Inductee

Phillips has been honored as a CCS honor coach in softball and her team won a CCS title in 1998.Phillips’ basketball teams have won 19…

Many consider him the best tight end athlete in Santa Clara County history. Starred in football at Saint Francis High & Santa Clara University and…

George Seifert attended high school across the street from Kesar Stadium, the first home of the team with which he would win five Super Bowls. The gifted defensive strategist spent the first 16 years of his coaching career at the collegiate…

Born and raised in Roseville, Calif., Summer Sanders was swimming laps by age four and earned her first international medal at 15. During her two…

For 33 years, Mercury News columnist Mark Purdy informed, inspired, provoked and entertained South Bay readers with his commentaries on sports and life. Originally from Celina, Ohio, Purdy joined…

A San Jose native, James Jones was a 3-sport star at Gunderson HS in football, basketball and track. He accepted a scholarship to play football…

A graduate of Santa Clara High School, she trained with the Santa Clara Swim Club from the age of 10 to the end of her…

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…