Ken Caminiti was a three-sport star in football, basketball and baseball at Leigh High School before playing one season of baseball at San Jose City College and two seasons as a third baseman at San Jose State. He was a 3rd round draft pick of the Houston Astros in 1984 and went on to play 15 seasons for Houston, San Diego, Texas, and Atlanta.

In 1996 with the Padres, Caminiti was named the National League MVP in a unanimous vote. He was a four-time all-star and three-time Golden Glove winner and finished his Major League career with 239 homeruns and 983 RBIs. He is a member of the San Jose State Hall of Fame and the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame.

Ken Caminiti was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.