Seven Selected to Be Enshrined on April 30
Bob Boone, Bob Boyd, Steve DeBerg, Debbie Green, Johnnie Johnson, Dan Quisenberry and Leon Wood will bring to 86 the number of inductees into the Orange County Sports Hall of Fame when they are enshrined in ceremonies on April 30.
Boone caught a major-league record 2,264 games in his 19-year major league career, seven of which were with the Angels. The six-time Gold Glove Award winner and Villa Park resident is a scout for the Cincinnati Reds. He is the son of major leaguer Ray Boone and has two sons--Bret and Aaron--playing in the majors.
Boyd was selected by the hall’s veterans committee for his basketball coaching career, which began at Santa Ana College and included a stint at Chapman. Boyd, who lives in Palm Desert, boasts a Division I record of 312-231, including stops at Seattle University, USC and Mississippi State.
DeBerg was an NFL quarterback for 16 seasons and five different teams. He graduated from Savanna High and played two years at Fullerton College and two at San Jose State.
Green was a member of three U.S. world championship women’s volleyball teams, two U.S. Olympic (1980 and ‘84) and two NCAA championship teams at USC (1976 and ‘77). She was named the collegiate player of the year in 1977 and was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1995. Green, who graduated from Westminster High, lives in Huntington Beach and is an assistant coach at Long Beach State.
Johnson, who was the NFL’s rookie of the year in 1980 and an All-Pro selection in 1983, played in the Rams’ defensive backfield during the 1980s. He now works as a real estate agent in Orange County.
Quisenberry, one of baseball’s top relievers in the 1980s with the Kansas City Royals, recently underwent surgery for a brain tumor. The graduate of Costa Mesa High and Orange Coast College finished with 244 saves, 10th on the all-time list. He lives in the Kansas City, Mo., area.
Wood is the all-time scoring and assist leader at Cal State Fullerton, where he led the nation in assists (319) in 1984. A first-team All-American selection, Wood was also a member of the gold-medal winning 1984 U.S. Olympic team and a first-round draft choice by the Philadelphia 76ers. Wood, who lives in Aliso Viejo, is the second former NBA player to become an official in the NBA, where he is in his second season.
The Class of ’98 will be honored at an induction banquet April 30 at the Anaheim Marriott. Tickets are $100 each and available by calling (714) 758-9882.