1992 Granada Hills High School Yearbook (Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California), titled "Tartan." The yearbook is 223 pages and measures ~8.5 by 11 inches.
Attending this school at the time in the Senior Class is future baseball player Gary Matthews Jr, and in the Sophomore Class is NFL player, Jamal Benjamin Brooks, who is listed as Benjamin Brooks.
Gary Matthews Jr is mentioned in the Vasity Baseball year recap (page 92), and is shown playing Varsity Baseball hitting the baseball (#22) (page 94); practicing base sliding with a coach (#22) (page 95); and has a Senior Class Photo (page 147). Matthews may, and likely is, present in other photos such are the various clubs, but maybe 90% of the photos in this book are not labeled. Jamal Benjamin Brooks has a Sophomore Class Photo (page 200). Like Matthews, Brooks may appear in other sections.
Gary Matthews Jr Senior Class Photo.
Gary Matthews Jr. at the end of his swing.
Gary Matthews Jr. practicing sliding with a coach.
Jamal Benjamin Brooks Sophomore Class Photo.
Gary Matthews Jr. robbing Mike Lamb of a home run in 2006.
Professional baseball outfielder Gary Nathaniel Matthews, Jr. was born August 25, 1974 in San Francisco, California, and is the son of the former MLB 1979 All-Star outfielder Gary Matthews. The San Diego Padres selected Gary Matthews in the 13th round of the 1993 MLB Amateur Draft, and he made his Major League debut on June 4, 1999. "Little Sarge" played for the San Diego Padres (1999), the Chicago Cubs (2000-2001), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2001), the New York Mets (2002 & 2010), the Baltimore Orioles (2002-2003), the San Diego Padres (2003), the Texas Rangers (2004-2006), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2007-2009), and the New York Mets (2010). He is known for his jumping skills and a flair for the dramatic in the field. His home run-stealing catch against Mike Lamb on July 1, 2006 was so outstanding, Lamb himself applauded the play. It was later called the #1 defensive play ever performed by The Best Damn Sports Show Period and Hall of Famer/ESPN analyst Joe Morgan called the catch the best he had seen. On September 13 of the same year, Matthews hit for a natural cycle in a game against the Detroit Tigers, with a single for his first hit, a double for his second, a triple for his third, and a home run for his fourth. Matthews finished 2006 with 19 HRs, 79 RBIs, and 194 hits (including 44 doubles and hitting for cycle), and earned a 2006 All-Star selection.
Following the 2006 season, Matthews, having transformed from journeyman to a fan favorite, was signed by the Angels to a 5-year contract worth $50 million. A signing many baseball writers, such as ESPN's Rob Neyer, have call one of the worst contracts of all time. Within months of the signing, Matthews had his name reported with HGH, a performance-enhancing drug, and over the next few years predictably put up production numbers below his All-Star season. He did find some success and on July 10, 2009, Matthews made his 1,000th hit off Joba Chamberlain of the New York Yankees. He was also the last hitter of the Angels 2009 season, striking out against Mariano Rivera to end game six of the 2009 American League Championship Series. After the end of the season, Matthews went public with his desire to be traded to another team. "I don't expect to be back; it's time to move on," Matthews said. "I'm ready to play for an organization that wants me to play every day. This organization has other plans, and that's OK." Matthews, then 35, had hit just .248 since signing the lucrative contract three years earlier. On January 22, 2010, Matthews was traded to the New York Mets for pitcher Brian Stokes, with the Angels picking up $21.5 of the $23.5 million left on Matthews' contract. His time in New York however was short, and Matthews was designated for assignment by the Mets on June 4, 2010, after batting .190 in 58 ABs, and on June 15, he was released. Matthews signed a minor-league contract by the Cincinnati Reds on June 23, and assigned to Triple-A Louisville, where he hit 313/.359/.490. However, he was not promoted to the Reds, and on July 24, he opted out of his contract with the Reds, and became a free agent.
Professional football linebacker Jamal Benjamin Brooks was born in November 8, 1976 in Lansing, Michigan, and attended Hampton University. Undrafted in 2000, he signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He was cut before the season started, but got a good recommendation to play in NFL Europe. Due to Brooks' performance in the NFL Europe for the Scottish Claymores, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2001. Excelling n the Cowboys 2001 rookie camp, he was placed second on the depth chart at middle linebacker and a first strong on special teams, and made the 2001 Cowboys opening day roster. Brooks, who graduated from Granada Hills in 1994, started playing linebacker as a junior, but wasn't very big and didn't have great speed. After growing a little more, he was named the a team captain his senior year, making second-team all-conference with 77 tackles and 16 catches for one touchdown. When Granada Hills longtime high school football coach Daryl Stroh, who had also coached John Elway in the late 70s, was told Brooks had made the Cowboys training camp roster, it surprized him. "I coached a player named Jamal Brooks,'' said Stroh. "I'm not sure he is the same one you're talking about." A Granada Hills co-coach Tom Harp, the former head football coach of Cornell and Duke University, added, "It's kind of surprising because of all the guys that go through the football program, he wasn't like all-world. He was a hard worker, but the NFL? I mean, you just would never know.'' Brooks appeared in all 16 games his 2001 rookie season, mostly on special teams, and forced 1 fumble. Injured in 2002, Brooks was released in 2003. He made a comeback in 2006 with the St. Louis Rams and played in 7 games.
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1961 Wichita High School East Yearbook (Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas), titled "Echoes." The yearbook is 164 pages and measures ~8 by 10.75 inches.
Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is future Director of the CIA and United States Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates.; in the Junior Class is NFL player Jim Waskiewicz; and in the Sophomore Class is basketball player and amateur golf champion Jamie Thompson.
In 2009, Jim Waskiewicz was selected by the Wichita Eagle Beacon as part of it's 50th Anniversary All-City Team.
Robert Gates, is listed as Bob Gates, and has a Senior Class Photo (page 131); the same photo is repeated in the activity section with a caption that notes "President" under Hi-Y Club (page 46); another Hi-Y photo shows Gates leading the club (page 46); he is in the Cross Country Team Photo (page 81); and in the "Senior Straight A's" Group Photo (page 149).
Jim Waskiewicz is 1960 Football Squad Team Photo (page 79); is in the 1961 Wrestling Team Photo (page 88); and has a Junior Class Photo (page 120).
Jamie Thompson is in the 1961 Basketball Team Photo (page 83); 1960-61 Golf Squad Team Photo (page 89); and has a Sophomore Class Photo (page 107).
1961 Wichita High School Basketball Team Photo w/Jamie Thompson.
1960-61 Wichita High School Cross Country Team Photo w/Robert Gates.
1960 Wichita High School Football Team Photo w/Jim Waskiewicz.
1960 Wichita High School Golf Team Photo w/Jamie Thompson.
1961 Wichita High School Wrestling Team Photo w/Jim Waskiewicz.
1960-61 Wichita High School East Hi-Y Club. Gates is in the center of the group "studying model legislature," and is shown as President.
1961 Wichita High School "Senior Straight A's" Group Photo. Robert Gates appears to be the student standing on the steps.
Robert Gates Senior Class Photo.
Jim Waskiewicz Junior Class Photo.
Jamie Thompson Sophomore Class Photo.
United States Secretary of Defense Robert Michael Gates was born September 25, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas. Gates graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in history in 1965, graduated with an M.A. in history from Indiana University in 1966 and completed his doctorate in Russian and Societ history from Georgetown University in 1974. Gates served as the 16th Deputy of Director of Central Intellignce (CIA) from April 18, 1986 to March 20, 1989. Served as Deputy National Security Advisor under George H. W. Bush from March 20, 1989 to November 6, 1991. Served as the 15th Director of the Central Intelligence from November 6, 1991 to January 20, 1993. Gates is the only career officer in the CIA history to rise from entry-level employee to Director. After leaving the CIA in 1992, Gates worked as an academic, lecturer, severed a sa member of the Board of Visitors of the University of Oklahoma Internaitonal Programs Center and a trustee of the endowment fund for the College of William and Mary. Interim Deam of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University from 1999 to 2001. Gates became the 22nd President of Texas A&M in 2002. On December 18, 2006, Gates was sworn in a the 22nd US Secretary of Defense, replacing the resigning Donald Rumsfeld, and serving President George W. Bush. On December 1, 2008, President-elect Obama announced that Robert Gates would remain in his position as Secretary of Defense. Gates is the 14th Cabinet member in history to serve under two Presidents of different parties, and the first to serve two Presidents as Secretary of Defense.
Former professional football linebacker and center James Allen "Jim" Waskiewicz was born February 10, 1944 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Waskiewicz attended Wichita State University where he played NCAA college football with the WSU Shockers. With the Shockers, Waskiewicz was a 1963 All-MVC selection at center, a 1963 Honorable Mention All-American, and a 1965 All-MVC selection at linebacker. He also holds the Shocker team career record for interception return yardage with 215 yards. The New York Jets selected Jim Waskiewicz in the 4th round (29th pick overall) in the 1966 AFL Draft, with a pick acquired in a trade with the Boston Patriots. After suffering a broken hand in training camp as a rookie, Waskiewicz rebounded and filled in at linebacker and center in 1966 and 1967. He finished his professional career in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons in 1969. Waskiewicz appeared in AFL/NFL 39 games and made 2 fumble recoveries. Jim Waskiewicz was inducted in the Wichita State University Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.
Former professional basketball player Jamie Thompson attended Wichita State University where he played NCAA college basketball with the WSU Shockers (1964-1967), earning All-MVC honors in 1965-66 and 1966-67. In his junior year, Thompson turned in a definitive performance by hitting all nine of his field goal attempts and all 10 of his free throws. That helped propel Wichita State University to a 100-94 victory over Michigan, which was ranked No. 2 and the time. He stood only 6-foot-3 and was not swift afoot, but his quick release and his deadly accuracy made him one of the most feared Shockers. He was a key to the success of the 1964-65 WSU team which won the Missouri Valley title, beat Oklahoma State in the Midwest Regional title game and became the only Shocker squad to reach the Final Four. Thompson scored 36 points in the NCAA semifinal loss to UCLA. He also holds the Shocker team record for highest free throw percentage in a career (0.853), and is the fifth leading scorer in Shocker basketball history with 1,359 points. Thompson also competed in NCAA golf and was the 1962 and 1964 Missouri Valley Conference Champion, a 1965 Honorable Mention All-American, and runner-up in the 1964 Kansas Amateur Golf Tournament. The Los Angeles Lakers selected Jamie Thompson in the 7th round of the 1967 NBA Draft and the Dallas Chaparrals selected Thompson in the 5th round of the 1967 ABA Draft during the Chaparrals' inaugural season. Thompson signed with the Chaparrals, who would later became the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA, but Thompson never played in an official game. Jamie Thompson was been inducted in the Wichita State University Sports Hall of Fame (2001) and a Wichita Sports Hall of Fame (2006).
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By the way, anyone notice how WSU has dominated the MIssouri Valley Converence in golf lately? Something like 7 championships in the last 10 years without looking.
Go Shockers!
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
1996 Guilford High School Yearbook (Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut), titled "The Traveler." The yearbook is 224 pages and measures ~8.5 by 11 inches. Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is future actress Becki Newton, then going by her given name Rebecca Newton; and in the Freshman Class is future MLB player Adam Greenburg.
Becki Newton is shown as Senior Class Actress (page 78); has a Senior Class Photo (page 103); is listed in an unlabeled fall sport team (page 155); is shown running in track (I think) (page 162); is listed as President of the Drama Club "Stage" (as Becki Newton) and is shown in the Drama Club Photo (page 206); and is listed in the Voices Choir Group and is in the front row (I think) of the group photo (page 214). Adam Greenburg has a Freshman Class Photo (page 140).
Becki Newton Senior Class Photo.
Becki Newton, Senior Class Actress.
Becki Newton Running in Track (?).
Adam Greenburg Freshman Class Photo.
Actress Becki Newton was born as Rebecca Sara Newton on July 4, 1978 in New Haven, Connecticut. Newton is best known for her character Amanda Tanen in the comedy-drama series Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010. Newton also appeared in ABC.com's Mode After Hours webisode series, and co-hosted of the Official Ugly Betty Podcast with Ugly Betty co-star Michael Urie. She has made guest appearances on many television programs including Cold Case (2003), Law & Order Special Victims Unit (2004), Charmed (2005) and American Dad! (2007), among others. She is currently cast as Annie, the lead role, in the ABC series Love Bites which premiered Febuary 11, 2011.
Professional baseball outfielder Adam Daniel Greenberg was born February 21, 1981 in New Haven, Connecticut. Greenburg attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he played NCAA college baseball with the North Carolina Tarheels. In 2000, Greenburg served as leadoff batter and was named the ACC Rookie of the Year. The Chicago Cubs selected Adam Greenberg in the 9th round of the 2002 MLB Amateur Draft. Greenberg made his first and only Major League appearance on July 9, 2005 against the Florida Marlins. During this game, Greenberg was pitch hitting in the 9th inning, when he was hit directly in the back of his head by a 92-mile-per-hour fastball on the very first pitch of the game from Valerio de los Santos. "The first thing going through your mind is, 'This guy's dead,'" de los Santos said. Greenberg, suffered a mild concussion as a result of the beaning, and still suffers from positional vertigo.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Just sold the Mitch Williams YB to the MLB Network. Would be nice it they become good customers...
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
1972 William H. Taft High School Yearbook (Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California), titled "Atinian."
Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is future Major League Baseball Manager Kevin Kennedy, and in the Junior Class is Baseball Hall of Fame member Robin Yount. Maureen McCormick, the actress that played Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch, graduated from Taft in 1974, but I could not locate her in the yearbook.
Kevin Kennedy has a Senior Class Photo; has a Varisty Basketball Portrait; and has a Varisty Baseball Portrait. Robin Yount has a Junior Class Photo; and has a Varisty Baseball Portrait. It is possible, maybe likely, that either Kennedy or Yount appear in one of the unlabeled basketball or baseball photos. Likewise, Maureen McCormick may appear in the unlabeled stage or other like photos.
Kevin Kennedy Senior Class Photo.
Kevin Kennedy Varsity Basketball Portrait.
Kevin Kennedy Varsity Basetball Portrait.
Robin Yount Junior Class Photo.
Robin Yount Varsity Basetball Portrait.
Sports Analyst and former professional baseball manager Kevin Curtis Kennedy was born May 26, 1954 in Los Angeles, California. A minor league catcher who played in the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers farm systems, Kennedy got his managerial start in the Dodger minor league organization, before serving as a player development official and later the bench coach for the Montreal Expos. He was named the Head Manager for the Texas Rangers in 1993, replacing the fired Bobby Valentine and Toby Harrah, and held the position through the strike-shortened 1994 season. The Rangers posted a 86-76 record and placed 2nd in the AL West in 1993, but after a 52–62 record in 1994 (even though it was good enough for 1st in the AL West), Kennedy was let go. Hired by Boston, Kennedy led the 1995 Red Sox to an 86-76 record, 1st in the AL East, and brought the team to it's first post season appearance since 1990. However after a 85-77 record in 1995, falling to 3rd in the AL East, Kennedy started a merry-go-round of manager changes in Boston which also saw the firing of Joe Morgan, Butch Hobson and Jimy Williams. In 1997, Kennedy joined ESPN as a color analyst on the network's Wednesday Night Baseball telecasts, he performed the same role on ESPN Radio's Sunday Night Baseball in 1998 and on Fox Sports Net's Thursday Night Baseball in 1999 and 2000. From 2001 to 2008, he was a studio analyst for baseball on Fox, teaming with host Jeanne Zelasko. He also contributed to Fox Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show Period and hosted a radio program on FOX Sports Radio. Kennedy is currently the co-host of "Power Alley" with Jim Duquette on the MLB Network Radio.
Former professional baseball shortstop and outfielder Robin Rachel Yount was born September 16, 1955 in Danville, Illinois. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Robin Yount with the third overall pick in the 1973 MLB Amateur Draft, one draft slot ahead of fellow Hall of Famer Dave Winfield. A 2-time American League MVP (1982 & 1989), Yount played with the Brewers his entire 20-year MLB career (1974-1993) and holds multiple team career records including; total games, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, total bases, walks and strike outs. An excellent hitter, Yount posted a career .285 batting average with 251 home runs, 1632 runs scored and 1406 runs batted in. His 11,008 career at-bats is the seventh-most in Major League Baseball history, and he ranks 17th on the all-time hit list. Yount was a 3-time All-Star selection (1980, 1982 & 1983); the 1982 AL hits leader (210); a 2-time AL Triples leader (1983-10, 1988-11); and a 2-time AL Extra-Base Hits leader (1980-82, 1982-87); among other honors. After retiring as a player, he served as the first base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2002-2004) and the bench coach for the Milwaukee Brewers (2006 & 2008). Robin Yount was enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, on his first year of eligibility.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
1954 Wooster High School Yearbook (Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio), titled "General." The yearbook is over 153 pages and measures ~10 3/4 by 8 inches.
Attending this school at the time and in the Junior Class is Cleveland Browns 7-time Pro Bowl and a 4-time first-team All-Pro selection Dick Schafrath.
Dick Schafrath is in the Home Room 267/Mrs. Edith Joss Class Photo (page 39); in the Varsity Football Team Photo (pages 84-85); in the Varsity Basketball Team Photo (#33) (page 94); and in the Varsity Baseball Team Photo (page 113);
Home Room 267/Mrs. Edith Joss Class Photo.
Dick Schafrath (#33) from 1953-54 Wooster High School Varsity Football Team Photo.
1953-54 Wooster High School Varsity Basketball Team Photo with Dick Schafrath. Schafrath (#33) is in the center front row.
1953-54 Wooster High School Varsity Baseball Team Photo with Dick Schafrath. I am going to take a wild guess and suggest he was #33.
Former professional football lineman and politician Richard Philip Schafrath was born March 21, 1937 in Wooster, Ohio. Schafrath attended Ohio State University where he played NCAA college football with the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1955 to 1958 and was coached by the legend Woody Hayes. With Schafrath as a starter, the Buckeyes won the 1957 National Championship and were invited to play in the 1958 Rose Bowl Game. Schafrath was also the Buckeyes' team captain in '58. The Cleveland Browns selected Dick Schafrath in the 2nd round of the 1959 NFL Draft. He played with the Browns from 1959 to 1971, and was a fixture at the left tackle positon for 13 seasons, earning team captain honors in 1963. He protected the blind side of Pro Bowl elected Browns quarterbacks Frank Ryan and Bill Nelson, a rookie Len Dawson, and opened holes for Hall of Fame Running Backs Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell, and Leroy Kelly. Schafrath was a 7-time Pro Bowl and a 4-time first-team All-Pro selection.
In 1983, Schafrath was recruited by President Ronald Reagan to coordinate and organize "Athletes for Reagan-Bush '84" in which celebrity athletes appeared at fundraisers and other functions in a re-election campaign effort. After helping Reagan win his second term, Schafrath, with the help of longtime friend and coach Woody Hayes, won a seat in the Ohio State Senate, where he served from 1986 until his retirement from politics in 2003.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
1966 Anaheim High School Yearbook (Anaheim, Orange County, California), titled "Colonist."
Attending this school at the time and in the Junior Class is Dan Barker (author and athiest activist), Charles Burlingame III (pilot that died on American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001), Jim Fassel (New York Giants Head Coach from 1997 to 2003), and Gerry Mullins (who played with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1971 to 1979, winning 4 Super Bowls).
Dan Barker has a Junior Class Photo (page 89); is in the Mozart (Vocalist) Group Photo (page 142); is in the Spanish Club Photo (page 144); is shown with other Spanish Club Officers (page 144); and is in the A Cappella Choir Group Photo (page 142).
Charles Burlingame III has a Junior Class Photo (page 90); is in the Math Club Photo (page 150); is shown with other Math Club Officers, and listed as President (page 150),
Jim Fassel is the Junior Eecutive Committee Group Photo (page 42); has a Junior Class Photo (page 93); is in the Junior Varsity Football Team Photo (#12) (pages 220); is in the Junior Varsity Basketball Team Photo (#15) (pages 230); playing basketball and making the tip ball (page 230); and playing basketball and making a free throw shot (page 231).
Gerry Mullins is the Junior Executive Committee Group Photo (page 42); has a Junior Class Photo (page 98); is in the Varsity Football Team Photo (pages 210-211); has a Varsity Football Lettermen Portrait (page 218); and is in the Varsity Track Team Photo (page 236).
Author/Activist Dan Barker was born June 25, 1949. Baker received a degree in Relgion fro Azusa Pacific University and was ordained to the ministry by the Standard Community Church (California), in 1975. After 19 yeasrs of serving as a Christian preacher and musician, Barker left Christianity in 1984. Baker has wrote two books as an atheist, Losing Faith in Faith From Preacher to Atheist (1992), and Goldless How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists (2008). He currently serves as Co-President of Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Airline pilot Chic Burlingame was born as Charles Burlingame III in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 12, 1949 and spent parts of his childhood in California and England. Burlingame graduated from Anaheim High School (California) in 1967 and from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1971. In the Navy, he flew F-4 Phantom jets, rising to the rank of captain. He left active duty in 1979 and joined American Airlines though, he remained in the Naval Reserves. Burlingame was the pilot of American Airlines Flight 77, with First Officer David Charlebois, before it was hijacked and flown into the Pentagon, on September 11, 2001. He would have turned 52 the following day. Burlingame was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery. He was initially deemed ineligible for burial there due to his status as a reservist deceased at an age younger than 60, but Burlingame was given a waiver and his case triggered reform of Arlington's burial criteria.
Former professional football offensive guard Gerry Blaine Mullins was born August 14, 1949 in Fullerton, California. Mullins attended the University of Southern California where he played NCAA college football with the USC Trojans from 1967 to 1970, appearing in three Rose Bowl games as a tight end. The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Gerry Mullins in the 4th round of the of the 1971 NFL Draft. He played for the Steelers from 1971 to 1979, where he became the starting fixture at left guard. Mullins protected the blind side of Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw, and paved the way for Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris, while helping the Steelers win four Super Bowls (IX, X, XIII & XIV). In 1982, Mullins chosen on the basis of more then 100,000 fan ballots as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team (50th Season).
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Since I posted the 2004 Rancho Cucamonga High School Yearbook (Rancho Cucamonga, California), (which I noted as 2002), another student has made himself a notable.
Professional football wide receiver Vincent Brown Jr. was born January 25, 1989 in Rancho Cucanmonga, California. Brown attended San Diego State University where he finished 2010 with 69 catches for 1,352 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, fourth place in school history for receiving yards in a single season. His final game as an Aztec came in the 2010 Poinsettia Bowl, where he set a Poinsettia Bowl record 8 receptions for 165 yards against Navy. He finished his collegiate career with 209 receptions for 3,110 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns, had a record-tying thirteen 100 yard receiving games and ranks third in school history in both receptions and receiving yards and fifth in touchdowns. The San Diego Chargers selected Vincent Brown in the 3rd round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>1972 William H. Taft High School Yearbook (Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California), titled "Atinian."
Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is future Major League Baseball Manager Kevin Kennedy, and in the Junior Class is Baseball Hall of Fame member Robin Yount. Maureen McCormick, the actress that played Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch, graduated from Taft in 1974, but I could not locate her in the yearbook.
Kevin Kennedy has a Senior Class Photo; has a Varisty Basketball Portrait; and has a Varisty Baseball Portrait. Robin Yount has a Junior Class Photo; and has a Varisty Baseball Portrait. It is possible, maybe likely, that either Kennedy or Yount appear in one of the unlabeled basketball or baseball photos. Likewise, Maureen McCormick may appear in the unlabeled stage or other like photos.
Kevin Kennedy Senior Class Photo.
Kevin Kennedy Varsity Basketball Portrait.
Kevin Kennedy Varsity Basetball Portrait.
Robin Yount Junior Class Photo.
Robin Yount Varsity Basetball Portrait.
Sports Analyst and former professional baseball manager Kevin Curtis Kennedy was born May 26, 1954 in Los Angeles, California. A minor league catcher who played in the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers farm systems, Kennedy got his managerial start in the Dodger minor league organization, before serving as a player development official and later the bench coach for the Montreal Expos. He was named the Head Manager for the Texas Rangers in 1993, replacing the fired Bobby Valentine and Toby Harrah, and held the position through the strike-shortened 1994 season. The Rangers posted a 86-76 record and placed 2nd in the AL West in 1993, but after a 52–62 record in 1994 (even though it was good enough for 1st in the AL West), Kennedy was let go. Hired by Boston, Kennedy led the 1995 Red Sox to an 86-76 record, 1st in the AL East, and brought the team to it's first post season appearance since 1990. However after a 85-77 record in 1995, falling to 3rd in the AL East, Kennedy started a merry-go-round of manager changes in Boston which also saw the firing of Joe Morgan, Butch Hobson and Jimy Williams. In 1997, Kennedy joined ESPN as a color analyst on the network's Wednesday Night Baseball telecasts, he performed the same role on ESPN Radio's Sunday Night Baseball in 1998 and on Fox Sports Net's Thursday Night Baseball in 1999 and 2000. From 2001 to 2008, he was a studio analyst for baseball on Fox, teaming with host Jeanne Zelasko. He also contributed to Fox Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show Period and hosted a radio program on FOX Sports Radio. Kennedy is currently the co-host of "Power Alley" with Jim Duquette on the MLB Network Radio.
Former professional baseball shortstop and outfielder Robin Rachel Yount was born September 16, 1955 in Danville, Illinois. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Robin Yount with the third overall pick in the 1973 MLB Amateur Draft, one draft slot ahead of fellow Hall of Famer Dave Winfield. A 2-time American League MVP (1982 & 1989), Yount played with the Brewers his entire 20-year MLB career (1974-1993) and holds multiple team career records including; total games, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, total bases, walks and strike outs. An excellent hitter, Yount posted a career .285 batting average with 251 home runs, 1632 runs scored and 1406 runs batted in. His 11,008 career at-bats is the seventh-most in Major League Baseball history, and he ranks 17th on the all-time hit list. Yount was a 3-time All-Star selection (1980, 1982 & 1983); the 1982 AL hits leader (210); a 2-time AL Triples leader (1983-10, 1988-11); and a 2-time AL Extra-Base Hits leader (1980-82, 1982-87); among other honors. After retiring as a player, he served as the first base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2002-2004) and the bench coach for the Milwaukee Brewers (2006 & 2008). Robin Yount was enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, on his first year of eligibility. >>
Pretty cool that just TWO years later, Yount would play in over 100 games in the Major Leagues with Milwaukee..........
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1994 Carlsbad High School Yearbook (Carlsbad, San Diego County, California), subtitled "Living on the Edge." The yearbook is 248 pages and measures ~9 by 12 inches.
Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is future MLB All-Star and World Series MVP Troy Glaus; while in the Junior Class is fellow future MLB player Chris Piersoll.
Troy Glaus has a Senior Class Photo (page 20); has a baby photo (page 53); is listed in the Varsity Baseball Team Photo (page 152); is shown batting (page 152]; a photo as Most Outstanding Baseball Player (page 184).
Chris Piersoll has a Junior Class Photo (page 203); is listed in the Varsity Baseball Team Photo (page 152); and shown pitching (page 152).
Troy Glaus Senior Class Photo.
Troy Glaus, Most Outstanding Baseball Player.
Troy Glaus Baby Photo.
Chris Piersoll Junior Class Photo.
Carlsbad 1993-94 Varsity Baseball Team Photo.
Troy Glaus Batting.
Chris Piersoll Pitching.
Professional baseball first and third baseman Troy Edward Glaus was born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, Califronia. The Anaheim Angels selected Troy Glaus in the 1st round of the 1997 MLB Draft, 3rd pick overall; Glaus played for the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005), the Toronto Blue Jays (2006-2007), the St. Louis Cardinals (2008-2009) and the Atlanta Braves (2010). Through 10-plus seasons, Glaus has hit .256 with 304 home runs and 877 RBI in 1395 games. In 19 postseason games, he hit .347 with nine home runs and 16 RBI. He is a 4-time All-Star selection (2000, 2001, 2003 & 2003), a 2-time Silver Slugger (2000 & 2001) and in 2000, led the AL with 47 home runs. In 2002, Glaus failed to reach the 40 home run club for the first time since the 1999 season, but he managed to hit thirty home runs and helped lead the Angels make the playoffs for the first time in 16 years. The Angels beat the San Friansico Giants in 7 games to win their first World Series title in team history and was named the series Most Valuable Player.
Former professional baseball pitcher Chris Piersoll was born September 25, 1977 in Van Nuys, California. The Chicago Cubs selected Chris Piersoll in the 19th round of the 1997 MLB Draft out of Fullerton College. After a few years in the Cubs minor league system, he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Chicago Cubs in the 2000 rule 5 draft. Piersoll made his Major League debut for the Cincinnati Reds on August 31, 2001, in what would be his only MLB season. In 11.1 innings pitched, he gave up 12 hits and 4 runs, walking 6 and striking out 7.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
2000 Olathe North High School Yearbook (Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas), titled "Essentials." The yearbook is 244 pages and measures ~9 by 12 inches.
Attending this school at the time and in the Junior Class is future NFL star running back Darren Sproles. During 1999, the 1999-2000 school year, Sproles rushed for 2,031 yards in nine games as a junior. In his senior year, he rushed for 2,485 yards and scored 49 touchdowns, leading the Olathe North Eagles to a 12–0 record and their fourth Kansas 6A state title in five years.
Darren Sproles is shown in a Junior Class photo (page 77); is in the Olathe North Eagles 1999-00 Varsity Football Team Photo (page 156); and in the Olathe North Eagles 1999-00 Track Team Photo (page 175).
Darren Sproles Junior Class Photo.
Olathe North Eagles 1999-00 Varsity Football Team Photo.
Olathe North Eagles 1999-00 Track Team Photo.
Professional football running back Darren Lee Sproles was born June 20, 1983 in Waterloo, Iowa. Sproles attended Kansas State University from 2001 to 2004, setting 23 school records, including a career record of 4979 rushing yards. He led the KSU Jayhawks to its first Big 12 Conference Championship in 2003, with a 35–7 win over # 1 ranked Oklahoma. That same year he led the nation in total rushing yards with a K-State single-season record 1,986 on 306 carries (6.5 avg), and placed 5th in the Heisman Trophy voting. Sproles finished 11th on the all-time college rushing yards list, with the 6th most all-purpose yards in NCAA history.
The San Diego Chargers selected Darren Sproles in the 4th round of the 2005 NFL Draft, 130th Overall. He played for the Chargers from 2005 to 2010. He spent his 2005 rookie season as the third string running back, behind LaDainian Tomlinson and Michael Turner, returning kicks and punts and then spent the entire 2006 season on the injured reserve list, breaking his ankle during the preseason. Healthy in 2007, he quickly earned the nickname "Lightning Bug" due to his speed, agility, and diminutive stature. At 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m), 180 lb (82 kg) Sproles was the smallest player in the NFL. During a 2008 NFL season AFC Wild card game against the favorite Indianapolis Colts, Sproles ran for two touchdowns in place of the injured Tomlinson, including the game-winning touchdown in overtime to win 23-17. With 105 yards rushing, 45 yards receiving and 178 return yards, Sproles finished the game with 328 all-purpose yards, the third most all-purpose yards by a player in a single NFL post-season game in NFL history The Chargers placed their franchise tag on Sproles, on February 18, 2009, and the same year, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the AFL, Sproles was selected as a kickoff return specialist to the honorary 50 Greatest Chargers team. On July 29, 2011, Darren Sproles signed a four year contract worth $14 million with the New Orleans Saints, including six million in guaranteed money. Just mere hours before the signing, the Saints had traded away Reggie Bush, who Sproles is expected to fill the role of.
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They should give Mark royalties for coming up with the idea.
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
They should give Mark royalties for coming up with the idea.
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I would settle for a King letter about how great Steve Young was....
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1960 Jesuit High School Yearbook (Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida), titled "Tiger." The yearbook is 152 pages and measures ~9 by 12 inches. Attending this school at the time and in the Junior Class is future Major League Baseball All-Star and Manager, Lou Piniella.
Lou Piniella has a Junior Class Photo (page 29); is in the Junior Optimist club photo (page 47); has a Varsity Basketball Portrait & Action Photo (#4) (page 68); is noted as having "copped the city scoring crown as he set a new mark of 723 points" (page 68); is shown in the Varsity Basketball Team Photo (page 69); is shown in several Varsity Basketball game photos (#4) (pages 71 & 72); and has a Varsity Baseball action photo (page 83). Piniella also likely appears in some of the many many unlabeled photos which include Varsity Baseball and a Junior Optimist club meeting among others.
Varsity Basketball Game Photo. (Lou Piniella is the white jersey jumping, #4)
Lou Piniella Varsity Baseball Action Photo.
Former baseball outfielder and manager Lou Piniella was born as Louis Victor Piniella on August 28, 1943 in Tampa, Florida. Piniella attended the University of Tampa where he was All-American in baseball. Piniella played in the outfield for the Baltimore Orioles (1964), the Cleveland Indians (1968), the Kansas City Royals (1969-1973) and the New York Yankees (1974-1984). "Sweet Lou" was the 1969 American League Rookie of the Year, a 1972 All-Star selection and won two World Series Championships while with the Yankees in 1977 & 1978.
Following his playing career, Piniella served as the New York Yankees Manager from 1986 to 1987, and part of 1988, taking over after the firing of Billy Martin. Leaving New York, Piniella was the Manager of the Cincinnati Reds 1990-1992, the Seattle Mariners 1993-2002, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2003-2005, and the Chicago Cubs 2007-2010. Piniella led his teams to 6 division championships and the Cincinnati Reds to a 1990 World Series Championship, was named the American League Manager of the Year in 1995 & 2001, and the National League Manager of the Year in 2008. He finished his managerial career with 1,835 wins, 14th on the all-time list of Managerial Wins.
Well-known for his fiery temper and on-field antics, Lou Piniella was ejected 65 times in his career. These ejections often included a combination of cap-kicking, base-throwing and dirt-kicking tantrums, that had the fans cheering him on, and at times joining in protest by throwing trash onto the field.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
I posted this before but since a couple more students became notables (Chase d'Arnaud & Landry Fields). I have also rescanned a few photos.
Clear Skies, Mark
2004 Los Alamitos High School Yearbook (Los Alamitos, Orange County, California), titled "Cottonwood." The yearbook is 354 pages and measures ~9 by 12 inches. Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is NFL player Antoine Cason; in the Junior Class is MLB player Chase d'Arnaud, USA Olympic Softball Team member Stacey Nelson and NFL player Orlando Scandrick; in the Sophomore Class is NBA player Landry Fields and actor Clayton Snyder; and in the Freshman Class is actor Myles Jeffrey.
Antoine Cason has a Senior Class Photo (page 57); is listed in the senior directory (page 92); is in the 2003-04 Los Alamitos Varsity Football Team Photo (page 223); is shown and quoted about the football season (page 223); is shown taking a hand-off in a 400 meter relay race (page 250); and is in the Varsity Track Team Photo (page 251).
Chase d'Arnaud has a Junior Class Photo (page 104); has a photo and an answer to a Junior Class question "what juniors listen to to stay awake" (page 106); is in the Varsity Baseball Team Photo (#13) (page 256); playing shortstop (#13) (page 257); and is in the Junior CSF Group Photo (page 309).
Stacey Nelson has a Junior Class Photo (page 112); and is in the Varsity Girl's Softball Team Photo (page 255).
Orlando Scandrick has a Junior Class Photo (page 116); is shown running with the football dodging a defender (page 222); and is in the Varsity Football Team Photo (page 223).
Landry Fields has a Sophomore Class Photo (page 129); is quoted on page 196; is shown playing Varsity Basketball (page 234); and is in the Varsity Basketball Team Photo (age 235).
Clayton Snyder has a Sophomore Class Photo (page 142); is in the Varsity Water Polo Team Photo (page 227); is shown swimming in a backstroke race (page 258); and is in the Varsity Swim Team Photo (page 259). Myles Jeffrey has a Freshman Class Photo (page 156); is in the Spanish Club Group Photo (page 298); is in the Models United Nations Group Photo (page 307); and is in the Freshman CSF Group Photo (page 308).
2003-04 Los Alamitos Varsity Football Team Photo.
"Orlando Scandrick gains yardage while dodging his Esperanza enemy."
2003-04 Los Alamitos Varsity Baseball Team Photo.
"After catching a ball playing short stop, Chase D'Arnaud attempts to quickly return the ball."
2003-04 Los Alamitos Varsity Basketball Team Photo.
"Larry Fields, the youngest player on Varsity, faces off against an angry Bulldog."
2003-04 Los Alamitos Varsity Girl's Softball Team Photo.
2003-04 Los Alamitos Varsity Swim Team Photo.
"Sophomore Clayton Snyder wants to win his breaststroke race."
Antoine Cason Senior Class Photo.
Chase d'Arnaud Junior Class Photo.
Stacey Nelson Junior Class Photo.
Orlando Scandrick Junior Class Photo.
Clayton Snyder Sophomore Class Photo.
Landry Fields Sophomore Class Photo.
Myles Jeffrey Freshman Class Photo.
Professional football cornerback Antoine Brandon Cason was born July 9, 1986 in Long Beach, California. Carson attended the University of Arizona where he played NCAA college football with the Arizona Wildcats from 2004 to 2007. Cason became a starting player his freshman year in 2004, and is recognized as one of the best cornerbacks in Arizona's history. He was named the 2004 Sporting News Pac-10 Freshman of the Year; and a 2-time First-team All Pac-10 selection (2006-2007). During his 2007 senior season, Cason was named First-Team All American by the Walter Camp Association, the Sporting News, the Associated Press, SI.com, Rivals.com, CBSSports.com, and was given the 2007 Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top defensive back in college football. The San Diego Chargers selected Antonio Carson in the 1st round, 27th pick overall, in the 2008 NFL Draft. Since joining the team as a rookie in Week 1 of 2008, Cason has appeared in every Chargers game and has helped the team win the 2008 and 2009 AFC Western Division Championship. He made his first NFL interception on September 14, 2008, against the Denver Broncos, picking off Jay Cutler, and he made his second NFL interception off Tampa Bay's Jeff Garcia on December 21, 2008, for his first career NFL touchdown.
Professional baseball Shortstop/utility infielder Chase Jonathan d'Arnaud was born January 21, 1987 in Torrance, California. D'Arnaud attended Pepperdine University and was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 2008 MLB Draft, 114th oveall. d'Arnaud was called up to the majors for the first time on June 24, 2011, and in his Major League debut, recorded his first major league hit, a triple. d'Arnaud, who was considered the Pirates' top infield prospect, was hitting .280 with 11 doubles, five triples, four homers and 33 RBIs with Indianapolis at the time of the callup. He had also swiped 17 bases in 62 games. He split time playing shortstop and second base in 2011, though he recently spent some time at third base and has plenty of familiarity at the position, which he played regularly in college.
Softball pitcher Stacey Nelson was born April 12, 1987 in Los Alamitos, California. Nelson graduated from Los Alamitos High School in 2005, and holds high school records for career shutouts and single season strikeouts (228). She attended the University of Florida and played NCAA college baseball with the Florida Gators from 2006 to 2009. Considered one of the best pitchers in NCAA softball history, she finished her collegiate career having played in 206 games, with a 136-36 record, threw 1116 strikeouts and pitched in 1141.2 innings, including 133 complete games. In 2008, she led the Gators to an NCAA record 68 season wins and to its first Women's College World Series berth. Nelson earned 2008 and 2009 First-Team NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American honors, 2008 and 2009 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year awards; and was named the 2009 ESPN Academic All-American of the Year. Nelson was selected with the 13th pick in the 2009 National Pro Fastpitch League Senior Draft by the Washington Glory, but chose to try out of the United States National Team. After making the National Team in the summer of 2009, she earned three wins, as the US won the Canada Cup, the KFC World Cup and the Japan Cup. She pitched 23 innings while striking out 15 and allowing 19 hits. The former Gator gave up only two earned runs and has an ERA of 0.61 in international play.
Professional football cornerback Orlando Scandrick was born February 10, 1987 in Los Alamitos, California. Scandrick attended Boise State, where he played NCAA college football with the Boise State Broncos from 2005 to 2007, and was a 3-time All-WAC selection. In 2005, Scandrick started 12 of Boise State’s 13 games as a true freshman, and was named a second-team Freshman All-America by Scout.com and an honorable mention Freshman All-America by the Sporting News. As a junor in 2006, Scandrick started all 13 Broncos games, and a forced fumble at Nevada in the Broncos BCS bowl-clinching win and season finale. The Dallas Cowboys selected Orlando Scandrick in the 5th round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Scandrick played in all 48 games during his first his three years with the Cowboys, starting nine. Before the 2011 season, the Cowboys and Scandrick reached an agreement on a five-year contract extension worth $27 million, with $10 million guaranteed.
American childhood actor and water polo player Clayton Travis Snyder was born September 9, 1987 in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his cast member role as Ethan Craft in the Disney Channel original series Lizzie McGuire (2001-2004) and in The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003). Ethan Craft was the boy who Lizzie, Miranda, and the rest of the girls at school had a huge crush on. In season one, he was portrayed as more of a bad boy or a class bully. For example, he used to force Gordo to do things against his will. Clayton attended Pepperdine University where he played on the water polo team from 2006 to 2009 and is currently a member of the United States National Water Polo Team.
Professional basketball shooting guard Landry Fields was born June 27, 1988 in Long Beach, California. Fields attended Stanford Universityand had immediate impact as a freshman, playing 14 minutes per game off the bench. Steadily improving his numbers every year, Fields finished his senior season leading the Pac-10 in scoring and rebounding, despite playing primarily as a shooting guard and small forward. he New York Knicks selected Landry Fields in the 2nd round of the 2010 NBA Draft, 39th pick overall. After a strong showing during summer league and preseason, he was named the starting shooting guard for the Knicks on opening night. Landry Fields won Rookie of the Month in the Eastern Conference for the months of November and December in 2010, and was named to the 2010/11 NBA All-Rookie First Team.
American actor Myles David Jeffrey was born October 5, 1990 in Riverside County, California. Jeffrey is best known for his role as Henry Paget on CBS science-fiction series the Early Edition (1998-1999). He also had a recurring role in Beverly Hills 90210 (1997-1998), and worked as a voice actor in the Cartoon Network's animated series Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? (2002-2003), and in the HBO animated series Stuart Little (2003-2006). He appeared in the films Face/Off (1997), The Odd Couple (1998), Babe Pig in the City (1998), The Santa Clause 2 (2002), Hoodlum & Son (2003), The Ant Bully (2006), 11:11 (2010), and has made television guest appearances on Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman (1997), ER (2000), Popular (2000), Family Law (2001), and Touched by an Angel (2002), among others. Jeffrey's role on the Early Edition earned him two Young Artists Award nominations and one award for Best Supporting Young Actor in a TV Drama Series. On February 7, 2007, he appeared on Jeopardy! Teen Tournament . Despite not winning his quarter-final match, Jeffrey's score was high enough to earn him a wild card into the semifinals. Jeffrey lost to the eventual winner David Walter in the semifinals.
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1961 Theodore Roosevelt High School Yearbook (Los Angeles, California), titled "Round Up." Attending this school at the time and in the Junior Class is football great Mike Garrett. As a starter his 1960/61 senior year, Garrett was All-City, All-American and named the league's Player of the Year, while helping the school win the League Championship.
Mike Garrett has a Junior Class Photo (page 42); is in the Colonels Group Photo (page 56); is in the Lettermen Group Photo (page 65); has a Varsity Football Portrait (page 71); in the 1941/1960 Champion Teams Honorary Banquet Group Photo (page 73); has a Varsity Baseball Portrait (page 83); and has a Track Team Portrait (page 84).
Mike Garrett Junior Class Photo.
1960-61 Colonels Group Photo.
1960-61 Lettermen Group Photo.
Mike Garrett Varsity Football Portrait.
1941/1960 Champion Teams Honorary Banquet Group Photo.
Mike Garrett Varsity Baseball Portrait.
Mike Garrett Track Team Portrait.
Former football collegiate star and professional running back Michael Lockett Garrett was born April 12, 1944 in Los Angeles, California. Garrett attended the University of Southern California where he played NCAA college football with the USC Trojans from 1963 to 1965. In 1965, Garrett led the nation with 267 carries for 1,440 rushing yards, caught 36 passes, returned 43 punts, returned 30 kickoffs and threw 6 passes. Two of his passes went for touchdowns. For his efforts, Garrett became a consensus All-American and was awarded the UPI Player of the Year and the 1965 (31st) Heisman Trophy among many other honors. Garrett finished his college career with a then unheard of 3,221 yards and scored 30 touchdowns, setting numerous NCAA, Pac 10 Conference and USC team records. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
Mike Garrett was picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 20th round of the 1966 AFL Draft and by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2nd round of the 1966 NFL Draft. Garrett chose the Chiefs where he played from 1966 to 1970, through it's merger with the NFL, and finished his career with the San Diego Chargers where he played from 1970 to 1973. Garrett, a two-time AFL All Star selection, was a key member of the Kansas City Chiefs team that won the 1966 and 1969 AFC Championship and beat the Minnesota Vikings in the last AFL-NFL World Championship Game (now considered Super Bowl IV).
In his 8 professional football seasons, Garrett rushed for 5,481 yards, caught 238 passes for 2,010 yards, returned 14 kickoffs for 323 yards, and returned 39 punts for 235 yards. Overall, Garrett gained a total of 8,049 yards and scored 49 touchdowns (35 rushing, 13 receiving, 1 punt return).
Garrett was named USC's sixth athletic director in January 1993, and was responsible for hiring Pete Carroll as the head football coach. However in 2010, the USC football program was hit with severe NCAA sanctions, due to violations involving former USC stars Reggie Bush and O. J. Mayo. This prompted USC's incoming president, Max Nikias, to replace Garrett with former USC quarterback Pat Haden.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
1974 Walnut High School Yearbook (Walnut, Los Angeles County, California), titled "Cayuse." Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is future MLB star Lance Parrish, who played baseball, football and basketball, and is featured in the book many times.
The Walnut 1973-74 Varsity Basketball Team compiled a 14-0 league record, winning the league championship, and a 26-3 overall record, to enter the CIF playoffs as the two-seated team. After beating it's first oponent Baldwin Park, Walnut lost to San Clemente by three points.
Lance Parrish is shown as one of the Homecoming Princes (page 23); in the Varsity Football Team Photo (page 52); talking with the coach (page 52); running with the football and breaking two tackles (page 53); in the Varsity Basketball Team Photo (page 64); three photos of Parrish shooting in a basketball game (page 65); in the Varsity Baseball Team Photo (page 81); pitching in a game against Workman (page 81); is on the fall and winter sports award page and notes as having been named most valuable defensive player on the football team and Mr. Effort and Hustle on the basketball team (page 86); in the Lettermen Group Photo (page 107); named Most Athletic Male (page 121); shown not happy while eating and having his photo taken (page 133) and has a Senior Class Photo (page 133).
Lance Parrish Senior Class Photo.
"Lance Parrish doesn't enjoy getting his picture taken while he's eating lunch."
1973-74 Homecoming Princes. Lance Parrish is the fourth prince.
Varsity Football Team Photo. Lance Parrish is the fourth player in the front row (#13).
"Coach Gunn talks with Parrish about a serious game situation."
"Lance Parrish breaks two tackles."
Varsity Basketball Team Photo. Lance Parrish is the fourth player from the end.
"Lance Parrish shoots as Kirk Christ gets into position for possible rebound."
"Parrish sinks two more."
"Lance Parrish takes a long shot."
Varsity Baseball Team Photo. Lance Parrish is the second player in the standing back row.
"Lance Parrish pitches against Workman."
"Lance Parrish, Football - Most Vaulable Defensive Player, Hall of Fame, and Basketball - Mr. Effort and Hustle."
Lettermen Group Photo. Lance Parrish is the first student in the third row back.
Most Athletic.
Former professional baseball catcher Lance Michael Parrish, aka "Big Wheel", was born June 15, 1956 in Clairton, Pennsylvania. The Detroit Tigers drafted Lance Parrish as a third baseman in the 1st round of the 1974 MLB Draft. While playing for the Lakeland Tigers in the minor leagues, he was converted to a catcher. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1977, and played for the Detroit Tigers (1977-1986), the Philadelphia Phillies (1987-1988), the California Angels (1989-1992), the Seattle Mariners (1992), the Cleveland Indians (1993), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1994), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1995).
Parrish was an 8-time All-Star selection (1980, 1982-1986, 1988 & 1990), a 3-time Gold Glove Award winner (1983-1985), a 6-time Silver Slugger Award (1980, 1982-1984, 1986 & 1990), caught Jack Morris' 1984 No-Hitter, and was a key member of the 1984 Detroit Tigers World Series Championship Team. In a 19 year career, he played in 1988 games, accumulating 1782 hits in 7067 at bats for a .252 career batting average along with 324 home runs and 1070 runs batted in.
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1973 Garinger High School Yearbook (Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina), titled "Snips & Cuts."
Attending this school at the time and in the Sophomore Class is San Francisco 49ers legend Dwight Clark.
Dwight Clark is shown in the Varsity Basketball Team Photo (page 133); has a Varsity Basketball action photo (page 135); and has a Sophomore Class Photo (page 242).
Dwight Clark Sophomore Class Photo.
1972-73 Garinger Varsity Basketball Team Photo.
Dwight Clark Varsity Basketball Action Photo.
Former professional football wide receiver Dwight Edward Clark was born January 8, 1957 in Kinston, North Carolina. Clark attended Clemson University where he played NCAA college football with the Clemson Tigers. The San Francisco 49ers selected Dwight Clark in the 1st round (10th pick overall) in the 1979 NFL Draft. He played for the 49ers from 1979 to 1987. He was a 2-time consecutive Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection (1981-1982), the 1982 Sports Illustated NFL Player of the Year, and a member of two Super Bowl-winning teams. Clark's most memorable touchdown came in the 1982 NFC Playoffs. On January 10, 1982, against the Dallas Cowboys, the San Francisco 49ers were trailing 27–21 in the final minute of play. Clark leaped in the air and caught a six-yard pass from quarterback Joe Montana in the back of the end zone to give the 49ers a 28–27 victory. That play, one of the most famous in the history in the NFL, has been immortalized as "The Catch." In 1988, the San Francisco 49ers retired Dwight Clark's #87 jersey number.
Following his playing days, Clark served as the in the front office of the San Francisco 49ers (1987-1998) and the Cleveland Browns (1998-2002).
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I know that this thread is old, but since I'm the new guy, I'll beg forgiveness.
Here is photo from the 1916 Compton (CA) yearbook. Edward Owens, is the lone black player on the team. Its significance?
This was the same year that Jimmy Claxton played for the Oakland Oaks. As you may or may not recall, Claxton played because he was thought to be Native American. When determined that he was black, he was fired.
In 1916, Compton was primarily white (approximately 1-3% black). Since there were only about 1,400 people in Compton at the time, this would mean that there were approximately 14-42 blacks in Compton. Compton had not yet experienced the Great Migration until the very next year. Because of the California laws, blacks had to have permission by white families to live in a house. Living in a house at this time, a black family would experience lawns set on fire by white gangs. Given the experience of Claxton, you can imagine what Edward Owens experienced, not only from opponents, but most likely his own team!
Looking at the 1914 and 1915 Compton yearbook, Owens wasn't listed. Given Compton's demographics today, the significance: It is very possible that Owens was the very first black baseball player (possibly the first student and graduate) in the history of Compton.
Looking at the photo, I'd like to think that Owens sticking his leg out was possibly in defiance (similar to that of the 1968 Olympics - I guess we'll never know!)
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Attending this school at the time in the Senior Class is future baseball player Gary Matthews Jr, and in the Sophomore Class is NFL player, Jamal Benjamin Brooks, who is listed as Benjamin Brooks.
Gary Matthews Jr is mentioned in the Vasity Baseball year recap (page 92), and is shown playing Varsity Baseball hitting the baseball (#22) (page 94); practicing base sliding with a coach (#22) (page 95); and has a Senior Class Photo (page 147). Matthews may, and likely is, present in other photos such are the various clubs, but maybe 90% of the photos in this book are not labeled.
Jamal Benjamin Brooks has a Sophomore Class Photo (page 200). Like Matthews, Brooks may appear in other sections.
Gary Matthews Jr Senior Class Photo.
Gary Matthews Jr. at the end of his swing.
Gary Matthews Jr. practicing sliding with a coach.
Jamal Benjamin Brooks Sophomore Class Photo.
Gary Matthews Jr. robbing Mike Lamb of a home run in 2006.
Professional baseball outfielder Gary Nathaniel Matthews, Jr. was born August 25, 1974 in San Francisco, California, and is the son of the former MLB 1979 All-Star outfielder Gary Matthews. The San Diego Padres selected Gary Matthews in the 13th round of the 1993 MLB Amateur Draft, and he made his Major League debut on June 4, 1999. "Little Sarge" played for the San Diego Padres (1999), the Chicago Cubs (2000-2001), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2001), the New York Mets (2002 & 2010), the Baltimore Orioles (2002-2003), the San Diego Padres (2003), the Texas Rangers (2004-2006), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2007-2009), and the New York Mets (2010). He is known for his jumping skills and a flair for the dramatic in the field. His home run-stealing catch against Mike Lamb on July 1, 2006 was so outstanding, Lamb himself applauded the play. It was later called the #1 defensive play ever performed by The Best Damn Sports Show Period and Hall of Famer/ESPN analyst Joe Morgan called the catch the best he had seen. On September 13 of the same year, Matthews hit for a natural cycle in a game against the Detroit Tigers, with a single for his first hit, a double for his second, a triple for his third, and a home run for his fourth. Matthews finished 2006 with 19 HRs, 79 RBIs, and 194 hits (including 44 doubles and hitting for cycle), and earned a 2006 All-Star selection.
Following the 2006 season, Matthews, having transformed from journeyman to a fan favorite, was signed by the Angels to a 5-year contract worth $50 million. A signing many baseball writers, such as ESPN's Rob Neyer, have call one of the worst contracts of all time. Within months of the signing, Matthews had his name reported with HGH, a performance-enhancing drug, and over the next few years predictably put up production numbers below his All-Star season. He did find some success and on July 10, 2009, Matthews made his 1,000th hit off Joba Chamberlain of the New York Yankees. He was also the last hitter of the Angels 2009 season, striking out against Mariano Rivera to end game six of the 2009 American League Championship Series. After the end of the season, Matthews went public with his desire to be traded to another team. "I don't expect to be back; it's time to move on," Matthews said. "I'm ready to play for an organization that wants me to play every day. This organization has other plans, and that's OK." Matthews, then 35, had hit just .248 since signing the lucrative contract three years earlier. On January 22, 2010, Matthews was traded to the New York Mets for pitcher Brian Stokes, with the Angels picking up $21.5 of the $23.5 million left on Matthews' contract. His time in New York however was short, and Matthews was designated for assignment by the Mets on June 4, 2010, after batting .190 in 58 ABs, and on June 15, he was released. Matthews signed a minor-league contract by the Cincinnati Reds on June 23, and assigned to Triple-A Louisville, where he hit 313/.359/.490. However, he was not promoted to the Reds, and on July 24, he opted out of his contract with the Reds, and became a free agent.
Professional football linebacker Jamal Benjamin Brooks was born in November 8, 1976 in Lansing, Michigan, and attended Hampton University. Undrafted in 2000, he signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He was cut before the season started, but got a good recommendation to play in NFL Europe. Due to Brooks' performance in the NFL Europe for the Scottish Claymores, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2001. Excelling n the Cowboys 2001 rookie camp, he was placed second on the depth chart at middle linebacker and a first strong on special teams, and made the 2001 Cowboys opening day roster. Brooks, who graduated from Granada Hills in 1994, started playing linebacker as a junior, but wasn't very big and didn't have great speed. After growing a little more, he was named the a team captain his senior year, making second-team all-conference with 77 tackles and 16 catches for one touchdown. When Granada Hills longtime high school football coach Daryl Stroh, who had also coached John Elway in the late 70s, was told Brooks had made the Cowboys training camp roster, it surprized him. "I coached a player named Jamal Brooks,'' said Stroh. "I'm not sure he is the same one you're talking about." A Granada Hills co-coach Tom Harp, the former head football coach of Cornell and Duke University, added, "It's kind of surprising because of all the guys that go through the football program, he wasn't like all-world. He was a hard worker, but the NFL? I mean, you just would never know.'' Brooks appeared in all 16 games his 2001 rookie season, mostly on special teams, and forced 1 fumble. Injured in 2002, Brooks was released in 2003. He made a comeback in 2006 with the St. Louis Rams and played in 7 games.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is future Director of the CIA and United States Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates.; in the Junior Class is NFL player Jim Waskiewicz; and in the Sophomore Class is basketball player and amateur golf champion Jamie Thompson.
In 2009, Jim Waskiewicz was selected by the Wichita Eagle Beacon as part of it's 50th Anniversary All-City Team.
Robert Gates, is listed as Bob Gates, and has a Senior Class Photo (page 131); the same photo is repeated in the activity section with a caption that notes "President" under Hi-Y Club (page 46); another Hi-Y photo shows Gates leading the club (page 46); he is in the Cross Country Team Photo (page 81); and in the "Senior Straight A's" Group Photo (page 149).
Jim Waskiewicz is 1960 Football Squad Team Photo (page 79); is in the 1961 Wrestling Team Photo (page 88); and has a Junior Class Photo (page 120).
Jamie Thompson is in the 1961 Basketball Team Photo (page 83); 1960-61 Golf Squad Team Photo (page 89); and has a Sophomore Class Photo (page 107).
1961 Wichita High School Basketball Team Photo w/Jamie Thompson.
1960-61 Wichita High School Cross Country Team Photo w/Robert Gates.
1960 Wichita High School Football Team Photo w/Jim Waskiewicz.
1960 Wichita High School Golf Team Photo w/Jamie Thompson.
1961 Wichita High School Wrestling Team Photo w/Jim Waskiewicz.
1960-61 Wichita High School East Hi-Y Club. Gates is in the center of the group "studying model legislature," and is shown as President.
1961 Wichita High School "Senior Straight A's" Group Photo. Robert Gates appears to be the student standing on the steps.
Robert Gates Senior Class Photo.
Jim Waskiewicz Junior Class Photo.
Jamie Thompson Sophomore Class Photo.
United States Secretary of Defense Robert Michael Gates was born September 25, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas. Gates graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in history in 1965, graduated with an M.A. in history from Indiana University in 1966 and completed his doctorate in Russian and Societ history from Georgetown University in 1974. Gates served as the 16th Deputy of Director of Central Intellignce (CIA) from April 18, 1986 to March 20, 1989. Served as Deputy National Security Advisor under George H. W. Bush from March 20, 1989 to November 6, 1991. Served as the 15th Director of the Central Intelligence from November 6, 1991 to January 20, 1993. Gates is the only career officer in the CIA history to rise from entry-level employee to Director. After leaving the CIA in 1992, Gates worked as an academic, lecturer, severed a sa member of the Board of Visitors of the University of Oklahoma Internaitonal Programs Center and a trustee of the endowment fund for the College of William and Mary. Interim Deam of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University from 1999 to 2001. Gates became the 22nd President of Texas A&M in 2002. On December 18, 2006, Gates was sworn in a the 22nd US Secretary of Defense, replacing the resigning Donald Rumsfeld, and serving President George W. Bush. On December 1, 2008, President-elect Obama announced that Robert Gates would remain in his position as Secretary of Defense. Gates is the 14th Cabinet member in history to serve under two Presidents of different parties, and the first to serve two Presidents as Secretary of Defense.
Former professional football linebacker and center James Allen "Jim" Waskiewicz was born February 10, 1944 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Waskiewicz attended Wichita State University where he played NCAA college football with the WSU Shockers. With the Shockers, Waskiewicz was a 1963 All-MVC selection at center, a 1963 Honorable Mention All-American, and a 1965 All-MVC selection at linebacker. He also holds the Shocker team career record for interception return yardage with 215 yards. The New York Jets selected Jim Waskiewicz in the 4th round (29th pick overall) in the 1966 AFL Draft, with a pick acquired in a trade with the Boston Patriots. After suffering a broken hand in training camp as a rookie, Waskiewicz rebounded and filled in at linebacker and center in 1966 and 1967. He finished his professional career in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons in 1969. Waskiewicz appeared in AFL/NFL 39 games and made 2 fumble recoveries. Jim Waskiewicz was inducted in the Wichita State University Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.
Former professional basketball player Jamie Thompson attended Wichita State University where he played NCAA college basketball with the WSU Shockers (1964-1967), earning All-MVC honors in 1965-66 and 1966-67. In his junior year, Thompson turned in a definitive performance by hitting all nine of his field goal attempts and all 10 of his free throws. That helped propel Wichita State University to a 100-94 victory over Michigan, which was ranked No. 2 and the time. He stood only 6-foot-3 and was not swift afoot, but his quick release and his deadly accuracy made him one of the most feared Shockers. He was a key to the success of the 1964-65 WSU team which won the Missouri Valley title, beat Oklahoma State in the Midwest Regional title game and became the only Shocker squad to reach the Final Four. Thompson scored 36 points in the NCAA semifinal loss to UCLA. He also holds the Shocker team record for highest free throw percentage in a career (0.853), and is the fifth leading scorer in Shocker basketball history with 1,359 points. Thompson also competed in NCAA golf and was the 1962 and 1964 Missouri Valley Conference Champion, a 1965 Honorable Mention All-American, and runner-up in the 1964 Kansas Amateur Golf Tournament. The Los Angeles Lakers selected Jamie Thompson in the 7th round of the 1967 NBA Draft and the Dallas Chaparrals selected Thompson in the 5th round of the 1967 ABA Draft during the Chaparrals' inaugural season. Thompson signed with the Chaparrals, who would later became the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA, but Thompson never played in an official game. Jamie Thompson was been inducted in the Wichita State University Sports Hall of Fame (2001) and a Wichita Sports Hall of Fame (2006).
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Go Shockers!
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is future actress Becki Newton, then going by her given name Rebecca Newton; and in the Freshman Class is future MLB player Adam Greenburg.
Becki Newton is shown as Senior Class Actress (page 78); has a Senior Class Photo (page 103); is listed in an unlabeled fall sport team (page 155); is shown running in track (I think) (page 162); is listed as President of the Drama Club "Stage" (as Becki Newton) and is shown in the Drama Club Photo (page 206); and is listed in the Voices Choir Group and is in the front row (I think) of the group photo (page 214).
Adam Greenburg has a Freshman Class Photo (page 140).
Becki Newton Senior Class Photo.
Becki Newton, Senior Class Actress.
Becki Newton Running in Track (?).
Adam Greenburg Freshman Class Photo.
Actress Becki Newton was born as Rebecca Sara Newton on July 4, 1978 in New Haven, Connecticut. Newton is best known for her character Amanda Tanen in the comedy-drama series Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010. Newton also appeared in ABC.com's Mode After Hours webisode series, and co-hosted of the Official Ugly Betty Podcast with Ugly Betty co-star Michael Urie. She has made guest appearances on many television programs including Cold Case (2003), Law & Order Special Victims Unit (2004), Charmed (2005) and American Dad! (2007), among others. She is currently cast as Annie, the lead role, in the ABC series Love Bites which premiered Febuary 11, 2011.
Professional baseball outfielder Adam Daniel Greenberg was born February 21, 1981 in New Haven, Connecticut. Greenburg attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he played NCAA college baseball with the North Carolina Tarheels. In 2000, Greenburg served as leadoff batter and was named the ACC Rookie of the Year. The Chicago Cubs selected Adam Greenberg in the 9th round of the 2002 MLB Amateur Draft. Greenberg made his first and only Major League appearance on July 9, 2005 against the Florida Marlins. During this game, Greenberg was pitch hitting in the 9th inning, when he was hit directly in the back of his head by a 92-mile-per-hour fastball on the very first pitch of the game from Valerio de los Santos. "The first thing going through your mind is, 'This guy's dead,'" de los Santos said. Greenberg, suffered a mild concussion as a result of the beaning, and still suffers from positional vertigo.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is future Major League Baseball Manager Kevin Kennedy, and in the Junior Class is Baseball Hall of Fame member Robin Yount. Maureen McCormick, the actress that played Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch, graduated from Taft in 1974, but I could not locate her in the yearbook.
Kevin Kennedy has a Senior Class Photo; has a Varisty Basketball Portrait; and has a Varisty Baseball Portrait. Robin Yount has a Junior Class Photo; and has a Varisty Baseball Portrait. It is possible, maybe likely, that either Kennedy or Yount appear in one of the unlabeled basketball or baseball photos. Likewise, Maureen McCormick may appear in the unlabeled stage or other like photos.
Kevin Kennedy Senior Class Photo.
Kevin Kennedy Varsity Basketball Portrait.
Kevin Kennedy Varsity Basetball Portrait.
Robin Yount Junior Class Photo.
Robin Yount Varsity Basetball Portrait.
Sports Analyst and former professional baseball manager Kevin Curtis Kennedy was born May 26, 1954 in Los Angeles, California. A minor league catcher who played in the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers farm systems, Kennedy got his managerial start in the Dodger minor league organization, before serving as a player development official and later the bench coach for the Montreal Expos. He was named the Head Manager for the Texas Rangers in 1993, replacing the fired Bobby Valentine and Toby Harrah, and held the position through the strike-shortened 1994 season. The Rangers posted a 86-76 record and placed 2nd in the AL West in 1993, but after a 52–62 record in 1994 (even though it was good enough for 1st in the AL West), Kennedy was let go. Hired by Boston, Kennedy led the 1995 Red Sox to an 86-76 record, 1st in the AL East, and brought the team to it's first post season appearance since 1990. However after a 85-77 record in 1995, falling to 3rd in the AL East, Kennedy started a merry-go-round of manager changes in Boston which also saw the firing of Joe Morgan, Butch Hobson and Jimy Williams. In 1997, Kennedy joined ESPN as a color analyst on the network's Wednesday Night Baseball telecasts, he performed the same role on ESPN Radio's Sunday Night Baseball in 1998 and on Fox Sports Net's Thursday Night Baseball in 1999 and 2000. From 2001 to 2008, he was a studio analyst for baseball on Fox, teaming with host Jeanne Zelasko. He also contributed to Fox Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show Period and hosted a radio program on FOX Sports Radio. Kennedy is currently the co-host of "Power Alley" with Jim Duquette on the MLB Network Radio.
Former professional baseball shortstop and outfielder Robin Rachel Yount was born September 16, 1955 in Danville, Illinois. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Robin Yount with the third overall pick in the 1973 MLB Amateur Draft, one draft slot ahead of fellow Hall of Famer Dave Winfield. A 2-time American League MVP (1982 & 1989), Yount played with the Brewers his entire 20-year MLB career (1974-1993) and holds multiple team career records including; total games, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, total bases, walks and strike outs. An excellent hitter, Yount posted a career .285 batting average with 251 home runs, 1632 runs scored and 1406 runs batted in. His 11,008 career at-bats is the seventh-most in Major League Baseball history, and he ranks 17th on the all-time hit list. Yount was a 3-time All-Star selection (1980, 1982 & 1983); the 1982 AL hits leader (210); a 2-time AL Triples leader (1983-10, 1988-11); and a 2-time AL Extra-Base Hits leader (1980-82, 1982-87); among other honors. After retiring as a player, he served as the first base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2002-2004) and the bench coach for the Milwaukee Brewers (2006 & 2008). Robin Yount was enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, on his first year of eligibility.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
Attending this school at the time and in the Junior Class is Cleveland Browns 7-time Pro Bowl and a 4-time first-team All-Pro selection Dick Schafrath.
Dick Schafrath is in the Home Room 267/Mrs. Edith Joss Class Photo (page 39); in the Varsity Football Team Photo (pages 84-85); in the Varsity Basketball Team Photo (#33) (page 94); and in the Varsity Baseball Team Photo (page 113);
Home Room 267/Mrs. Edith Joss Class Photo.
Dick Schafrath (#33) from 1953-54 Wooster High School Varsity Football Team Photo.
1953-54 Wooster High School Varsity Basketball Team Photo with Dick Schafrath. Schafrath (#33) is in the center front row.
1953-54 Wooster High School Varsity Baseball Team Photo with Dick Schafrath. I am going to take a wild guess and suggest he was #33.
Former professional football lineman and politician Richard Philip Schafrath was born March 21, 1937 in Wooster, Ohio. Schafrath attended Ohio State University where he played NCAA college football with the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1955 to 1958 and was coached by the legend Woody Hayes. With Schafrath as a starter, the Buckeyes won the 1957 National Championship and were invited to play in the 1958 Rose Bowl Game. Schafrath was also the Buckeyes' team captain in '58. The Cleveland Browns selected Dick Schafrath in the 2nd round of the 1959 NFL Draft. He played with the Browns from 1959 to 1971, and was a fixture at the left tackle positon for 13 seasons, earning team captain honors in 1963. He protected the blind side of Pro Bowl elected Browns quarterbacks Frank Ryan and Bill Nelson, a rookie Len Dawson, and opened holes for Hall of Fame Running Backs Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell, and Leroy Kelly. Schafrath was a 7-time Pro Bowl and a 4-time first-team All-Pro selection.
In 1983, Schafrath was recruited by President Ronald Reagan to coordinate and organize "Athletes for Reagan-Bush '84" in which celebrity athletes appeared at fundraisers and other functions in a re-election campaign effort. After helping Reagan win his second term, Schafrath, with the help of longtime friend and coach Woody Hayes, won a seat in the Ohio State Senate, where he served from 1986 until his retirement from politics in 2003.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Attending this school at the time and in the Junior Class is Dan Barker (author and athiest activist), Charles Burlingame III (pilot that died on American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001), Jim Fassel (New York Giants Head Coach from 1997 to 2003), and Gerry Mullins (who played with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1971 to 1979, winning 4 Super Bowls).
Dan Barker has a Junior Class Photo (page 89); is in the Mozart (Vocalist) Group Photo (page 142); is in the Spanish Club Photo (page 144); is shown with other Spanish Club Officers (page 144); and is in the A Cappella Choir Group Photo (page 142).
Charles Burlingame III has a Junior Class Photo (page 90); is in the Math Club Photo (page 150); is shown with other Math Club Officers, and listed as President (page 150),
Jim Fassel is the Junior Eecutive Committee Group Photo (page 42); has a Junior Class Photo (page 93); is in the Junior Varsity Football Team Photo (#12) (pages 220); is in the Junior Varsity Basketball Team Photo (#15) (pages 230); playing basketball and making the tip ball (page 230); and playing basketball and making a free throw shot (page 231).
Gerry Mullins is the Junior Executive Committee Group Photo (page 42); has a Junior Class Photo (page 98); is in the Varsity Football Team Photo (pages 210-211); has a Varsity Football Lettermen Portrait (page 218); and is in the Varsity Track Team Photo (page 236).
Author/Activist Dan Barker was born June 25, 1949. Baker received a degree in Relgion fro Azusa Pacific University and was ordained to the ministry by the Standard Community Church (California), in 1975. After 19 yeasrs of serving as a Christian preacher and musician, Barker left Christianity in 1984. Baker has wrote two books as an atheist, Losing Faith in Faith From Preacher to Atheist (1992), and Goldless How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists (2008). He currently serves as Co-President of Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Airline pilot Chic Burlingame was born as Charles Burlingame III in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 12, 1949 and spent parts of his childhood in California and England. Burlingame graduated from Anaheim High School (California) in 1967 and from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1971. In the Navy, he flew F-4 Phantom jets, rising to the rank of captain. He left active duty in 1979 and joined American Airlines though, he remained in the Naval Reserves. Burlingame was the pilot of American Airlines Flight 77, with First Officer David Charlebois, before it was hijacked and flown into the Pentagon, on September 11, 2001. He would have turned 52 the following day. Burlingame was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery. He was initially deemed ineligible for burial there due to his status as a reservist deceased at an age younger than 60, but Burlingame was given a waiver and his case triggered reform of Arlington's burial criteria.
Former professional football offensive guard Gerry Blaine Mullins was born August 14, 1949 in Fullerton, California. Mullins attended the University of Southern California where he played NCAA college football with the USC Trojans from 1967 to 1970, appearing in three Rose Bowl games as a tight end. The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Gerry Mullins in the 4th round of the of the 1971 NFL Draft. He played for the Steelers from 1971 to 1979, where he became the starting fixture at left guard. Mullins protected the blind side of Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw, and paved the way for Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris, while helping the Steelers win four Super Bowls (IX, X, XIII & XIV). In 1982, Mullins chosen on the basis of more then 100,000 fan ballots as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team (50th Season).
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Professional football wide receiver Vincent Brown Jr. was born January 25, 1989 in Rancho Cucanmonga, California. Brown attended San Diego State University where he finished 2010 with 69 catches for 1,352 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, fourth place in school history for receiving yards in a single season. His final game as an Aztec came in the 2010 Poinsettia Bowl, where he set a Poinsettia Bowl record 8 receptions for 165 yards against Navy. He finished his collegiate career with 209 receptions for 3,110 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns, had a record-tying thirteen 100 yard receiving games and ranks third in school history in both receptions and receiving yards and fifth in touchdowns. The San Diego Chargers selected Vincent Brown in the 3rd round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>1972 William H. Taft High School Yearbook (Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California), titled "Atinian."
Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is future Major League Baseball Manager Kevin Kennedy, and in the Junior Class is Baseball Hall of Fame member Robin Yount. Maureen McCormick, the actress that played Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch, graduated from Taft in 1974, but I could not locate her in the yearbook.
Kevin Kennedy has a Senior Class Photo; has a Varisty Basketball Portrait; and has a Varisty Baseball Portrait. Robin Yount has a Junior Class Photo; and has a Varisty Baseball Portrait. It is possible, maybe likely, that either Kennedy or Yount appear in one of the unlabeled basketball or baseball photos. Likewise, Maureen McCormick may appear in the unlabeled stage or other like photos.
Kevin Kennedy Senior Class Photo.
Kevin Kennedy Varsity Basketball Portrait.
Kevin Kennedy Varsity Basetball Portrait.
Robin Yount Junior Class Photo.
Robin Yount Varsity Basetball Portrait.
Sports Analyst and former professional baseball manager Kevin Curtis Kennedy was born May 26, 1954 in Los Angeles, California. A minor league catcher who played in the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers farm systems, Kennedy got his managerial start in the Dodger minor league organization, before serving as a player development official and later the bench coach for the Montreal Expos. He was named the Head Manager for the Texas Rangers in 1993, replacing the fired Bobby Valentine and Toby Harrah, and held the position through the strike-shortened 1994 season. The Rangers posted a 86-76 record and placed 2nd in the AL West in 1993, but after a 52–62 record in 1994 (even though it was good enough for 1st in the AL West), Kennedy was let go. Hired by Boston, Kennedy led the 1995 Red Sox to an 86-76 record, 1st in the AL East, and brought the team to it's first post season appearance since 1990. However after a 85-77 record in 1995, falling to 3rd in the AL East, Kennedy started a merry-go-round of manager changes in Boston which also saw the firing of Joe Morgan, Butch Hobson and Jimy Williams. In 1997, Kennedy joined ESPN as a color analyst on the network's Wednesday Night Baseball telecasts, he performed the same role on ESPN Radio's Sunday Night Baseball in 1998 and on Fox Sports Net's Thursday Night Baseball in 1999 and 2000. From 2001 to 2008, he was a studio analyst for baseball on Fox, teaming with host Jeanne Zelasko. He also contributed to Fox Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show Period and hosted a radio program on FOX Sports Radio. Kennedy is currently the co-host of "Power Alley" with Jim Duquette on the MLB Network Radio.
Former professional baseball shortstop and outfielder Robin Rachel Yount was born September 16, 1955 in Danville, Illinois. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Robin Yount with the third overall pick in the 1973 MLB Amateur Draft, one draft slot ahead of fellow Hall of Famer Dave Winfield. A 2-time American League MVP (1982 & 1989), Yount played with the Brewers his entire 20-year MLB career (1974-1993) and holds multiple team career records including; total games, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, total bases, walks and strike outs. An excellent hitter, Yount posted a career .285 batting average with 251 home runs, 1632 runs scored and 1406 runs batted in. His 11,008 career at-bats is the seventh-most in Major League Baseball history, and he ranks 17th on the all-time hit list. Yount was a 3-time All-Star selection (1980, 1982 & 1983); the 1982 AL hits leader (210); a 2-time AL Triples leader (1983-10, 1988-11); and a 2-time AL Extra-Base Hits leader (1980-82, 1982-87); among other honors. After retiring as a player, he served as the first base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2002-2004) and the bench coach for the Milwaukee Brewers (2006 & 2008). Robin Yount was enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, on his first year of eligibility. >>
Pretty cool that just TWO years later, Yount would play in over 100 games in the Major Leagues with Milwaukee..........
Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is future MLB All-Star and World Series MVP Troy Glaus; while in the Junior Class is fellow future MLB player Chris Piersoll.
Troy Glaus has a Senior Class Photo (page 20); has a baby photo (page 53); is listed in the Varsity Baseball Team Photo (page 152); is shown batting (page 152]; a photo as Most Outstanding Baseball Player (page 184).
Chris Piersoll has a Junior Class Photo (page 203); is listed in the Varsity Baseball Team Photo (page 152); and shown pitching (page 152).
Troy Glaus Senior Class Photo.
Troy Glaus, Most Outstanding Baseball Player.
Troy Glaus Baby Photo.
Chris Piersoll Junior Class Photo.
Carlsbad 1993-94 Varsity Baseball Team Photo.
Troy Glaus Batting.
Chris Piersoll Pitching.
Professional baseball first and third baseman Troy Edward Glaus was born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, Califronia. The Anaheim Angels selected Troy Glaus in the 1st round of the 1997 MLB Draft, 3rd pick overall; Glaus played for the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005), the Toronto Blue Jays (2006-2007), the St. Louis Cardinals (2008-2009) and the Atlanta Braves (2010). Through 10-plus seasons, Glaus has hit .256 with 304 home runs and 877 RBI in 1395 games. In 19 postseason games, he hit .347 with nine home runs and 16 RBI. He is a 4-time All-Star selection (2000, 2001, 2003 & 2003), a 2-time Silver Slugger (2000 & 2001) and in 2000, led the AL with 47 home runs.
In 2002, Glaus failed to reach the 40 home run club for the first time since the 1999 season, but he managed to hit thirty home runs and helped lead the Angels make the playoffs for the first time in 16 years. The Angels beat the San Friansico Giants in 7 games to win their first World Series title in team history and was named the series Most Valuable Player.
Former professional baseball pitcher Chris Piersoll was born September 25, 1977 in Van Nuys, California. The Chicago Cubs selected Chris Piersoll in the 19th round of the 1997 MLB Draft out of Fullerton College.
After a few years in the Cubs minor league system, he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Chicago Cubs in the 2000 rule 5 draft. Piersoll made his Major League debut for the Cincinnati Reds on August 31, 2001, in what would be his only MLB season. In 11.1 innings pitched, he gave up 12 hits and 4 runs, walking 6 and striking out 7.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Attending this school at the time and in the Junior Class is future NFL star running back Darren Sproles. During 1999, the 1999-2000 school year, Sproles rushed for 2,031 yards in nine games as a junior. In his senior year, he rushed for 2,485 yards and scored 49 touchdowns, leading the Olathe North Eagles to a 12–0 record and their fourth Kansas 6A state title in five years.
Darren Sproles is shown in a Junior Class photo (page 77); is in the Olathe North Eagles 1999-00 Varsity Football Team Photo (page 156); and in the Olathe North Eagles 1999-00 Track Team Photo (page 175).
Darren Sproles Junior Class Photo.
Olathe North Eagles 1999-00 Varsity Football Team Photo.
Olathe North Eagles 1999-00 Track Team Photo.
Professional football running back Darren Lee Sproles was born June 20, 1983 in Waterloo, Iowa. Sproles attended Kansas State University from 2001 to 2004, setting 23 school records, including a career record of 4979 rushing yards. He led the KSU Jayhawks to its first Big 12 Conference Championship in 2003, with a 35–7 win over # 1 ranked Oklahoma. That same year he led the nation in total rushing yards with a K-State single-season record 1,986 on 306 carries (6.5 avg), and placed 5th in the Heisman Trophy voting. Sproles finished 11th on the all-time college rushing yards list, with the 6th most all-purpose yards in NCAA history.
The San Diego Chargers selected Darren Sproles in the 4th round of the 2005 NFL Draft, 130th Overall. He played for the Chargers from 2005 to 2010. He spent his 2005 rookie season as the third string running back, behind LaDainian Tomlinson and Michael Turner, returning kicks and punts and then spent the entire 2006 season on the injured reserve list, breaking his ankle during the preseason. Healthy in 2007, he quickly earned the nickname "Lightning Bug" due to his speed, agility, and diminutive stature. At 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m), 180 lb (82 kg) Sproles was the smallest player in the NFL.
During a 2008 NFL season AFC Wild card game against the favorite Indianapolis Colts, Sproles ran for two touchdowns in place of the injured Tomlinson, including the game-winning touchdown in overtime to win 23-17. With 105 yards rushing, 45 yards receiving and 178 return yards, Sproles finished the game with 328 all-purpose yards, the third most all-purpose yards by a player in a single NFL post-season game in NFL history
The Chargers placed their franchise tag on Sproles, on February 18, 2009, and the same year, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the AFL, Sproles was selected as a kickoff return specialist to the honorary 50 Greatest Chargers team.
On July 29, 2011, Darren Sproles signed a four year contract worth $14 million with the New Orleans Saints, including six million in guaranteed money. Just mere hours before the signing, the Saints had traded away Reggie Bush, who Sproles is expected to fill the role of.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
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They should give Mark royalties for coming up with the idea.
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They should give Mark royalties for coming up with the idea.
I would settle for a King letter about how great Steve Young was....
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Attending this school at the time and in the Junior Class is future Major League Baseball All-Star and Manager, Lou Piniella.
Lou Piniella has a Junior Class Photo (page 29); is in the Junior Optimist club photo (page 47); has a Varsity Basketball Portrait & Action Photo (#4) (page 68); is noted as having "copped the city scoring crown as he set a new mark of 723 points" (page 68); is shown in the Varsity Basketball Team Photo (page 69); is shown in several Varsity Basketball game photos (#4) (pages 71 & 72); and has a Varsity Baseball action photo (page 83). Piniella also likely appears in some of the many many unlabeled photos which include Varsity Baseball and a Junior Optimist club meeting among others.
Lou Piniella Junior Class Photo.
Varsity Basketball Team Photo.
Lou Piniella Varsity Basketball Portrait & Action Photo.
Varsity Basketball Game Photo. (Lou Piniella is the white jersey jumping, #4)
Lou Piniella Varsity Baseball Action Photo.
Former baseball outfielder and manager Lou Piniella was born as Louis Victor Piniella on August 28, 1943 in Tampa, Florida. Piniella attended the University of Tampa where he was All-American in baseball. Piniella played in the outfield for the Baltimore Orioles (1964), the Cleveland Indians (1968), the Kansas City Royals (1969-1973) and the New York Yankees (1974-1984). "Sweet Lou" was the 1969 American League Rookie of the Year, a 1972 All-Star selection and won two World Series Championships while with the Yankees in 1977 & 1978.
Following his playing career, Piniella served as the New York Yankees Manager from 1986 to 1987, and part of 1988, taking over after the firing of Billy Martin. Leaving New York, Piniella was the Manager of the Cincinnati Reds 1990-1992, the Seattle Mariners 1993-2002, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2003-2005, and the Chicago Cubs 2007-2010. Piniella led his teams to 6 division championships and the Cincinnati Reds to a 1990 World Series Championship, was named the American League Manager of the Year in 1995 & 2001, and the National League Manager of the Year in 2008. He finished his managerial career with 1,835 wins, 14th on the all-time list of Managerial Wins.
Well-known for his fiery temper and on-field antics, Lou Piniella was ejected 65 times in his career. These ejections often included a combination of cap-kicking, base-throwing and dirt-kicking tantrums, that had the fans cheering him on, and at times joining in protest by throwing trash onto the field.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Clear Skies,
Mark
2004 Los Alamitos High School Yearbook (Los Alamitos, Orange County, California), titled "Cottonwood." The yearbook is 354 pages and measures ~9 by 12 inches.
Attending this school at the time and in the Senior Class is NFL player Antoine Cason; in the Junior Class is MLB player Chase d'Arnaud, USA Olympic Softball Team member Stacey Nelson and NFL player Orlando Scandrick; in the Sophomore Class is NBA player Landry Fields and actor Clayton Snyder; and in the Freshman Class is actor Myles Jeffrey.
Antoine Cason has a Senior Class Photo (page 57); is listed in the senior directory (page 92); is in the 2003-04 Los Alamitos Varsity Football Team Photo (page 223); is shown and quoted about the football season (page 223); is shown taking a hand-off in a 400 meter relay race (page 250); and is in the Varsity Track Team Photo (page 251).
Chase d'Arnaud has a Junior Class Photo (page 104); has a photo and an answer to a Junior Class question "what juniors listen to to stay awake" (page 106); is in the Varsity Baseball Team Photo (#13) (page 256); playing shortstop (#13) (page 257); and is in the Junior CSF Group Photo (page 309).
Stacey Nelson has a Junior Class Photo (page 112); and is in the Varsity Girl's Softball Team Photo (page 255).
Orlando Scandrick has a Junior Class Photo (page 116); is shown running with the football dodging a defender (page 222); and is in the Varsity Football Team Photo (page 223).
Landry Fields has a Sophomore Class Photo (page 129); is quoted on page 196; is shown playing Varsity Basketball (page 234); and is in the Varsity Basketball Team Photo (age 235).
Clayton Snyder has a Sophomore Class Photo (page 142); is in the Varsity Water Polo Team Photo (page 227); is shown swimming in a backstroke race (page 258); and is in the Varsity Swim Team Photo (page 259).
Myles Jeffrey has a Freshman Class Photo (page 156); is in the Spanish Club Group Photo (page 298); is in the Models United Nations Group Photo (page 307); and is in the Freshman CSF Group Photo (page 308).
2003-04 Los Alamitos Varsity Football Team Photo.
"Orlando Scandrick gains yardage while dodging his Esperanza enemy."
2003-04 Los Alamitos Varsity Baseball Team Photo.
"After catching a ball playing short stop, Chase D'Arnaud attempts to quickly return the ball."
2003-04 Los Alamitos Varsity Basketball Team Photo.
"Larry Fields, the youngest player on Varsity, faces off against an angry Bulldog."
2003-04 Los Alamitos Varsity Girl's Softball Team Photo.
2003-04 Los Alamitos Varsity Swim Team Photo.
"Sophomore Clayton Snyder wants to win his breaststroke race."
Antoine Cason Senior Class Photo.
Chase d'Arnaud Junior Class Photo.
Stacey Nelson Junior Class Photo.
Orlando Scandrick Junior Class Photo.
Clayton Snyder Sophomore Class Photo.
Landry Fields Sophomore Class Photo.
Myles Jeffrey Freshman Class Photo.
Professional football cornerback Antoine Brandon Cason was born July 9, 1986 in Long Beach, California. Carson attended the University of Arizona where he played NCAA college football with the Arizona Wildcats from 2004 to 2007. Cason became a starting player his freshman year in 2004, and is recognized as one of the best cornerbacks in Arizona's history. He was named the 2004 Sporting News Pac-10 Freshman of the Year; and a 2-time First-team All Pac-10 selection (2006-2007). During his 2007 senior season, Cason was named First-Team All American by the Walter Camp Association, the Sporting News, the Associated Press, SI.com, Rivals.com, CBSSports.com, and was given the 2007 Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top defensive back in college football. The San Diego Chargers selected Antonio Carson in the 1st round, 27th pick overall, in the 2008 NFL Draft. Since joining the team as a rookie in Week 1 of 2008, Cason has appeared in every Chargers game and has helped the team win the 2008 and 2009 AFC Western Division Championship. He made his first NFL interception on September 14, 2008, against the Denver Broncos, picking off Jay Cutler, and he made his second NFL interception off Tampa Bay's Jeff Garcia on December 21, 2008, for his first career NFL touchdown.
Professional baseball Shortstop/utility infielder Chase Jonathan d'Arnaud was born January 21, 1987 in Torrance, California. D'Arnaud attended Pepperdine University and was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 2008 MLB Draft, 114th oveall. d'Arnaud was called up to the majors for the first time on June 24, 2011, and in his Major League debut, recorded his first major league hit, a triple. d'Arnaud, who was considered the Pirates' top infield prospect, was hitting .280 with 11 doubles, five triples, four homers and 33 RBIs with Indianapolis at the time of the callup. He had also swiped 17 bases in 62 games. He split time playing shortstop and second base in 2011, though he recently spent some time at third base and has plenty of familiarity at the position, which he played regularly in college.
Softball pitcher Stacey Nelson was born April 12, 1987 in Los Alamitos, California. Nelson graduated from Los Alamitos High School in 2005, and holds high school records for career shutouts and single season strikeouts (228). She attended the University of Florida and played NCAA college baseball with the Florida Gators from 2006 to 2009. Considered one of the best pitchers in NCAA softball history, she finished her collegiate career having played in 206 games, with a 136-36 record, threw 1116 strikeouts and pitched in 1141.2 innings, including 133 complete games. In 2008, she led the Gators to an NCAA record 68 season wins and to its first Women's College World Series berth. Nelson earned 2008 and 2009 First-Team NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American honors, 2008 and 2009 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year awards; and was named the 2009 ESPN Academic All-American of the Year. Nelson was selected with the 13th pick in the 2009 National Pro Fastpitch League Senior Draft by the Washington Glory, but chose to try out of the United States National Team. After making the National Team in the summer of 2009, she earned three wins, as the US won the Canada Cup, the KFC World Cup and the Japan Cup. She pitched 23 innings while striking out 15 and allowing 19 hits. The former Gator gave up only two earned runs and has an ERA of 0.61 in international play.
Professional football cornerback Orlando Scandrick was born February 10, 1987 in Los Alamitos, California. Scandrick attended Boise State, where he played NCAA college football with the Boise State Broncos from 2005 to 2007, and was a 3-time All-WAC selection. In 2005, Scandrick started 12 of Boise State’s 13 games as a true freshman, and was named a second-team Freshman All-America by Scout.com and an honorable mention Freshman All-America by the Sporting News. As a junor in 2006, Scandrick started all 13 Broncos games, and a forced fumble at Nevada in the Broncos BCS bowl-clinching win and season finale. The Dallas Cowboys selected Orlando Scandrick in the 5th round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Scandrick played in all 48 games during his first his three years with the Cowboys, starting nine. Before the 2011 season, the Cowboys and Scandrick reached an agreement on a five-year contract extension worth $27 million, with $10 million guaranteed.
American childhood actor and water polo player Clayton Travis Snyder was born September 9, 1987 in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his cast member role as Ethan Craft in the Disney Channel original series Lizzie McGuire (2001-2004) and in The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003). Ethan Craft was the boy who Lizzie, Miranda, and the rest of the girls at school had a huge crush on. In season one, he was portrayed as more of a bad boy or a class bully. For example, he used to force Gordo to do things against his will. Clayton attended Pepperdine University where he played on the water polo team from 2006 to 2009 and is currently a member of the United States National Water Polo Team.
Professional basketball shooting guard Landry Fields was born June 27, 1988 in Long Beach, California. Fields attended Stanford Universityand had immediate impact as a freshman, playing 14 minutes per game off the bench. Steadily improving his numbers every year, Fields finished his senior season leading the Pac-10 in scoring and rebounding, despite playing primarily as a shooting guard and small forward. he New York Knicks selected Landry Fields in the 2nd round of the 2010 NBA Draft, 39th pick overall. After a strong showing during summer league and preseason, he was named the starting shooting guard for the Knicks on opening night. Landry Fields won Rookie of the Month in the Eastern Conference for the months of November and December in 2010, and was named to the 2010/11 NBA All-Rookie First Team.
American actor Myles David Jeffrey was born October 5, 1990 in Riverside County, California. Jeffrey is best known for his role as Henry Paget on CBS science-fiction series the Early Edition (1998-1999). He also had a recurring role in Beverly Hills 90210 (1997-1998), and worked as a voice actor in the Cartoon Network's animated series Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? (2002-2003), and in the HBO animated series Stuart Little (2003-2006). He appeared in the films Face/Off (1997), The Odd Couple (1998), Babe Pig in the City (1998), The Santa Clause 2 (2002), Hoodlum & Son (2003), The Ant Bully (2006), 11:11 (2010), and has made television guest appearances on Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman (1997), ER (2000), Popular (2000), Family Law (2001), and Touched by an Angel (2002), among others. Jeffrey's role on the Early Edition earned him two Young Artists Award nominations and one award for Best Supporting Young Actor in a TV Drama Series. On February 7, 2007, he appeared on Jeopardy! Teen Tournament . Despite not winning his quarter-final match, Jeffrey's score was high enough to earn him a wild card into the semifinals. Jeffrey lost to the eventual winner David Walter in the semifinals.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Youtube video of Garrett playing football at Theodore Roosevelt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xlK5m5wqZQ
Mike Garrett has a Junior Class Photo (page 42); is in the Colonels Group Photo (page 56); is in the Lettermen Group Photo (page 65); has a Varsity Football Portrait (page 71); in the 1941/1960 Champion Teams Honorary Banquet Group Photo (page 73); has a Varsity Baseball Portrait (page 83); and has a Track Team Portrait (page 84).
Mike Garrett Junior Class Photo.
1960-61 Colonels Group Photo.
1960-61 Lettermen Group Photo.
Mike Garrett Varsity Football Portrait.
1941/1960 Champion Teams Honorary Banquet Group Photo.
Mike Garrett Varsity Baseball Portrait.
Mike Garrett Track Team Portrait.
Former football collegiate star and professional running back Michael Lockett Garrett was born April 12, 1944 in Los Angeles, California.
Garrett attended the University of Southern California where he played NCAA college football with the USC Trojans from 1963 to 1965. In 1965, Garrett led the nation with 267 carries for 1,440 rushing yards, caught 36 passes, returned 43 punts, returned 30 kickoffs and threw 6 passes. Two of his passes went for touchdowns. For his efforts, Garrett became a consensus All-American and was awarded the UPI Player of the Year and the 1965 (31st) Heisman Trophy among many other honors. Garrett finished his college career with a then unheard of 3,221 yards and scored 30 touchdowns, setting numerous NCAA, Pac 10 Conference and USC team records. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
Mike Garrett was picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 20th round of the 1966 AFL Draft and by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2nd round of the 1966 NFL Draft. Garrett chose the Chiefs where he played from 1966 to 1970, through it's merger with the NFL, and finished his career with the San Diego Chargers where he played from 1970 to 1973. Garrett, a two-time AFL All Star selection, was a key member of the Kansas City Chiefs team that won the 1966 and 1969 AFC Championship and beat the Minnesota Vikings in the last AFL-NFL World Championship Game (now considered Super Bowl IV).
In his 8 professional football seasons, Garrett rushed for 5,481 yards, caught 238 passes for 2,010 yards, returned 14 kickoffs for 323 yards, and returned 39 punts for 235 yards. Overall, Garrett gained a total of 8,049 yards and scored 49 touchdowns (35 rushing, 13 receiving, 1 punt return).
Garrett was named USC's sixth athletic director in January 1993, and was responsible for hiring Pete Carroll as the head football coach. However in 2010, the USC football program was hit with severe NCAA sanctions, due to violations involving former USC stars Reggie Bush and O. J. Mayo. This prompted USC's incoming president, Max Nikias, to replace Garrett with former USC quarterback Pat Haden.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
The Walnut 1973-74 Varsity Basketball Team compiled a 14-0 league record, winning the league championship, and a 26-3 overall record, to enter the CIF playoffs as the two-seated team. After beating it's first oponent Baldwin Park, Walnut lost to San Clemente by three points.
Lance Parrish is shown as one of the Homecoming Princes (page 23); in the Varsity Football Team Photo (page 52); talking with the coach (page 52); running with the football and breaking two tackles (page 53); in the Varsity Basketball Team Photo (page 64); three photos of Parrish shooting in a basketball game (page 65); in the Varsity Baseball Team Photo (page 81); pitching in a game against Workman (page 81); is on the fall and winter sports award page and notes as having been named most valuable defensive player on the football team and Mr. Effort and Hustle on the basketball team (page 86); in the Lettermen Group Photo (page 107); named Most Athletic Male (page 121); shown not happy while eating and having his photo taken (page 133) and has a Senior Class Photo (page 133).
Lance Parrish Senior Class Photo.
"Lance Parrish doesn't enjoy getting his picture taken while he's eating lunch."
1973-74 Homecoming Princes. Lance Parrish is the fourth prince.
Varsity Football Team Photo. Lance Parrish is the fourth player in the front row (#13).
"Coach Gunn talks with Parrish about a serious game situation."
"Lance Parrish breaks two tackles."
Varsity Basketball Team Photo. Lance Parrish is the fourth player from the end.
"Lance Parrish shoots as Kirk Christ gets into position for possible rebound."
"Parrish sinks two more."
"Lance Parrish takes a long shot."
Varsity Baseball Team Photo. Lance Parrish is the second player in the standing back row.
"Lance Parrish pitches against Workman."
"Lance Parrish, Football - Most Vaulable Defensive Player, Hall of Fame, and Basketball - Mr. Effort and Hustle."
Lettermen Group Photo. Lance Parrish is the first student in the third row back.
Most Athletic.
Former professional baseball catcher Lance Michael Parrish, aka "Big Wheel", was born June 15, 1956 in Clairton, Pennsylvania. The Detroit Tigers drafted Lance Parrish as a third baseman in the 1st round of the 1974 MLB Draft. While playing for the Lakeland Tigers in the minor leagues, he was converted to a catcher. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1977, and played for the Detroit Tigers (1977-1986), the Philadelphia Phillies (1987-1988), the California Angels (1989-1992), the Seattle Mariners (1992), the Cleveland Indians (1993), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1994), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1995).
Parrish was an 8-time All-Star selection (1980, 1982-1986, 1988 & 1990), a 3-time Gold Glove Award winner (1983-1985), a 6-time Silver Slugger Award (1980, 1982-1984, 1986 & 1990), caught Jack Morris' 1984 No-Hitter, and was a key member of the 1984 Detroit Tigers World Series Championship Team. In a 19 year career, he played in 1988 games, accumulating 1782 hits in 7067 at bats for a .252 career batting average along with 324 home runs and 1070 runs batted in.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Attending this school at the time and in the Sophomore Class is San Francisco 49ers legend Dwight Clark.
Dwight Clark is shown in the Varsity Basketball Team Photo (page 133); has a Varsity Basketball action photo (page 135); and has a Sophomore Class Photo (page 242).
Dwight Clark Sophomore Class Photo.
1972-73 Garinger Varsity Basketball Team Photo.
Dwight Clark Varsity Basketball Action Photo.
Former professional football wide receiver Dwight Edward Clark was born January 8, 1957 in Kinston, North Carolina. Clark attended Clemson University where he played NCAA college football with the Clemson Tigers. The San Francisco 49ers selected Dwight Clark in the 1st round (10th pick overall) in the 1979 NFL Draft. He played for the 49ers from 1979 to 1987. He was a 2-time consecutive Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection (1981-1982), the 1982 Sports Illustated NFL Player of the Year, and a member of two Super Bowl-winning teams. Clark's most memorable touchdown came in the 1982 NFC Playoffs. On January 10, 1982, against the Dallas Cowboys, the San Francisco 49ers were trailing 27–21 in the final minute of play. Clark leaped in the air and caught a six-yard pass from quarterback Joe Montana in the back of the end zone to give the 49ers a 28–27 victory. That play, one of the most famous in the history in the NFL, has been immortalized as "The Catch." In 1988, the San Francisco 49ers retired Dwight Clark's #87 jersey number.
Following his playing days, Clark served as the in the front office of the San Francisco 49ers (1987-1998) and the Cleveland Browns (1998-2002).
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
I know that this thread is old, but since I'm the new guy, I'll beg forgiveness.
Here is photo from the 1916 Compton (CA) yearbook. Edward Owens, is the lone black player on the team. Its significance?
This was the same year that Jimmy Claxton played for the Oakland Oaks. As you may or may not recall, Claxton played because he was thought to be Native American. When determined that he was black, he was fired.
In 1916, Compton was primarily white (approximately 1-3% black). Since there were only about 1,400 people in Compton at the time, this would mean that there were approximately 14-42 blacks in Compton. Compton had not yet experienced the Great Migration until the very next year. Because of the California laws, blacks had to have permission by white families to live in a house. Living in a house at this time, a black family would experience lawns set on fire by white gangs. Given the experience of Claxton, you can imagine what Edward Owens experienced, not only from opponents, but most likely his own team!
Looking at the 1914 and 1915 Compton yearbook, Owens wasn't listed. Given Compton's demographics today, the significance: It is very possible that Owens was the very first black baseball player (possibly the first student and graduate) in the history of Compton.
Looking at the photo, I'd like to think that Owens sticking his leg out was possibly in defiance (similar to that of the 1968 Olympics - I guess we'll never know!)
Baseball: Anything to do with the Negro Leagues (cards, memorabilia, etc), Clementes
Football: Payton, E. Smith, Sayers, J. Brown
Tickets: All sports, but love Baseball and Football
Others: Vintage is always welcome, anything tradeable.