San Jose Sports Hall of Fame 30th Induction Ceremony Program

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OF THE SAN JOSE SPORTS HALL OF FAME

TO THE 30 th INDUCTION CEREMONY OF THE SAN JOSE SPORTS HALL OF FAME

Thirty editions. One hundred thirty-six inductees.

The celebration continues!

Tonight, we are proud to induct five remarkable individuals into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame for their athletic achievements and their contributions to our community.

The inductees hail from the upper echelon of collegiate, professional, Olympic and international competitions. Although different sports in different eras, they have made a lasting impact both on and off the field of play.

The Inductee Class of 2025 features a model prep football coach, Eddie Buller, rugby’s “Captain America”, Todd Clever, Earthquakes soccer champion, Landon Donovan, women’s wrestling trailblazer, Afsoon Roshanzamir Johnston, and dynamic baseball executive, Mark Wilson.

In addition to honoring these homegrown legends, the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame is committed to supporting local sports at all levels. Tonight, the Hall of Fame will also recognize our High School Athletes of the Year, from Valley Christian Quinten Marsh and from Los Gatos Nicole Steiner. Our Amateur Athletes of the Year are Nick Nash and Emilia Sjöstrand from San Jose State University. The Northern California Special Olympics Athlete of the Year is Michael Aguilar.

Our special evening would not be possible without the generous support of the sponsors, contributors and event partners who are both pillars of the community and champions of this event. In particular, the San Jose Sports Hall Fame would like to give an extra dose of appreciation to the SAP Center staff for sharing their beautiful building and making it possible for us to hold the celebration.

THANK YOU for your support of San Jose, Santa Clara County and the rich sports traditions that bring us together.

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THE 30th ANNUAL INDUCTION CEREMONY MASTER OF CEREMONIES Robert Braunstein Randy Hahn 2025 HONOREES HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Quinten Marsh – Valley Christian High School Nicole Steiner – Los Gatos High School AMATEUR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Nick Nash – San Jose State University Emilia Sjöstrand – San Jose State University SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Michael Aguilar 2025 SAN JOSE SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Eddie Buller Todd Clever Landon Donovan Afsoon Roshanzamir Johnston Mark Wilson

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Left-handed powerhouse, two-way phenom, and Stanford commit. At 6’1”, 198 lbs, Quinten Marsh was one of California’s most electrifying high school baseball players, combining elite pitching with explosive offensive production. On the mound, Marsh dominated as a senior with a 1.16 ERA, 76 strikeouts in 54.1 innings, and held hitters to just .178 AVG. His fastball clocks in at 89 mph, ranking in the 96th percentile nationally. At the plate he was a career .312 hitter with a .415 OBP, 77 hits, and 54 RBIs across 95 varsity games. His junior year breakout included a .378 batting average, nearly 1.000 OPS, and a state - leading 14 home runs. His slugging percentage soared to .780, making him one of WCAL’s most feared bats.

HONOREES: 2025 High School Athletes of the Year

QUINTEN MARSH

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FUN FACT: This spring Quinten will be joining his brother Tatum Marsh who also plays baseball for the Cardinal.

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LOS GATOS HIGH SCHOOL

“Unique” is an apt description of Steiner, a 6-foot-2 all season athlete at Los Gatos.

In basketball alone, she holds 10 school records and was named Most Valuable Player or Co-Most Valuable Player in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division her last three seasons. She was also first-team all-league as a freshman.

But that’s just part of her athletic story. Steiner was also a standout in volleyball and in track and field. She was an all-De Anza Division player in volleyball and advanced to the California Interscholastic Federation state track and field championships in the shot put all four years of high school, only the second Los Gatos track athlete to ever do so. Los Gatos High athletic director Ken Perrotti said Steiner is the first four-year varsity starter in three sports in 30 years.

HONOREES: 2025 High School Athletes of the Year

NICOLE STEINER

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FUN FACT: Steiner is a freshman at Cal State Fullerton and has battled her way into the starting lineup for the Titans, scoring 18 points in her first exhibition.

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EMILIA SJÖSTRAND SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSIT Y

Few athletes in collegiate track and field have soared as high as San José State’s Emilia Sjöstrand. A seven-time First Team All-American and one of the most decorated jumpers in Mountain West history, she redefined excellence in the triple and long jump.

In 2025, she finished national runner-up in the triple jump (13.88m) after sweeping gold at the Mountain West Indoor and Outdoor meets. The year before, she earned dual All-America honors with third- and second-place national finishes and set SJSU records of 6.50m (long jump) and 14.09m (triple jump). A multiple-time conference champion, award winner, and top-two Swedish triple jumper, Sjöstrand has elevated Spartan Track & Field to new heights.

FUN FACT: In 2023, Sjöstrand the first woman in SJSU history to represent the school at an NCAA Indoor Championship meet where she won All-American honors in the Triple Jump.

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Nash, a Biletnikoff Award Finalist, etched his name in college football history as only the fourth player ever to achieve the FBS receiving triple crown. He led the nation in receptions (104), receiving yards (1,382), and receiving touchdowns (16) during the 2024 regular season. Additionally, he topped the country with 8.7 receptions and 115.2 yards per game while also showcasing his versatility by throwing two touchdown passes Further cementing his legacy, Nash became the first San José State player to earn consensus All-American honors and was the only wide receiver in 2024 to be a unanimous selection. His historic achievements have made him one of the most decorated athletes in program history.

FUN FACT: Nash is a second-generation San Jose State football player. His dad, Kenny Nash, was a wide receiver for the 1985 and 1986 Spartans and was a member of the 1987 Kansas City Chiefs.

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HONOREES: 2025 Amateur Athletes of the Year

NICK NASK

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HONOREES: 2025 Special Olympics Athlete of the Year 12

MICHAEL AGUILAR

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SPECIAL OLYMPICS Currently in his 70s, Mike has been competing since 2008. He has participated in Softball, Basketball, Bowling, Flag Football, and Track & Field for the Special Olympics. When Mike was a student at Lynbrook High School, he was part of the Varsity Letterman Club in his junior and senior years.

Mike’s dedication and support for the Special Olympics shows. He always plays and runs hard. He gives every effort he has to help his team be the best they can be. Mike is a kind man who inspires others with his abilities and his constant motivation.

He cheers on his fellow athletes and is always willing to play where asked to help his team.

Mike is just a joy to be around. He is loved by his fellow athletes and by all his coaches.

He brings a bright light to Special Olympics practices. His smile and energy are contagious, and he loves greeting his coaches with a joke – making them smile.

FUN FACT: Recently retired from Safeway, Mike takes computer classes and follows the 49ers, Sharks and Stanford football.

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This year marks a Special 30-year anniversary for both Special Olympics Northern California and the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame! Special Olympics NorCal is proud to partner with the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame to create a shared legacy of inclusion, community and empowerment for athletes of all abilities.

Pictured center: Michael Aguilar Pictured clockwise from top: Chairman of the Board for San Jose Sports Authority Charlie Faas with Athlete Leader Stephanie; Kerri Walsh Jennings with Athlete Leader Nassreen; Tara VanDerveer with Athlete Leader Stephanie; Robert Guerrero with Athlete Leader Jenni; Mike Holmgren with Athlete Leader Heather

Congratulations to Special Olympics NorCal Athlete Michael Aguilar and the entire Class of 2025

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EDDIE BULLER For more than two decades, Eddie Buller’s football teams at Oak Grove High School were the standard of prep excellence in San Jose, the South Bay and beyond. Buller won 18 league championships and five Central Coast Section titles in his 23 seasons at the school while compiling a 214-29-3 record. He gained the respect of his players, his peers and even his defeated opponents for the way he conducted himself both on and off the field.

Buller’s record as a coach included 18 league titles and thrilling CCS playoff victories. But he was of the firm belief that as an educator, his job was as much about preparing his players for life as much as preparing them for the next game.

“People always ask me how a team is going to be,” Buller often declared at the start of a season. “And I always say to wait for 10 to 15 years.”

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Buller, a graduate of San Jose’s Leland High School, took over the Oak Grove program in 1983. His predecessor, Phil Stearns, had already established a highly successful football program at the school. However, Buller immediately took the Eagles to the next level, earning a reputation as a creative strategist who utilized his roster wisely. He made his public school program at Oak Grove competitive with the area’s private schools, defeating them for several section titles. Buller also was a guiding light for his players from less advantaged backgrounds.

“He tried to meet the needs of a lot of kids with economic and personal issues,” said one of his former assistants, Rick Huck. “If a problem arose, many teams would cut a kid loose. But he worked hard to make sure their time at Oak Grove was a good experience.”

Buller’s legacy includes the many Eagles players who went on to college or NFL stardom, as well as his staff members who became head coaches themselves.

Although he retired in 2009, his fame endures on the Oak Grove campus. In 2019, the school named its football field after him.

FUN FACT: Fun fact: Buller spent three seasons as an assistant coach at San Jose State, coaching up the wide receivers.

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TODD CLEVER The bucolic South San Jose subdivisions of the 1990s were an unlikely spawning ground for the most fierce, intense, and accomplished American rugby player in history. But when Santa Teresa High School teenager Todd Clever showed up for his first practice with the nearby College Park Rugby Club, it was scrum at first sight.

Over the following two decades, the muscular 6-foot-4 Clever towered over his sport like no USA rugger before or since. He became a three-time All American for the University of Nevada Wolfpack from 2001-04. He joined the US National Eagles 15 roster and played in a record 76 international matches, 53 of them as captain. He led American teams to the Rugby World Cup tournament in 2003, 2007 and 2011. The US Rugby Foundation named him “Player of the Decade” for 2000-09. He gained more global fame with professional clubs in New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, and England.

“On the playing side, all my goals have been checked off,” Clever reflected upon his 2019 retirement. “I’ve played around the world, represented my country in World Cups, and faced some of the best players out there.” Since retiring, he’s served as an executive with Major League Rugby’s Austin Elite, a Director for Memphis Inner City Rugby, and founded the Todd Clever Foundation to support rugby organizations worldwide.

FUN FACT: In 2016, Todd Clever played in his 68th match for the USA Rugby team, securing a win over Russia and making him the all-time leader for appearances.

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INDUCTEE: TODD CLEVER

Clever’s impressive achievements multiplied as his career matured. In 2009 with the South African Lions, Clever became the first American to play and score in the Super Rugby Union of the Southern Hemisphere. From 2010 through 2012, he joined Suntory of the Japan Top League and helped lead the team to two Japan Cup championships. Domestically, he boosted the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club of San Diego to a Cal Cup championship and the Austin Huns to a Division 1 National Championship, rounding out a resume that will be hard for any future rugby star to match.

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LANDON DONOVAN In 2001, Landon Donovan arrived in San Jose as a soccer teenager of great promise.

By the time he left the city four years later, he was an American superstar and recognized globally as a game-changing force. His time with the Earthquakes at Spartan Stadium was relatively brief but massively consequential. It included two Major League Soccer championships and served as the springboard for a career that saw Donovan become the all-time leading goal scorer in US National Team history.

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Donovan’s path to San Jose began in Southern California, where he was a youth soccer phenom attracting so much attention that the German club Bayer Leverkusen signed him to a contract at age 17. When his experience in Europe was less than ideal and Donovan expressed a desire to return stateside, Leverkusen agreed to loan his contract to San Jose in 2001. The Earthquakes had finished in last place the previous season. Donovan led a turnaround that concluded with a victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS championship game.

The following summer in the World Cup, Donovan helped the USA upset Portugal in the group stage and then scored a goal in a Round of Sixteen victory over Mexico, sending his team to the quarterfinals. A loss to Germany did not diminish the USA’s best World Cup result since 1930 and Donovan was named US Soccer Athlete of the Year. He had more history to write in San Jose, though. The Earthquakes won another MLS title in 2003, with Donovan scoring two goals against Chicago in the championship game. “He loved shooting,” remembered Joe Cannon, his Quakes teammate. “He loved making goalkeepers look silly.”

In 2005, Donovan was called back to Leverkusen to conclude his time in Northern California. He would return to America with the Los Angeles Galaxy and boost the team to four more MLS Cups while also excelling with the USA National Team. By the time he retired in 2014, he was widely considered the greatest American soccer player of all time and the MLS, in tribute, named its MVP award after him.

FUN FACT: Donovan once played for the San Diego Sockers of the indoor Major Arena Soccer League.

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AFSOON ROSHANZAMIR JOHNSTON

She continued her journey and made history as the USA’s first medal winner at a Women’s World Championships, as well as earning three U.S. Open national titles. Johnston’s love of the sport came naturally and genetically. Her father, Manu, was a wrestler in his native Iran, where Afsoon was born and spent her childhood. When she expressed interest, Manu delighted in showing his only child some of his favorite techniques. Those teaching sessions were conducted semi secretly because of Iranian cultural restrictions regarding girls. When her family immigrated to America in 1983 and settled in San Jose, federal Title IX regulations meant Johnston could not legally be prevented from joining the Independence boys’ team. Guided by her Independence coach, David Chaid, she earned a spot on the USA’s first ever women’s national wrestling team in 1989 as a high school junior, then traveled with the team to Switzerland. There, she claimed America’s first female medal at a World Wrestling Championships—a bronze—and returned in 1990 to win a silver medal. Her next stop was UC Davis, where she trained with the men’s team while representing the USA with medal-winning performances around the globe. Johnston retired from competition to begin a physical therapy career in 2000, four years before women’s wrestling became an Olympic sport.

Any regrets about missing out on the Games were erased in 2016 when, as a USA assistant coach in Brazil, she watched Helen Maroulis become America’s first female Olympic wrestling gold medalist, fulfilling the possibilities for which Johnston had opened the door 27 years earlier.

FUN FACT: In high school, Afsoon gave up the sport of cheerleading to become Santa Clara County’s first female prep wrestling competitor.

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INDUCTEE: AFSOON ROSHANZAMIR JOHNSTON

Among the ranks of sports trailblazers, you can rightfully place Afsoon Roshanzamir Johnston into an even more exclusive category--as a pioneer’s pioneer. In 1987, more than two decades before the California Interscholastic Federation held its first State Girls Wrestling Championship, Johnston joined the Independence High School Varsity Boys team in San Jose as a 98-pound grappler.

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MARK WILSON

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Anyone who had fun at a San Jose Giants game between 1982 and 2020 has Mark Wilson to thank for their experience. During his 38 years with the minor league organization, including 30 seasons as general manager, the Giants won six California League championships, developed more than 190 future Major Leaguers, and created lifetime memories for generations of fans at Municipal Stadium.

In 1982, Wilson left his midwestern childhood home of Youngstown, Ohio, to take an internship with the San Jose minor league team headed by his friend, Harry Stavrenos. By 1990, Wilson had been named general manager and the San Francisco Giants had signed a working agreement with the San Jose franchise. The combination was not just a winning formula; it led to literal fireworks—a favorite Wilson gate attraction—in the skies above what is now known as Excite Ballpark.

Between 1995 and 2010, the Giants never went longer than four years between Cal League titles, with Wilson’s fingerprints all over the team’s success. During that period, he was twice named the league’s Executive of the Year, and the organization earned the Bob Freitas Award as the top operation at the Class A-Advanced Level of the minors. Most prestigiously, Wilson’s leadership resulted in the San Jose Giants receiving the 2009 John H. Johnson Award presented annually to the most complete franchise in all of Minor League Baseball.

For all of those honors, Wilson still took the most satisfaction from seeing families enjoy a game on a San Jose summer night at Muni as they laughed at the “Beer Batter” or one of his other promotions—while they also witnessed future Giants stars such as Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum launch their professional careers in a San Jose uniform. Wilson, a collegiate basketball official in his winter “off season,” also kept the ballpark busy when the Giants weren’t in town by staging rock concerts, CCS championship games and other events there. Upon his retirement in 2020, the team retired its No. 38 jersey as a salute to Wilson’s number of years with the franchise.

FUN FACT: During his 38 year career, Wilson won a total of 12 championship rings, 11 from the Giants organization and 1 from the Duluth-Superior Dukes.

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Celebrating 30 Years off Ex

1995 Donna de Varona – Swimming g Lee Evans – Track & Field George Haines – Swimming Coach Jim Plunkett – Football Charlie and Lucy Wedemeyer – – Football Bud Winter – Track & Field Coach 1996 Peggy Fleming Jenkins – Figure Skating John Hanna – Football Coach Julius Menendez – Boxing & Soccer Coach Yosh Uchida – Judo Coach 1997 Payton Jordan – Track & Field Coach Angelo “Hank” Luisetti – Basketball Bob Mathias – Decathlon Al Ruffo – Football Owner Tommie Smith – Track & Field Chris von Saltza Olmstead Swimming

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SAN JOSE SPORTS HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 1998 Hal Davis – Track & Field Pablo Morales – Swimming L. T. “Buck” Shaw – Football Coach Debi Thomas – Figure Skating Bill Walsh – Football Coach

2002 Dennis Awtrey – Basketball Ed Burke – Track & Field Betty Hicks – Golf Carney Lansford – Baseball Craig Morton – Football

1999 Millard Hampton – Track & Field Claudia Kolb – Swimming Pat Malley – Football Coach Patty Sheehan – Golf

2003 Anne Warner Cribbs – Swimming Becky Dyroen-Lancer – Synchronized Swimming Andre Phillips – Track & Field Billy Wilson – Football

2000 Don Bowden – Track & Field Jack & John Elway – Football Francie Larrieu Smith – Cross Country Charles “Chuck” Taylor – Football

2004 John Brodie – Football Amy Chow – Gymnastics Kurt Rambis – Basketball Pat Tillman – Football

2001 Joe Leonard – Auto Racing Ernie Nevers – Football John Ralston – Football Coach Dave Righetti – Baseball Carroll Williams – Basketball Coach

2005 Brent Jones – Football Barbara & Kathy Jordan – Tennis Benny Pierce – Football Coach Ken Venturi – Golf

2006 Jennifer Azzi – Basketball Bill McPherson – Football Coach Walt McPherson – Administrator & Coach 2007 Brian Boitano – Figure Skating Bert Bonanno – Track & Field Coach Kim Oden – Volleyball Bud & Ralph Ogden – Basketball Mark Spitz – Swimming 2008 Dick Gould – Tennis George Gund III – Hockey Margaret Jenkins (In Memoriam) – Track & Field John Oldham – Baseball

2012 Steve Bartkowski – Football Brandi Chastain – Soccer Roger Maltbie – Golf Willy T. Ribbs – Auto Racing 2013 Frankie Albert (In Memoriam) – Football Gary Cunningham – Baseball Coach Paul Child – Soccer Tara VanDerveer – Basketball Coach 2014 Julie Foudy – Soccer Owen Nolan – Hockey Steve Schott – Baseball Dick Vermeil – Football Coach

2009 Bob Murphy – Stanford Broadcaster Ron Calcagno – St. Francis High School Football Coach Sheryl Johnson – Field Hockey Ronnie Lott – Football

2015 John Carlos – Sprinter Chris Carver – Swimming Coach Jeff Garcia – Football Mani Hernandez – Soccer

2010 Arturs Irbe – Hockey Bruce Jenner – Track & Field Keri Sanchez – Soccer Dave & Mark Schultz – Wrestling

2016 Mike Bruner – Swimmer Raymond Townsend – Basketball Aly Wagner – Soccer Doug Wilson – Hockey

2011 Rudy Galindo – Figure Skating Art Lambert – Water Polo Dan Pastorini – Football Peter Ueberroth, Olympic Leader – Baseball Commissioner Kristi Yamaguchi – Figure Skating

2017 Ken Caminiti (In Memoriam) – Baseball Dwight Clark – Football Mark Marquess – Baseball Coach Jack Roddy – Rodeo Danielle Slaton – Soccer

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Colleen Gerstner, Ben Musolf & The Westin Palo Alto Nicole Simons, Tanya Granados Campo di Bocce & Alyssa Wallace, Bay FC of Los Gatos Irena Gumbert, Ron Olander, Testarossa Winery San Jose Sports Hall of Fame James Hamnett Board Member & Chelsea Wagner, San Jose Sharks John and Debbie Poch, San Jose Sports Catherine Hendricks Authority & Hem Raju, San Jose Hilton Alyssa Ramont, San Francisco Giants Rick Huck & Richard Young, Oak Grove High School Brendan Rawson & Misa Wong, Christine Jacobsen San Jose Jazz & Morgan Randolph, Golden State Valkyries Kirk Reynolds, Dwight Clark Legacy Series Rylan Keeler & Raymond Ridder, Nicole Rodamer, Golden State Warriors The Fremont Clubhouse Nelda Kerr & Randy Jay Rojas, Seriguchi, Santa Cruz Warriors Oakland Roots Stephanie Sanders, Bob Leininger, Shadowbrook San Jose Sports Restaurant Hall of Fame Adam Schiro, Board Member Cinnabar Hills Golf Club Geraldo Lopez, John Southwell Signia by Hilton San Jose & Mady Warren, Scott MacDonald, San Jose Marriott San Jose State University Dawn Sweatt, Laura Maemone, San Jose Sports Hall Forbes Mill Steakhouse of Fame Board Member Sal Martinez, The Farmers Union The Tech Interactive Colleen McDonald, Visit San Jose Rock & Roll Running Series Rusty Weekes, Marie Menard San Jose Sports & Mikilynna Taufete’e, Hall of Fame Hotel Valencia Board Member Chrissy Mrowczynski, Ja’Vonn Williams, MDM Hospitality Group San Pedro Social Seema Mulji & Ashis Roy, Winchester The Inn at Saratoga Mystery House Ibeth Obledo, Sharks Ice San Jose

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SPECIAL THANKS Office of Mayor Mahan Staff Jess Barriga, Tasha Dean, and SJPD Robert Biebel & Andre Burke Event Management San Jose Sports Authority Charlie Faas, Chairman John Poch, Executive Director Darren Centi, Director of Events Chase Lazarus, Event Manager Shayla Tran, Communications Manager Ginna Baldassarre, Auction Director, Robert Braunstein, 49ers Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area Dan Brown, The Athletic Mark Purdy, SJSHOF ‘21 SAP Center at San Jose Staff James Hamnett, Chelsea Wagner Linnie McIntyre & the SAP Center building staff Gordan Kalinic, Edwin Callard & the staff of ARAMARK Media Partners Keyon Johnson, OnKey Public Relations The Mercury News Sal Pizarro, & Darren Sabedra KPIX Matt Lively, KRON – Ben Ross, KRON – Rudy Garcia San Jose Sharks Scott Emmert, Jim Sparaco & Dan Rusanowsky Terrell Lloyd, Director of San Francisco 49ers Photography Services Cristian Perlin, Maison Rêveur Videography HOF Vendor Partners Amy Blach, AMB Designs Glenn Karren, Design Signs Dan Gordon, Gordon Biersch Brewing Company Leann Sirkin, Flair Design + Photography Jeri Ng, Only the Best Joan Escover, JP Graphics Bert George, Ruben Orozco & JC Hayes, Joseph George Wines Shawna Futagaki, Flower Divas Inductee and Honoree Liaisons Richard Motzkin & Jenna Kramer, Wasserman Matt Alongi, San Jose Giants Bill Schlough, San Francisco Giants Harry Clever Rick Huck, Oak Grove High School Cathy Domanski & Stefanie Bruggeman, Northern California Special Olympics Charles Ryan, San Jose State University Scott MacDonald, San Jose State University Ryan Realini - Valley Christian High School Kenny Perrotti - Los Gatos High School Thank you, especially, to the Inductees, Honorees, your family and friends for making the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame an enduring source of civic pride.

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EXTENDS A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE SAN JOSE ARENA AUTHORITY FOR THEIR COMMITMENT, DEDICATION AND PARTNERSHIP FOR ALL 30-YEARS BOARD OF DIRECTORS BILL EKERN, BOARD CHAIRPERSON MIYUKI ONE BEAR, BOARD VICE-CHAIRPERSON RUTH SHIKADA, BOARD TREASURER RUSTY WEEKES, BOARD SECRETARY JOHN ALBERS, BOARD MEMBER ROSSMERI ALFARO, BOARD MEMBER CYNTHIA BOJORQUEZ, BOARD MEMBER RYAN FETZER, BOARD MEMBER MARTIN FLORES, BOARD MEMBER SELENE LENOX, BOARD MEMBER DOLORES MONTENEGRO, BOARD MEMBER KYLE NELSON, BOARD MEMBER GEORGE SANCHEZ, BOARD MEMBER EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS JESSICA BARRIGA, MAYOR MATT MAHAN’S OFFICE DOMINGO CANDELAS, SAN JOSE CITY COUNCIL DAVID COHEN, SAN JOSE CITY COUNCIL KEVIN ICE, CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE EXECUTIVE STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: CHRIS MORRISEY ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER: SHELLY WANG CITY ATTORNEY LIAISON: CAMERON DAY

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SAN JOSE SPORTS HALL OF FAME BOARD OF DIRECTORS KEN BIRDSALL CYNTHIA BOJORQUEZ DAN BROWN ANNE WARNER-CRIBBS BRUCE EDWARDS DR. SVETLANA DANI CHARLIE FAAS MARTIN FLORES STEVE HALLGRIMSON

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Special Olympics Northern California

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