Super Bowl Prelude…CCC NFL Connection

                                                      

Ollie Matson (’49-CCSF-400-Olympian-gold,silver)…14yrs.NFL(Hall of Fame-back)

 

Ed Caruthers (’64-Santa Ana-HJ-Olympic silver medal)…Detroit Lions-one year-WR

                                                       

 

Erv Hunt (’66-Fresno CC-HH,TJ)…NFL-two years; ’96 USA Men’s Head T&F Coach

 

 

Tom Dempsey (’66-Palomar-SP/Disc)…11 yrs.; set present NFL FG record-63 yds.

 

Travis Williams (’64-Contra Costa-Sprints)…5 years-running back; *NJCR 100y-9.3

 

O.J. Simpson (’66-CCSF-100)… 11yrs.; Set NFL one season rushing mark; NFL Hall of Fame;

 

member of CCSF *NJCR 440y relay; member of USC’s still-standing 440y relay world record

                                                      

 

Jerry Tarr (’59-Bakersfield-HH, LH)…Denver-one year-WR; Consecutive NCAA HH titles

 

Jim Johnson (’58-Santa Monica-HH, LJ)…San Francisco-16 yrs.; NFL Hall of Fame; brother of Rafer Johnson-1960 Olympic Decathlon Champion

 

Don Shy (’65-Mt. SAC-HH, Decathlon)…7 yrs. Running back; *NJCR HH, Decathlon

 

Jeff Smith (’63-Long Beach CC-SP)…Linebacker-one year

 

                                                         

Earl McCullouch (’64-Long Beach CC-HH)… WR-Detroit Lions 1968-74; USC AA-FB

                                                    

 

Ron Jessie (’67Imperial Valley-HH, LJ)… 11yrs. 1971-81 WR; 26 TDs

 

Louie Wright (’72-Bakersfield-LJ)…Cornerback-Denver-12 yrs., Pro Bowls-5; Super Bowls-2

                                          

 

Kermit Alexander (’61-LACC-TJ)…11 years; Defense- 43 interceptions

 

Jeremy Staat (’95-Bakersfield-Disc)…Pittsburgh Steelers-Defense, 1998-2003

*NJCR-national junior college record

 

440-IH Straightaway!?!... “Going through the archival section of the Track & Field News Web site, I came across this interesting tidbit of information.  In the 1915 USA National Championships, William Meanix won the 440-yd. hurdles in 52.6 seconds, an incredible time for that era. Only that year they decided to run the event on a straightaway!  Meanix's time did not count as a record because it was considered wind-aided.  It wasn't until 1927 that this time was matched on a two-turn oval.”

 –Gordon Joyce, Kona, Hawaii (Cerritos letterman-‘61)

 

                           

Leslie Coons…USA, NCAA records

A LONG career-Five Olympic Trials

Serra HS / San Diego Mesa / USC

 

Career PRs: Hammer 220-0; Javelin 169-7 (SD Mesa record);

Shot put 50-2; Discus 160-2

USA Nationals: 1994-5th 176-1; 1995-4th 176-0; 1996-2nd; 188-6; 1999-4th 207-0; 2000-7th 201-3; 2001-5th 210-0; 2001-6th 204-8

USA Ranking-Hammer: 1995-4th; 1996-2nd; 1999-6th; 2000-8th; 2001-6th; 2002-5th

Honors: USC Dean Cromwell Most Outstanding Field AOY-1996;

Five-time NCAA All American-hammer, javelin, shot put, 20 lb. indoor weight throw;

San Diego/Imperial Association “open” AOY-1998; USOTC B.J. Stupak Olympic Scholarship Award; USATF Assn., Imperial Valley Assn.: 1996, 1999 Arnie Robinson Field AOY; 2001 Ramona Pagel Field Event AOY

Teaching/Coaching: Currently SD Mesa Professor-PE; San Diego Mesa: Coached 1997-98 State Hammer Champion; 2007 State Discus Champion; San Diego Mesa women’s coach-1998 State Team T&F Champions