Pete Schabarum, a rugged fullback who played in three Rose Bowls under legendary coach Pappy Waldorf at Cal, passed away Sunday at the age of 92.
 
Schabarum was an All-Pacific Coast Conference First Team selection for the Golden Bears and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers with the 17^th pick in the 1951 NFL Draft. He played for the Niners for three seasons, while also taking a year off to serve in the Air Force during the Korean War. He also lettered in baseball at Cal.
 
Schabarum embarked on a political career in 1967 as a member of the California State Assembly before being appointed to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 1972 by Gov. Ronald Reagan. He was reelected four times and served in that position until 1991. Schabarum was well-known for his support for term limits and authored Proposition 140, which passed in 1990 and imposed term limits on members of the California legislature.
 
Schabarum has a regional park named after him – Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park – in Rowland Heights, which is in his former supervisorial district. He was named one of the 50 most powerful people in Los Angeles County by Los Angeles Magazine and California Journal named Schabarum one of the 30 most influential people in California during the 20^th century.
 
Schabarum is a member of the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame and earned the Distinguished American Award by the NFL Hall of Fame in 1972. He moved to Indian Wells after his retirement with his wife, Gerry, who passed away in 2007. They are survived by their three children and four grandchildren.
 
Funeral services are pending.