Four to Receive Awards From O.C. Hall of Fame

Four Orange Countians will receive special awards when nine new members are inducted into the county’s Sports Hall of Fame Oct. 29 at the Disneyland Hotel.

Becky McCafferty of Irvine has been named the winner of the Woody Dietch Courage Award for her work as spokesman for the disabled. McCafferty was competing for a berth on the Olympic swimming team when a body-surfing accident permanently confined her to a wheelchair in 1981. She was named Ms. Wheelchair California in 1989 while doing graduate work in kinesiology at USC.

Bob Clark, a graduate of Orange High, will receive the Ralph Clark Distinguished Citizen Award. Clark won the NCAA golf championship while competing for Los Angeles State in 1969. He was a two-time All-American before leaving the sport to found Chase Mortgage Co. in 1984. The company is the largest such business in the county with annual sales of $25 million and loans of $50 million.

Will Kern and Mario Dalessi will receive the “Good Guy” awards. Kern, who works for The Los Angeles Times in the special events department, was assistant competition director for track and field at the 1984 Olympics and is past president of the O.C. Press Club.

Dalessi is manager of the Jolly Roger Inn and Restaurant in Anaheim and has been a member of the California Angels advisory board since 1982.

Tom Liegler, former general manager of Anaheim Stadium, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The new members to be inducted into the Hall of Fame are Homer Beatty, Bertha Ragan Tickey, Alex Omalev, Shirley Topley, Bobby Knoop, Pat McInally, Bruce Penhall and Dwight Stones. Bill Cook will be inducted posthumously.