBA rings. He won five NBA championship
titles as a player with the Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs. His 2016
Warriors’ team set an all-time NBA record for wins in a single season with 73
earning him NBA Coach of the Year honors. While playing at U of A, Kerr
became a second team All-American in 1988 where he set an NCAA record for
3-point percentage in a season (114–199, 57.3%). He then went to the NBA
where he played for six teams from 1989-2003. Kerr holds the NBA record for
highest three point shooting percentage (45.4%) for any player with at least 250
three pointers made in NBA history. Following his playing career he served as
General Manager of the Phoenix Suns as well as serving as a broadcast analyst
for Turner Network Television (TNT) on two different occasions.
Freeman Williams
Manual Arts 1974
A Los Angeles playground legend, Freeman Williams was an All-LA City
Basketball selection in 1974. A scoring machine, Williams played college ball at
Portland State and twice led the nation in scoring (38.8 ppg. in 1977 and 35.9 in
1978). In 1978, he beat out Larry Bird for the NCAA scoring title. He was a
second team All-American in 1978 and scored 81 points in a single game that
year. Williams played for four NBA teams over six seasons: the San Diego
Clippers, Atlanta, Utah and Washington. His finest season was 1980-81, when
he averaged 19.3 points per game. He finished in the NBA top 10 for three point
field goals in three consecutive seasons. To this day, Freeman Williams is the
second all-time leading scorer (3, 249 points) in NCAA men’s basketball history
only behind another hardwood legend, “Pistol” Pete Maravich (3,667 pts).
Cardte Hicks
San Pedro 1973
Cardte Hicks was one of the pioneers of women’s professional basketball.
Following her days at San Pedro High School, she attended Long Beach St.
and was an All-American selection in 1976. She then transferred to Cal St.
Northridge and was an All-American there in 1977. With no pro ball available in
the U.S., Hicks played professionally from 1977-1980 in Italy, Sweden and
France. When the WBL was formed in the U.S. she played in that league from
1980-84 as a member of the San Francisco Pioneers. Following her playing
days, Hicks has been involved with non-profits benefitting children, particularly
autistic children. As a volunteer motivational speaker and CEO/Founder of a
non-profit organization called “The Legends Kids First,” the organization works
to empower children, foster families and individuals by building healthy bodies,
strong minds and productive lives.

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Ebony Hoffman
Narbonne 2000
A true LA City basketball star, Ebony Hoffman was a three-time All-LA City
selection and the City Most Valuable Player in 1999 and 2000. She also was a
high school All-American in 1999 and 2000 and participated in the 2000 WBCA
High School All-America Game. Hoffman led the Gauchos to the California
state championship and mythical national title in 2000 and the lofty No. 1 end-of
-season ranking by the USA Today Super 25 Poll. She set school records with
2,118 career points, 1,851 rebounds and 496 blocks as Narbonne went 111-10
during her high school career. She attended USC and was an All-Pac 10
selection in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Hoffman also became the first USC player
since Cheryl Miller, and the first Pac-10 player to ever tally more than 1,500
career points, 1,000 rebounds and 245 steals. She was selected by the Indiana
Fever of the WNBA as the ninth overall pick in the 2004 draft. In 2008, Hoffman
was selected as the WNBA's Most Improved Player. She played in the WNBA
with the Indiana Fever, Los Angeles Sparks and Connecticut Sun from 2004-14.
FOOTBALL
Nnamdi Asomugha
Narbonne 1999
One of the greatest cornerbacks in NFL history, Nnamdi Asomugha was All-LA
City and All-State in 1998 for Narbonne. Following high school he played at
the University of California and was an All-Pac 10 pick in 2002. He began his
NFL career in 2003 and played with Oakland, Philadelphia and San Francisco
through 2013. Asomugha made three Pro Bowls and was a two-time first-team
All-Pro during his eight seasons with the Raiders when he was considered as
one of the league's top cover cornerbacks. He only had 15 career interceptions
because opponents feared to throw his way. As marvelous as his football skills
were, Asomugha is also widely praised for his Asomugha Foundation which
offers great help to orphans and widows.
Keyshawn Johnson
Dorsey 1992
Keyshawn Johnson began his high school days at Palisades High School, but
transferred to Dorsey High School. He then attended West Los Angeles
College, before moving on to USC. Johnson was a two-time (1994 and 1995)
first-team All-American wide receiver for the Trojans. He began his NFL career
as the first pick of the 1996 draft and played through the 2006 season with the
New York Jets, Tampa Bay, Dallas and Carolina. Johnson was a Pro Bowl
selection in 1998, 1999 and 2001 ending his career with 814 receptions, 64
touchdown catches and 10,571 yards gained receiving. Since his retirement in
2007, he has worked as an NFL analyst on ESPN and now is a morning talk
show host for 710 ESPN in Los Angeles.

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Ken Norton Jr.
Westchester 1984
The son of former World Heavyweight boxing champion Ken Norton Sr., Ken
Norton became an All-LA City fullback at Westchester High School in 1983.
Earning a scholarship to UCLA, he became an All-American linebacker for the
Bruins in 1987. He entered the NFL in 1988 and played through 2000 with
Dallas and San Francisco. Norton was an All-Pro pick in 1995 and a Pro Bowl
selection in 1993, 1995 and 1997. He is the only player in NFL history to win
a Super Bowl ring in three consecutive years (Super Bowls XXVII, XXVIII,
XXIX). Norton also earned a ring as a coach in Super Bowl XLVIII. Following
his playing career he went into coaching at USC and then became the
defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks and presently serves in the
same role with the Oakland Raiders.
GOLF
Frank “Sandy” Tatum
Los Angeles 1938
Although he never was a professional golf star, Sandy Tatum devoted a lifetime
to the sport of golf. Tatum, raised in Los Angeles on the fairways of Wilshire
and Bel Air country clubs, became a Stanford man, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate
and a Rhodes scholar at Oxford. He was a member of Stanford's back-to-back
NCAA golf championships in 1941 and '42, and during the latter year he also
captured the NCAA individual title in which he called winning a mystical
experience for him and his finest competitive event. Sandy also was the first
American to play golf for Oxford. He was the President of the United States
Golf Association from 1978-80 and served on the USGA executive committee
from 1972-1980. Sandy Tatum is a member of the Stanford Athletics Hall of
Fame and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.
GYMNASTICS
Ron Barak
Hamilton 1960
Ron Barak was the 1960 LA City Schools horizontal bar champion. A member
of the 1964 United States Olympic Gymnastics Team, Ron Barak captured
National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) championships in the all-
around, horizontal bars and parallel bars events in preparation for that year’s
Olympic Games. In 1961, Barak won the Combined Events title (12 exercises)
at the World Maccabiah Games in Israel, as well as capturing gold medals in
the horizontal bars, parallel bars and flying rings individual events. In 1962, he
was a key member of the University of Southern California Trojans’ NCAA
Championship gymnastics team. From 1965 to 1968, Ron was head coach of
the USC gymnastics team. Ron Barak is a member of the United States
Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

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Frank Endo
San Pedro 1941
Frank Endo was a gymnast, soldier, judge, guide and interpreter. He started in
gymnastics at 14 when he saw a high school student doing a handstand on the
parallel bars. This experience created a lifetime career in the service of
gymnastics in many capacities. After demonstrating his enthusiasm for
gymnastics at San Pedro High as a 10th grader, he became a team member
and an important point winner for the team as his AA skills improved. In his high
school league finals, Frank won gold. In 1941 he placed in the Los Angeles City
Schools gymnastics finals in the floor exercise and parallel bars. Following
World War II, Endo became a teacher and coach in the LAUSD. He was a
gymnastics judge for over 50 years, including the 1984 Olympic Games. Frank
Endo is the only individual to be a member of the Japanese Gymnastics Hall of
Fame and the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
Steve Hug
Chatsworth 1970
Steve Hug dominated the 1968 LA City gymnastics finals, winning the parallel
bars, the pommel horse, the floor exercise and the all-around. As a 16-year-old
he was a member of the 1968 United States Olympic team and the team placed
seventh in the team all-around. In 1972 he was again a member of the U.S.
Olympic team that placed tenth in the team all-around. He earned 11 All-
American honors in gymnastics, winning the NCAA all-around title from 1972-74,
and twice winning the parallel bars at the NCAAs. Hug was U.S. Champion in all
-around in 1969, 1972 and 1974. Steve Hug is a member of the Stanford
Athletics Hall of Fame.
SOCCER
Arturo Torres
Banning 1999
Arturo Torres was an All-LA City soccer player for Banning in 1998 and 1999.
He then attended Loyola Marymount and was an All-West Coast Conference
choice in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. He was the conference Player of the Year
in 2002. The most prolific scorer in LMU history, Torres was selected 19th
overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft and signed to
a developmental contract. In his first year, he appeared in nine games, starting
three. In 2004, he appeared in 18 games, scoring a goal and two assists.
Chivas USA made Torres the first official player in club history, drafting him first
overall in the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft.

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Joe Zomar
Hamilton 1939
Joe Zomar played “B” football at Hamilton High School. He was a member of the
U.S. Coast Guard during World War II and was heavyweight boxing champion of
the Coast Guard. He then tried his hand at pro wrestling and professional
football with the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the American Football League, before
turning to soccer. He joined the Los Angeles Magyars, the dominant club team
in Southern California, and became the biggest star in local soccer ranks. Zomar
was selected for the 1948 U.S. Olympic Soccer team, but was not allowed to
participate due to his earlier professional sports activities.
SOFTBALL
Cara Blumfield
El Camino Real 1999
Cara Blumfield was a three-time All-LA City shortstop (1997-99) and was the
City Player of the Year at El Camino Real in 1999 and a First-Team All-State
selection. She also was an All-City basketball player twice. Blumfield led El
Camino Real to the City Section 4-A Division softball championship, batting .513
with 31 runs batted in. In basketball, she led the region in scoring her senior
season with a 23.3 average. Blumfield went on to Boston College, where she
was a second team All-American shortstop in 2002 batting .445 and ranking
among the nation’s top 10 hitters. As a result of her outstanding efforts, she
became Boston College’s first All-American athlete in the sport of softball.
Blumfield set numerous Boston College career softball records including games
played, batting average, runs scored and RBIs. She is a member of the Boston
College Athletics Hall of Fame.
Louise Figlewicz Quick
San Pedro 1979
Louise Figlewicz earned Most Valuable Player honors in basketball, volleyball
and softball in each of her three years at San Pedro High School and, in softball,
was named to the All-Los Angeles City team three times (1977, 1978 and 1979).
In her senior year, she led San Pedro to an undefeated 31-0 season and to the
City Softball Championship. She was selected as the Southern California
Softball Player of the Year and cemented herself as one of the most dominant
softball pitchers in LA City history. She continued her excellence when she
moved on to Chapman College, where she was an All-American pitcher in 1980,
1981 and 1983. In 1988, she became the first female to be inducted into the
Chapman College Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1995, Louise became the first
female athlete from San Pedro High School to be inducted into the city’s
Sportswalk of Fame.

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TENNIS
Richard “Pancho” Gonzalez
Manual Arts, Jefferson, Fremont
The first Hispanic to win a Grand Slam tennis title, Gonzalez attended three
high schools, but played no interscholastic tennis. He began playing tennis at
the age of 12 when his mother gave him a $.50 tennis racket for Christmas. He
was a self-taught player who began playing at Exposition Park. After being
banned from tennis for truancy, he spent time in a reform school and then
joined the Navy. Shortly after, in 1948 Gonzalez won the U.S. National
Championship (now the U.S. Open). In 1949, he defended his title and helped
lead the U.S. to a Davis Cup victory. He turned pro in 1949 and was the best
player from 1952-61. In 1968, at the age of 40, when pros were allowed to
participate at the Grand Slam tournaments, he was a semi-finalist at the French
Open and quarter-finalist at the U.S. Open. He is the oldest player to win an
ATP professional event, almost 44-years-old. A powerful server and fierce
competitor, Richard "Pancho" Gonzalez was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in
1968, while still an active player.
Larry Smith
Manual Arts 1954
A five-time collegiate champion, Larry Smith won California Collegiate Athletic
Association singles titles in 1958 and 1959. He also teamed with Dick Capello
to win conference doubles titles for two consecutive seasons. Smith helped
lead Cal State L.A. to top-10 national rankings in the Major University Division
in 1957 and 1958. He was a three-time finalist in the Ojai Invitational in doubles
in 1957 and 1959 and in singles in 1958. Smith served as an assistant men’s
tennis coach at Cal State L.A. from 1960-63 and coached the Dorsey High
School tennis teams to a City Section record 80 consecutive Southern League
victories from 1971-78. Smith started the Scholastic Tennis Hall of Fame in
2012 and is a member of the Cal State Los Angeles Athletics Hall of Fame.
Barbara Breit Gordon
North Hollywood 1954
One of the top female tennis players during the 1950’s, Barbara Breit was
United States Girls’ 18’s National Hardcourt Singles Champion in 1954 and
1955, and U.S. Junior Outdoor Doubles Champion in 1954 and 1955. Barbara
made the World Singles top 10 rankings twice: #8 in 1955 and #7 in
1957. Breit and her partner were rated number three in the United States in
doubles in 1955. She holds a victory over International Tennis Hall of Famer,
Darlene Hard. Barbara is the author of a noted tennis book, “Improving Your
Tennis Game” and was a tennis columnist in the 1970’s.

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Mary Arnold Prentiss
Manual Arts 1934
Mary Arnold had a lengthy career in tennis. She was a member of the
Wightman Cup team in 1939 and was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1939-47.
Her highest rankings were in 1942 and 1944 when she ranked fifth. In 1946
she reached the doubles final of the U.S. Open and in 1948 she reached the
doubles final of the French Open. She continued for many years playing in U.S.
Senior events and in 1964 lost in the finals of the U.S. Women’s Senior’s.
Arnold won 30 national tennis titles between 1957 and 1972, including 12
national public-parks singles titles and seven national public-parks doubles
titles. She also won the United States Women's senior hard-court doubles nine
times between 1958 and 1970. In 1974 she won the USTA Service Bowl Award
for her service to the sport. Mary is a member of the Southern California Tennis
Association Senior Hall of Fame.
TRACK AND FIELD
James Butts
Fremont 1968
The event James Butts achieved his greatest fame (triple jump) was not an LA
City track final event in 1968. Butts, at the time, was a long jumper for Fremont
and placed sixth in the 1968 LA City long jump. He went on to UCLA and
became a triple jumper and was the NCAA champion in that event in 1972. At
the 1972 Olympic trials he just missed making the team, placing fourth in the
trials. Then at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, Butts excelled winning a
silver medal in the triple jump. He was the first American medalist in the event
at the Olympics since Levi Casey claimed silver in 1928. Ranked No. 2 in the
world in 1976 and 1978, Butts won the U.S. outdoor title and set the U.S. triple
jump record with a mark of 56-6 ¾ at the 1978 World Championships and
placed third in the 1979 Pan American Games triple jump. James Butts is a
member of the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
Ralph Mann
Carson 1967
At Carson High Ralph Mann was a very good hurdler, placing fourth in the high
hurdles and fifth in the low hurdles at the 1967 LA City track finals. When he
arrived at Brigham Young University, he found a new event, the 400 meter
(440 yards) intermediate hurdles. Mann was victorious in three straight NCAA
finals (1969-71), three straight U.S. National AAU finals (1969-71) and was
named a three-time All-American. Mann was honored as the 1970 Outdoor
Track and Field athlete of the year. He won another AAU title in 1975 and set
a world record of 48.24 in the 440-yard hurdles. His crowning moment,
however, came at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games when he earned a silver
medal in the 400-meter hurdles. Ralph Mann is a member of the U.S. Track
and Field Hall of Fame and the BYU Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Bill Sefton
Polytechnic 1932
One of the Heavenly Twins (along with USC pole vault teammate, Earle
Meadows) Sefton dominated the world pole vault scene in the mid-1930’s.
Sefton began his pole vault career at Polytechnic, where in 1932 he was the
Los Angeles City champion, the California State champ and set a new national
scholastic record in the pole vault at 13-5 ¼ . While at USC, Sefton either won
or tied for the NCAA pole vault championship from 1935-1937. He also was
U.S. National AAU champion in 1935 and 1937. At the storied 1936 Summer
Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, Sefton finished fourth, as his USC
teammate, Earle Meadows earned the gold medal. In 1937 Sefton set a new
pole vault world record at 14-11. A three-time Collegiate Honor Roll recipient,
Bill Sefton is a member of the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame.
Jarvis Scott
Jordan 1965
Jarvis Scott was a member of the legendary Los Angeles Mercurettes Track
Club. In 1968 she was the U.S. National AAU champion in the 400 meters and
went on to the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, where she placed sixth in the
400 meters. The former American and world record holder was the first
woman to qualify for the finals in that event. During the 1968 Olympic year,
she held the fastest times in the world in the 400 and 800 meters. At the 1971
Pan American Games she placed eighth in the 400 meters. A graduate of Cal
State Los Angeles, Scott began a coaching career at Texas Tech, where she
was the women’s track head coach for 12 years as well as men’s and women’s
cross country head coach. Jarvis Scott is a member of the Cal State Los
Angeles Athletics Hall of Fame.
VOLLEYBALL
Ricci Luyties
Palisades 1980
A two-time All-LA City volleyball player (1979 and 1980), Luyties was LA City
Player of the Year in 1980. He was a member of the U.S. National Volleyball
team from 1985-1988 and earned a gold medal as a member of the 1988 U.S.
Olympic Volleyball team. He was one of the most decorated setters in NCAA
history for UCLA, leading the Bruins to four consecutive NCAA Championships
from 1981-84. Playing at UCLA under the legendary Al Scates, he guided the
program to an overall record of 126-7, including a pair of undefeated seasons.
The only player to start on four national title teams, Luyties was a two-time All-
American and named the NCAA Most Valuable Player in 1983 and 1984.
Following his playing days he began a coaching career and is presently the
women’s volleyball head coach at the University of California San Diego. In
2016, he was selected to the Pac-12 All-Century Men's Volleyball Team.
Luyties is a member of the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Chris Marlowe
Palisades 1969
Chris Marlowe’s athletic career began with three LA City volleyball titles at
Palisades High School. He also won an LA City basketball championship and
was named the LA City Tournament MVP in 1969. He continued playing both
sports at San Diego State University winning a NCAA Volleyball Championship,
as well as earning All-American honors in 1973. Marlowe was named USA
Volleyball’s MVP in 1976 and 1978 while being a member of the U.S. National
Volleyball team in 1975-78, 1982 and 1984. He also enjoyed success on the
beach; winning eight titles including two Manhattan Beach Opens and the 1977
World Championship of Beach Volleyball. Marlowe’s volleyball career
culminated with an Olympic gold medal as captain of the 1984 men’s volleyball
team. Marlowe is a member of the California Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame and
the San Diego St. Athletics Hall of Fame.
Jean Gaertner
Washington 1956
Jean Gaertner developed an early interest in volleyball and joined the noted club
team, the Santa Monica Mariners. She was a member of the U.S. National
Volleyball team in 1959, 1963 and 1964. She was an eight-time U.S. Volleyball
Association All-American earning the Outstanding National Player three times
and Outstanding Regional Player three times. With all her volleyball success,
she also excelled in track and field as a high jumper and is one of the few
athletes who have appeared in the Olympic Games in two sports. Gaertner was
a high jumper on the 1960 U.S. Olympic team that competed in Rome, Italy, and
was a member of the 1964 U.S. Olympic Volleyball team in Tokyo, Japan.
Gaertner became the first female athlete to compete in two Olympiads in two
non-related sports. She is a member of the U.S. Volleyball Hall of Fame and the
International Volleyball Hall of Fame .
Tauna Vandeweghe
Palisades 1977
An outstanding swimmer in high school, Tauna Vandeweghe was the 1974-76
LA City 200-individual medley champion, the 1974-75 100-backstroke champion,
and the 1976 100-freestyle champion. She was AAU indoor national champion
in the 1975 100-yard backstroke, placing second in the 200-yard backstroke that
year, and she was second in the 1976 Olympic Trials in the 100-meter
backstroke. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 100-meter
backstroke and advanced to the semifinals of the event, recording a best time of
1:05.00 in the preliminary heats. Vandeweghe swam at UCLA (five NCAA titles)
and then went to USC where she played volleyball and won an NCAA
championship. She was an alternate on the 1984 United States Olympic
Volleyball team.

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PAST INDUCTEES
THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF THE
CIF LOS ANGELES CITY SECTION SPORTS HALL OF FAME
2011
Sammy Lee - Franklin ‘39 Aquatics Esther Williams – Washington ‘40 Aquatics
Amy Alcott – Palisades ‘37 Golf Sheila Cornell - Taft ‘80 Softball
Hugo Perez – LA High ‘82 Soccer Jack Fernandez – LA High ’48 Wrestling
Pauline Betz Addie – LA High ’36 Tennis Pat Henry Yeomans - LA High ’35 Tennis
Bob Falkenburg – Fairfax ‘42 Tennis Makoto Sakamoto – LA High ‘48 Gymnastics
Jack Beckner - Franklin ‘48 Gymnastics Gene Selznick - Manual Arts ‘48 Volleyball
Mary Perry – Birmingham ‘61 Volleyball Gail Goodrich - Polytechnic ‘61 Basketball
Marques Johnson – Crenshaw ‘73 Basketball Willie Naulls - San Pedro ‘34 Basketball
Cynthia Cooper – Locke ‘81 Basketball Ozzie Smith - Locke ‘73 Baseball
John Elway - Granada Hills ‘79 Football Mike Garrett - Roosevelt ‘62 Football
Hugh McElhenny –Washington ‘48 Football Willie West - Crenshaw ‘70-‘07 Coach
Mal Whitfield – Jefferson ‘43 Track & Field Gayle Van Meter – Palisades ‘70-‘91 Coach
Mel Patton - University‘43 Track & Field Tex Winter – Huntington Park ‘40 Coach
Valerie Brisco-Hooks – Locke ‘78 Track & Field Bret Saberhagen – Cleveland ‘82 Baseball
Denean Howard – Kennedy ‘82 Track & Field Sparky Anderson - Dorsey ’52 Coach
Alex Hannum - Hamilton ‘42 Basketball Kenny Washington – Lincoln ‘36 Football
Cornelius Johnson – LA High ‘33 Track & Field Don Drysdale – Van Nuys ’54 Baseball
Mary Kay Brown – Polytechnic ‘09 Tennis Dorothy Poynton Hill- Fairfax’33 Diving
Lillian Copeland – LA High ‘23 Track & Field Bob Waterfield – Van Nuys’38 Football
Ricky Bell – Fremont ‘73 Football Ernie Smith - Gardena ‘29 Basketball
Frank Lubin - Lincoln ‘19 Basketball Harry Edelson – Jefferson ‘26 Coach
Tom Fears – Manual Arts ‘41 Football Bill Schroeder – Hollywood ‘23 Contributor
Dick Bishop - Polytechnic ‘30 Gymnastics Emmett Ashford – Jefferson’34 Contributor
Rod Dedeaux - Hollywood ‘31 Coach Les Haserot - Hollywood ‘23 Coach
Larry Hansen – Jefferson ’46-73 Coach Jim Blewett - Manual Arts ‘17 Coach
Lee Barnes – Hollywood ’24 Track & Field Jack Kemp - Fairfax ‘53 Football
John Ferraro - Bell ‘42 Contributor/Football Tom Bradley - Polytechnic ‘36 Contributor
Charles Dumas - Jefferson ’53 Contributor

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PAST INDUCTEES
THE 2013 CLASS OF THE
CIF LOS ANGELES CITY SECTION SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Lenny Krazelburg - Fairfax‘93 Aquatics Sue Gossick – Taft ‘65 Aquatics
Marjorie Gestring – Los Angeles ‘40 Aquatics Donna Caponi Byrnes- Granada ‘63 Golf
Laura Espinoza Watson – Banning ‘91 Softball Kim Pickup – Chatsworth ’96 Soccer
Briggs Hunt – LA High ’28 Wrestling Bobby Riggs - Franklin ’36 Tennis
Craig Buck – Taft ‘76 Volleyball Ron Lang – Dorsey ‘55 Volleyball
Sharon Shapiro - Monroe ‘79 Gymnastics Mitch Gaylord – Grant ‘79 Gymnastics
Jeff Stork – Taft ‘78 Volleyball Nancy Owen- Narbonne ‘61 Volleyball
Kim Ruddins – Westchester ‘81 Volleyball Sidney Wicks - Hamilton ’67 Basketball
Joe Caldwell – Fremont ‘60 Basketball Billy McGill - Jefferson ‘58 Basketball
Kiki Vandeweghe - Palisades ‘76 Basketball Anita Ortega – LA High ‘75 Basketball
Robin Yount –Taft ‘73 Baseball Eddie Murray – Locke ‘73 Baseball
Bobby Doerr – Fremont ‘35 Baseball Garret Anderson – Kennedy ’90 Baseball
Joe Perry – Jordan ‘44 Football Warren Moon – Hamilton ‘74 Football
Mike Haynes – Marshall ‘71 Football Florence Griffith Joyner – Jordan ‘78 Track& Field
Kevin Young – Jordan ‘84 Track & Field Quincy Watts – Taft ‘88 Track & Field
John Muir– Fremont ‘46 Coach Estel Johnson – Jefferson ’35 Coach
Gene Vollnogle – Fremont ‘48 Coach Al Scates – Westchester ‘57 Coach
George Toley – Los Angeles ‘35 Coach Carolyn Gunny – Granada Hills Coach
Pat Harvey – LAUSD ’59-‘91 Contributor Bill Henry – Los Angeles ‘09 Contributor
Harlow Rothert – Los Angeles‘26 At-Large Oscar De La Hoya – Garfield ’91 At Large
James Lofton Football Sherri Howard Track & Field
THE 2015 CLASS OF THE
CIF LOS ANGELES CITY SECTION SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Wally O’Connor – Venice ’21 Aquatics Dallas Bixler – Los Angeles ’28 Gymnastics
Kristine Quance – Granada Hills ’92 Aquatics Armando Vega – Wilson ’53 Gymnastics
Dora Dome – Fairfax ‘84 Basketball Waldir Guerra – Bell ’85 Soccer
Trisha Odom – Westchester ’88 Basketball Chris Pezzulo – Narbonne ’85 Soccer
Curtis Rowe – Fremont ‘67 Basketball Lisa Richardson – Verdugo Hills ’75 Softball
Charrise Sampson – Washington ’92 Basketball Joe Hunt – Fairfax ’36 Tennis
John Williams – Crenshaw ’84 Basketball John “Budge” Patty – Los Angeles ’42 Tennis
Eric Davis – Fremont ’80 Baseball Helen Pastall Perez – Fremont ‘46 Tennis
Willie Davis – Roosevelt ’58 Baseball Jodi Anderson – Washington ’76 Track & Field
Bob Meusel – Los Angeles ‘14 Baseball Danny Everett – Fairfax ’85 Track & Field
Darryl Strawberry – Crenshaw ’80 Baseball Johnny Gray – Crenshaw ’78 Track & Field
Jon Arnett – Manual Arts ’53 Football Linda Chisholm – Birmingham ’75 Volleyball
Aaron Rosenberg – Fairfax ’30 Football Ninja Jorgensen – Los Angeles ’57 Volleyball
Charles White – San Fernando ’76 Football Kent Steffes – Palisades ’86 Volleyball
Lee Elder – Manual Arts ’51 Golf Randy Stoklos – Palisades ’78 Volleyball
Duffy Waldorf – Taft ’80 Golf George Retzer – Los Angeles ’01 Wrestling
Howard Enstedt – University ‘50 Coach Gene Mauch – Fremont ’43 Coach
Jim Mora – University ’53 Coach Pat Nordell Illinois ‘50 Coach
Bill Thayer – Chicago ‘45 Coach Vern Wolfe – Gardena ’40 Coach
Brad Pye Jr. – Jefferson ’49 Contributor Denny Crum – San Fernando ‘55 Coach
Sam Balter – Roosevelt ’25 Contributor Barbara Fiege – Chicago ‘70 Contributor
Dennis Gilbert – Gardena ’65 Contributor James Lu Valle – Polytechnic ’31 Contributor/Track

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Ingraham Trophies and Gifts
We wish to thank the Hall of Fame committee members and the CIF LA
City Section staff who assisted with program planning and selection of
inductees. We also want to recognize the tireless efforts of Rick Obrand,
for his lifelong interest in recognizing notable persons in sports within the
CIF Los Angeles City Section, and whose efforts have made this event
possible. Congratulations to the Class of 2017!