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Southern Section Honors Green

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Don Green, who fashioned a successful 20-year coaching career at Cal Lutheran, has been elected to the Southern Section Hall of Fame for a similar 20-year career at Pomona High.

Green, 72, coached track and cross-country from 1950-1969 at Pomona in addition to serving a nine-year stint as the football coach. He coached pole vaulter Bob Seagren, the Olympic gold medalist in 1968, and oversaw a 117-meet winning streak in track.

In 20 years at Cal Lutheran, he coached 44 NAIA All-Americans and put together a 98-meet winning streak in track.

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