May 15, 2001
BERKELEY, CA -
Eight different sports and seven different decades are represented in the 2001 class selected for induction in the University of California Athletic Hall of Fame, the school announced today.
The eight individuals and one team induction group include a .400 hitter in baseball, the first one-handed shooter on the West Coast in the sport of basketball, a three-time Olympic water polo star and a five-time track and field All-American.
The group will be formally inducted on Friday, Nov. 2, at the annual Hall of Fame banquet at Hs Lordships restaurant located on the Berkeley Marina. They will also be honored at halftime on Nov. 3, during the Bears home football game against Arizona.
The class of '01 brings the total number of athletes enshrined in Cal's Hall of Fame to 173 individuals and five crews, each of whom represent the best of Cal's rich athletic heritage. The Cal Hall of Fame was inaugurated in 1986 and this year's group represents the 16th class of inductees.
An outstanding outfielder who earned All-America honors in 1953, Tom Keough was a superior hitter who had a career batting average of .398, which remains No. 1 in Cal history. Keough hit .400 in 1952 and .396 in 1953, and then went on to play for the Boston Red Sox for several seasons. He was a versatile athlete who also played three years under Pappy Waldorf on the Bears football team, having the distinction of playing in the 1951 Rose Bowl.
The first player on the West Coast to use a one-handed shot to any extent, Joe Kintana earned All-Coast honors and was a first team All-America selection by the Helms Athletic Foundation as a senior in 1932. Kintana also led Cal to the conference title in 1932 and started as a junior in 1931, earning All-Coast honors that season as well.
One of the finest water polo players this country has ever produced, Chris Humbert earned All-America honors four straight seasons at Cal and led the Golden Bears to three NCAA Championships (1988, '90 and '91) during his career. Humbert was the NCAA Player of the Year as both a junior and senior and has been a starter on the U.S. Olympic team at the 1992, '96 and 2000 Olympic Games. He helped lead the United States to a fourth place Olympic finish in '92 and a seventh place finish in '96. Humbert also was a Pan Am Games participant in 1990, '95 and '99.
A five-time All-American middle distance star at Cal, Forrest Beaty helped the Bears to an NCAA Championship mile relay in both 1964 (3:07.4) and '65 (3:07.5). Beaty finished second in the NCAA 440 in 1965 and was on Cal's national runner-up mile relay team in 1966. He won both the Pac-8 220 (21.3) and the 440 (46.5) in 1965, while also helping the Bears to first place finishes in the 440 relay and the mile relay. Beaty still ranks tied for third on Cal's all-time 400 meters list with a yard-adjusted time of 46.14 in 1965 and is still is part of the Edwards Stadium's record 1,600 meter relay time of 3:08.7, set in 1966.
Steve Rivera held Cal's all-time leading receiving mark with 138 receptions in his three-year career from 1973-75 for 16 years (until the record was broken by Brian Treggs in 1991). Rivera earned consensus All-America honors in 1975 when he hauled in 57 catches, the most ever by a Cal player in a single-season. He also earned first team Pac-8 honors in both '74 and '75. His 205 yards in receptions against Stanford in 1974 ranked as the second best single-game total in Cal history. Rivera had 183 yards against Washington in 1975 as well, which ranks fourth on the single-game receiving yardage list. He had five games of more than 100 yards in receptions in his college career. Rivera went on to spend two years in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers and the Chicago Bears.
One of the great point guards in Cal history, Gene Ransom was only 5-9, but was extremely athletic. Ransom still holds the Cal record for most minutes played in a game when he went an amazing 63.5 minutes in Cal's five-overtime win over Oregon on Feb. 10, 1977. He scored 36 points in that game. Ransom also scored 30 points against Washington on Jan. 12, 1978 and 31 points against Oregon State on Feb. 16, 1978. He ranks as the Bears 14th leading career scorer with 1,185 points in three years, a 14.8 average. Ransom led Cal in assists all three years he played and averaged 17.0 points a game during 1977-78 season. He ranks fifth on Cal's career assist chart with 356 and led the Bears in steals with 2.3 per game in '77-78.
The 1980 Cal women's crew captured the Bears first women's team championship in any sport. Under first-year coach Pat Sweeney, a 1976 Olympic silver medalist from Great Britain, Cal dominated the National Championship, possibly putting together the finest regatta ever in the history of women's collegiate rowing. The members of the national championship crew are as follows, Nanette Bernadou (cox), Katie Stone (8), Renee Russak (7), Joy Stockton (6), LeAnn Cox (5), Barb O'Neil (4), Nancy Denison (3), Kathy Moller (2) and Alice Lee (bow).
Chuck Thompson was one of the world's best tumblers during his era and placed first in the NCAA tumbling competition in both 1948 and '49. Thompson also captured the Southern Pacific Division tumbling title in '48 and '49, won the NAAU Championship in 1947 and finished second in both '48 and '49 (that competition was open to competitors worldwide and the champions were declared world champions).
Gene Smith played three seasons of tennis at Cal and was undefeated in conference singles matches at home during that time. He was a member of Cal's 1933 conference championship team and, as a senior in 1934, defeated UCLA's Jack Tidball, who had won the NCAA singles title the previous year. He went on to assist Coach Tom Stow with the freshman team in 1935. After graduation, Smith won several national and international matches and reached the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles at Wimbledon in 1939. He teamed with Don Budge to capture a Pacific Coast doubles title in the late '30s and among his many victories, were wins over Jack Kramer (at Coronado Invitational) and Adraian Quist (ranked among the world's Top 5 players).
2001 California Hall of Fame Inductees
Name Sport(s) Year(s)
Forrest Beaty Track & Field 1964-66
Chris Humbert Water Polo 1988-91
Tom Keough Baseball, Football 1951-53
Joe Kintana Basketball 1930-32
Gene Ransom Basketball 1976-78
Steve Rivera Football 1973-75
Gene Smith Tennis, Assistant Tennis Coach 1932-35
Chuck Thompson Gymnastics 1948-50
1980 Women's Crew
California Athletic Hall of Fame Members
Name Year Inducted
Men
Ted Albrecht (Football 1974-76) 2000
Leonard "Stub" Allison (Football coach 1935-44) 1997
Par Arvidsson (Swimming 1978-81) 1991
Peter Asch (Water Polo 1967-69) 1997
Jon Baker (Football, Rugby 1944-48) 1991
Stan Barnes (Football 1918-21) 1986
Bengt Baron (Swimming 1982-85) 1999
Steve Bartkowski (Football, Baseball 1972-74) 1990
Forrest Beaty (Track & Field 1964-66) 2001
Eddie Beeson (Track & Field 1911-14) 1990
Richard Bennett (w/ Paul Newton, Tennis 1935-37) 1996
Glenn Berry (Gymnastics 1926-27) 1995
Matt Biondi (Swimming 1984-87, Water Polo) 1997
Lance Blankenship (Baseball 1983-86) 1999
Vic Bottari (Football 1936-38) 1986
Don Bowden (Track & Field 1956-58) 1987
Jim Breech (Football 1974-77) 1999
Thomas Brown (Tennis 1942) 1998
Chet Carlisle (Basketball 1935-38) 1989
E.G. "Bud" Chandler (Tennis 1924-26) 1986
Sam Chapman (Football 1935-37) 1986
Phil Chenier (Basketball 1970-71) 1997
Walter Christie (Track & Field Coach 1901-32) 1987
Paul Christopulos (Administration 1947-64) 2000
Kenneth Churchill (Track & Field 1929-31) 2000
Robert Clark (Track & Field 1933-35) 1993
Vern Corbin (Basketball 1927-29) 1992
Larry Cowling (Track & Field 1979-82) 1996
Crew (1928) 1986
Crew (1932) 1987
Crew (1939) 1995
Crew (1948) 1988
Russ Critchfield (Basketball 1966-68) 1995
Jim Cullom (Football 1947-49, Rugby 1948-50) 1995
Emery Curtice (Track & Field 1927-29) 1999
Pete Cutino (Water Polo Coach 1963-88) 1994
Bob DiGrazia (Soccer 1948-50, Soccer Coach 1953-80) 1991
Hugh Ditzler (w/ Clif Mayne) (Tennis 1952-53) 1991
Hal Davis (Track & Field 1942-43) 1990
George Dixon (Basketball, Rugby 1924-27) 1986
Taylor Douthit (Baseball, Basketball 1922-24) 1988
Hal Eifert (Basketball 1932-34) 1986
Ky Ebright (Crew Coach 1924-59) 1986
Charles Erb (Football 1920-22, Baseball) 1992
Clint Evans (Baseball Coach 1930-54) 1986
Rod Franz (Football 1946-49) 1986
Larry Friend (Basketball 1955-57) 1994
Hal Frey (Gymnastics Coach 1957-83) 1993
Walter Gordon (Football, Boxing 1916-18) 1986
Percy Hall (Football (1896-99) 1993
Brutus Hamilton (Track & Field Coach 1933-65) 1986
Chuck Hanger (Basketball 1947-48, Track & Field 1946-48)1992
Eddie Hart (Track & Field 1970) 1988
Matt Hazeltine (Football 1951-54) 1988
Gary Hein (Rugby 1984-87, Football 1983-86) 1997
Bob Herwig (Football, Basketball 1935-37) 1988
Babe Horrell (Football 1923-24) 1987
Miles "Doc" Hudson (Rugby Coach 1938-74) 1994
Chris Humbert (Water Polo 1988-91) 2001
Darrall Imhoff (Basketball 1958-60) 1988
Talma W. Imlay (Football 1924-25) 2000
Jackie Jensen (Football, Baseball 1946-49) 1986
Charley Johnson (Basketball 1969-71) 1996
Gene Johnson (Track & Field 1962-64) 1998
Kevin Johnson (Basketball 1984-87) 2000
Joe Kapp (Football 1956-58, Basketball 1957-58) 1992
Chuck Keeney (Gymnastics, Coach 1935-57) 1989
Tom Keough (Baseball, Football 1951-53) 2001
Robert Kiesel (Track & Field 1931-34) 1995
Leamon King (Track & Field 1956-57) 1987
Joe Kintana (Basketball 1930-32) 2001
Grover Klemmer (Track & Field, Football, Basketball 1942-43)1988
Mike Koll (Baseball 1939-41) 1995
Ludwig (Ludy) Langer (Swimming 1914-16) 1986
Paul Larson (Football 1952-54) 1994
Jim Lemmon (Crew 1940-43, Coach 1960-66) 1991
Harry Liversedge (Track & Field 1915-17, Rugby 1914, Football 1916)1996
Ben Lom (Football, Rugby 1927-29) 1991
Dave Maggard (Track & Field 1960-62, Football 1959, AD 1972-90)1996
Bob McKeen (Basketball 1952-55) 1989
Dan McMillan (Football, Crew 1920-21) 1989
Cort Majors (Football, Basketball, Track 1918-20) 1990
Clif Mayne (w/ Hugh Ditzler) (Tennis 1952-53) 1991
Johnny Meek (Football 1935-37) 1989
Jack Merchant (Track & Field 1920-22) 1992
Andy Messersmith (Baseball 1965-66) 1989
Dan Millman (Gymnastics 1964-68) 1998
Jim Monachino (Football 1948-50) 1999
Tom Moore (Track & Field 1934-36) 1989
Stan Morketter (Swimming 1943-48) 1993
Duke Morrison (Football 1920-22) 1997
Craig Morton (Football 1962-64, Baseball 1963-64) 1992
Clinton "Brick" Morse (Football, Baseball, Track 1892-95)1988
Brick Muller (Football, Track & Field 1920-22) 1986
Chuck Muncie (Football 1973-75) 1995
Ed Nemir (Boxing, Wrestling Coach 1929-69) 1988
Bill Neufeld (Track & Field 1923-24) 1998
Pete Newell (Basketball Coach 1954-60) 1987
Paul Newton (w/ Richard Bennett, Tennis 1935-37) 1996
Johnny Olszewski (Football 1950-52) 1993
Orval Overall (Baseball, Football 1900-03) 1987
Dr. Jerry Patmont (Team Physician 1961-92) 1997
Dick Peter (Track & Field 1940-41) 1999
Irv Phillips (Football 1926-28) 1994
Nibs Price (Football, Basketball Coach 1924-54) 1986
Bill Priest (Baseball 1936-38) 1998
Al Ragan (Track & Field Coach 1925-77) 1988
Gene Ransom (Basketball 1976-78) 2001
Bob Reinhard (Football 1939-41) 1990
John Ricksen (Tennis, Basketball 1951-53) 1999
Rupe Ricksen (Tennis, Basketball 1951-53) 1999
Les Richter (Football 1949-51) 1987
Roy Riegels (Football, (1927-29) 1998
Ron Rivera (Football 1980-83) 1994
Steve Rivera (Football 1973-75) 2001
Kevin Robertson (Water Polo 1977-80) 1992
Earl Robinson (Basketball, Baseball 1956-58) 1988
James Robinson (Track & Field 1975-76) 1990
Peter Rocca (Swimming, Water Polo 1976-79) 1990
Joe Roth (Football 1975-76) 2000
Dan Salvemini (Soccer 1975-78) 1990
Pete Schabarum (Football 1948-50, Baseball 1950) 1998
Peter Schnugg (Water Polo, Swimming 1969-73) 1991
Bert Schwarz (Football 1926-29) 1996
Art Shurlock (Gymnastics 1959-60) 1987
Jerry Siebert (Track & Field 1959-60) 1997
Andy Smith (Football Coach 1916-25) 1986
Gene Smith (Tennis, Assistant Tennis Coach 1932-35) 2001
Graham Smith (Swimming 1979-82) 1994
Guinn Smith (Track & Field 1940-42) 1987
Warren Smith (Football 1898-00, Baseball 1899-01, Track '89)1995
Lon Spurrier (Track & Field 1952-55) 1998
Pesky Sprott (Football 1918-20, Track & Field 1920-22) 1993
Tom Stow (Tennis 1925-27, Tennis Coach 1932-45) 1987
Gerald Stratford (Tennis 194-26) 1994
Jon Svendsen (Water Polo, Swimming 1972-75) 1989
Chuck Thompson (Gymnastics 1948-50) 2001
Jim Turner (Football 1946-49) 1996
Carl Van Heuit (Football 1949-50) 1992
Pappy Waldorf (Football Coach 1947-56) 1987
Wesley Walker (Football, Track & Field 1973-77) 1992
Doug Weiss (Baseball 1955-57) 1993
Barry Weitzenberg (Water Polo 1965-67) 1987
Jim Werson (Swimming 1936-38) 1996
Ed White (Football 1966-68) 1993
Sherman White (Football 1969-71) 1989
Willie White (Track & Field 1958-60) 2000
Archie Williams (Track & Field 1936-38) 1986
Jack Williamson (Trainer 1942-69) 1992
Dean Witter (Crew Coach 1907-09) 1999
Andy Wolfe (Basketball 1946-48) 1987
George Wolfman (Baseball Coach 1955-73) 1987
Jack Yerman (Track & Field 1958-60, Football 1957-58) 1994
Women
Lisa Albano (Tennis 1989-92) 2000
Tommy F. Angel (Fencing, Field Hockey 1946) 1980
Joy Biefeld (Fawcett) (Soccer 1986-89) 1997
Crew (1980) 2001
Ann Curtis Cuneo (Swimming 1948) 1979
Margee MacFarland Curran (Swimming 1980-83) 1990
Pat Spratlen Etem (Crew 1977-79) 1990
Lesle Gallimore (Soccer 1982-85, Ass't Coach 1986-89) 1995
Colleen Galloway (Basketball 1977-81) 1989
Michele Granger (Softball 1989-93) 1998
Anna McCune Harper (Tennis 1924) 1981
Mary Harvey (Soccer 1983-86) 2000
Sheila Hudson (Track & Field 1986-90) 1999
Helen Hull Jacobs (Tennis 1930) 1979
Sheryl Ann Johnson (Field Hockey 1977-78) 1984
Barbara Stark Jordan (Swimming 1959) 1984
Mary T. Meagher (Swimming 1983-87) 1992
Sylvie Monnet (Volleyball 1980-83) 1994
Barrie Bulmore Ornstil (Tennis 1980-83) 1990
Leslie Partch (Softball 1980-83) 1990
Connie Carpenter Phinney (Crew, Cycling, Speed Skating 1981)1986
Marcy Place (Field Hockey 1977-80) 1989
Helen Wills Roark (Tennis 1925) 1978
Louise Romo (Track & Field 1982-86) 1993
Conny Van Bentum (Swimming 1985-86) 1996
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (Tennis 1911) 1978
