Los Angeles High School Sports Hall of Fame: Inaugural class
An honor roll of athletics Los Angeles High School Sports Hall of Fame Inaugural Class AQUATICS Sammy Lee, Franklin Esther Williams, Washington BASEBALL Ozzie Smith, Locke Bret Saberhagen, Cleveland BASKETBALL Gail Goodrich, Poly Marques Johnson, Crenshaw Willie Naulls, San Pedro Cynthia Cooper, Locke GYMNASTICS Makoto Sakamoto, Los Angeles Jack Beckner, Franklin FOOTBALL John Elway, Granada Hills Mike Garrett, Roosevelt Hugh McElhenny, Washington GOLF Amy Alcott, Palisades SOCCER Hugo Perez, Los Angeles SOFTBALL Sheila Cornell-Douty, Taft TENNIS Pat Henry Yeomans, Los Angeles Pauline Betz Addie, Los Angeles Bob Falkenburg, Fairfax TRACK AND FIELD Mal Whitfield, Jefferson Mel Patton, University Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Locke Denean Howard, Kennedy VOLLEYBALL Gene Selznick, Manual Arts Mary Perry, Birmingham WRESTLING Jack Fernandez, Los Angeles COACHES Willie West, Crenshaw Gayle Van Meter, Palisades Tex Winter, Huntington Park Sparky Anderson, Dorsey Deceased honorees BASKETBALL Alex Hannum, Hamilton Frank Lubin, Lincoln BASEBALL Don Drysdale, Van Nuys DIVING Dorothy Poynton Hill, Fairfax FOOTBALL Ernie Smith, Gardena Kenny Washington, Lincoln Bob Waterfield, Van Nuys Ricky Bell, Fremont Jack Kemp, Fairfax Tom Fears, Manual Arts GYMNASTICS Dick Bishop, Poly TENNIS Mary Kay Browne, Poly TRACK AND FIELD Cornelius Johnson, Los Angeles Lillian Copeland, Los Angeles Lee Barnes, Hollywood COACH Jim Blewett :6afl5TP049oJ: www.cif-la.org/ourpages/auto/2008/10/15/47651888/past%2520football%2520champions.doc+jim+blewett+and+manual+arts+and+football& ;cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a”> www.cif-la.org/ourpages/auto/2008/10/15/47651888/past%2520football%2520champions.doc+jim+blewett+and+manual+arts+and+football& ;cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a , Manual Arts Harry Edelson, Jefferson Rod Dedeaux, Hollywood Larry Hanson, Jefferson Les Haserot, Hollywood CONTRIBUTOR Tom Bradley, Poly Charles Dumas, Jefferson John Ferraro, Bell Bill Schroeder, Hollywood Emmitt Ashford, Jefferson Source: Los Angeles Unified School District.