Darren Centi

As a senior at Silver Creek High School, he was the state champion in the 200-meters.  While attending San Jose City College in 1976, he…

Debi Thomas made her mark on the sports world when she won the bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics to become the first black athlete…

John Oldham is one of the finest baseball players and most successful coaches to come from San Jose.  A star pitcher at Campbell High School and San Jose State University, Oldham spent five years…

Jennifer Azzi became one of women’s basketball’s first national stars, leading teams to NCAA and Olympic championships. By the end of her four-year college career,…

Walt McPherson returned to San Jose State, the school where he starred in three sports, to become the linchpin of its athletic program as a coach and…

A native of San Jose and a two-time Olympian, Chow was a member of the first U.S. women’s team to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. Chow first competed for the United States in 1992. But she achieved international fame…

Few coaches in college sports history have been as successful as Stanford men’s tennis coach Dick Gould.  In his 38 years as head coach, Stanford…

Bill McPherson, a Bellarmine High and Santa Clara University football star, was a defensive coach for the 49ers during the 1980s and ’90s when the team won five Super Bowls.…

A graduate of Campbell High School, Morton was a stand-out performer at every level of competition.  An All-American quarterback at Cal, he was chosen by…

An Olympian and trailblazer for women’s sports, Warner Cribbs won her first gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games at the age of 14.  In the 1960…