Whittier College Purple & Gold Hall of Fame

The Whittier College Athletic's Hall of Fame was created to recognize the very best of Whittier College Athletics. The election of any person into the Hall of Fame is a distinct honor, and while the criteria are guidelines, the ultimate decision as to who shall receive this honor is made solely by the committee, who recognizes that the achievements of the honoree far exceed what is considered exceptional in his or her field. New members are inducted to the Hall of Fame every two years.

Committee Members
Harold Allen '84 -- Chair
Rock Carter '89 -- Director of Athletics
Mike Rizzo '86 -- Associate Athletic Director
Dr. Trish Van Oosbree -- Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Chair

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Criteria & Rules

Hall of Fame Class of 2022
Hall of Fame Class of 2018 Announced
Hall of Fame Class of 2016 Announced
Hall of Fame Class of 2014 Announced
Hall of Fame Class of 2012 Announced
Hall of Fame Class of 2010 Announced
Hall of Fame Class of 2008 Announced

Hall of Fame Members (listed alphabetically by last name) (* Deceased)

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | W

A
George Allen (1951-1956) -- Head Coach, Football
John Arrambide 1935 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Robert "Bob" Ashton 1927 -- Football, Baseball
Vincent Asaro 1950 -- Football, Track & Field

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B
John F. "Johnny" Baker 1936 -- Cross Country
Kenneth L. "Kenny" Ball 1934 -- Track & Field, Basketball
Jeff Bare 1981 -- Water Polo, Swimming
Tara Barnhart 1995 -- Cross Country, Track & Field, Swimming
Gary Benson 1984 -- Water Polo, Swimming
Jesse Beukenboom 1983 -- Baseball
Paul Milo Bixby 1934 -- Basketball, Baseball
Morris T. Bogue 1916 -- Football, Baseball
Aubrey R. Bonham (1936-1968) - Head Coach, Men's Basketball, Track, Tennis, Wrestling
Russell A. Bonham 1954 -- Track & Field, Cross Country
Orlando Brenes 1978 -- Soccer
Vernon "Vern" Brock 1966 -- Football
Michael Brown 1979 -- Basketball
Harry Brownson 1922 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball
John A. "Jack" Brownell 1947 --Football, Track & Field
Paul Bryeans 1955 -- Baseball
Joseph N. Buckmaster 1923 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball

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C
Walter Cammack 1915 -- Football, Baseball, Track & Field
Gary Campbell 1960 -- Football
Randolph Warren "Randy" Carter 1938 -- Track & Field
CJ Carty 2000 -- Water Polo
Andy "Ace" Castillo 1974 -- Baseball
Elliot P. Chamber 1917 -- Football, Basketball, Tennis
Howard "Hod" Chambers 1916 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Elliot Chambers 1917 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball, Tennis
Ken Chandler 1951 -- Football, Baseball
Don Coryell (1957-1959) -- Head Coach, Football
Mike Ciacci 1978 -- Football
James W. "Jim" Colborn 1967 -- Baseball
Donald G. "Don" Craggs 1940 -- Football, Baseball
William Frank Crites 1912 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Walter Cammack 1915 -- Football, Baseball, Track & Field
Mitch Carty 1996 -- Water Polo, Golf
Gail Lee (Hirata) Chaffin 1977 -- Golf *
Bob Cheeks 1971 -- Basketball
Myron Claxton 1940 -- Football, Baseball, Track & Field
J. Robert Clift 1940 -- Track & Field
James Colborn 1967 -- Baseball
Debora Countess 1985 -- Softball, Basketball
Maryann Courtois-Horsley 1979 -- Swimming
Frank Crites 1912 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball

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D
Walter Dahlitz 1938 -- Football
Patricia Palmer Davis 1989 - Basketball
Richard "Dick" DeMoulpied 1938 -- Cross Country, Track & Field, Tennis
Thomas "Tom" Denney 1927 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Rayburn Dezember 1953 -- Football
Donald Douglas 1917 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track & Field
Ralph Dudley Jr. 1979 -- Basketball
William Duncan 1933 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Robert Dunham 1954 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Gretchen "Gieger" Durham 1989 -- Volleyball, Track & Field

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E
Wayne Estabrook 1973 -- Football, Baseball
Bob Evans 1964 -- Football

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F
Hugh Fenderson 1969 -- Basketball, Track & Field
Max Fields 1958 -- Football
Olin "Bull" Finch 1916 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track & Field
Herman Fink 1935 -- Football, Track & Field
John Fitzsimons 1983 -- Soccer
John L. Fox, II 1955 -- Football, Track & Field
Elizabeth Franz 1987 -- Cross Country, Track & Field
Robert Frith '01 - Baseball
Peter Fuller '85 -- Water Polo

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G
Helen (Copeland) Garcia 1995 -- Cross Country, Track & Field
Kathy (Rodrigues) Garcielita 1987 -- Softball
Nathaniel George 1931 -- Track & Field
J. Robert Gibbs 1933 -- Football, Track & Field
John Godfrey (1957-1977) -- Head Coach, Football
Kenneth Gregory 1964-- Football

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H
Alvin Lewis Hardin 1974 -- Basketball
Ronald Hales 1965 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Clint Harris 1934 -- Football, Track & Field
Willard Harris Jr. 1955 -- Honorary Inductee, Athletic Booster, Track & Field, Football
Stephen Hayes 1963 -- Basketball
Ben Hieltjes 1987 -- Lacrosse
George Hightower 1978 -- Basketball
Brenna (Werner) Holcomb 1997 - Basketball
Tom Hunt 1937 -- Football, Baseball, Swimming
Elvin Hutchison 1937 -- Football, Basketball, Track & Field

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J
Dave Jacobs (1971-1996) -- Head Coach Men's Basketball, Director of Athletics
Millard (Buck) Jarnagan 1948 -- Football, Baseball
Larry Jaro 1965 -- Football, Track & Field *
Raymond Johns 1925 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Leland Johns 1923 -- Football, Baseball
Bill Johnston 1961 -- Basketball, Golf
Steven Jones 1962 -- Baseball
Frank Jones 1931 -- Football, Track & Field, Swimming
Gary H. Jones 1966 -- Baseball
Greg Jones 1979 -- Baseball
Lewis Jones 1967 -- Cross Country, Track & Field
Joey Jordan 1985 -- Football, Track & Field

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K
Robert A. Keck 1954 -- Cross Country
Donna M. Keim (Basham) 1979 -- Tennis
Leon Kelsoe 1965 -- Football
Sara Kiesselbach 2000 -- Water Polo
Julie (Curtis) Kline 1987 -- Basketball, Softball
Charlotte (Michel) Kochman 1991 -- Swimming & Diving
George Krueger 1939 -- Football, Baseball
Richard "Rick" Kunishima 1964 -- Football, Baseball

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L
George Lanphear 1932 -- Baseball
Peter "Pete" Lavin 1985 -- Baseball, Football
Doug Locker (1982-2002) -- Head Coach Men's Lacrosse
Patricia (Garcia) Lozano 1984 -- Basketball
Norman Lytle 1967 -- Football

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M
Sergio Macias 2001 - Water Polo
Albert Madden 1925 -- Football
Mariana Madico 2001 -- Tennis
A.F. Malinosky 1932 -- Baseball, Track & Field
Oscar O. Marshburn 1917 -- Honorary Inductee Team Manager
Herm Mason 1960 -- Basketball
R. Patrick Mathews 1981 -- Swimming
Bill McAlister 1935 -- Swimming & Diving, Track & Field
Darline McCracken -- Honorary Inductee
Evan McKinney 1950 -- Football *
Charles McMurtry 1960 - Football
John Mele 1970 -- Football, Baseball
Jack Mele 1943 -- Football, Baseball
Hugh Mendez - Honorary Coach (Football/Baseball)
Frank Mendoza 1980 -- Baseball
William M. Moore 1949 -- Basketball
Verl Murray 1919 -- Track & Field
Earl Murray 1918 -- Football, Baseball, Basketball, Track & Field

N
Harold Nelson 1937 -- Football, Baseball
David Newell 1969 -- Football
Wallace J. "Chief" Newman (1929-1951) -- Head Coach Football, Baseball
W. Roy Newsom 1934 -- Athletics
Eddie Nichols 1940 -- Football, Baseball
Nani Nielsen 1981 -- Swimming
Richard Nixon 1934 -- Honorary Inductee, Football

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O
Phil O'Brien 1961 -- Cross Country, Track & Field
Cliff O'Grain 1932 -- Basketball, Track & Field, Tennis, Baseball
James Olson 1959 -- Baseball, Basketball
Michael Owens 1986 -- Football

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P
William Payne 1950 -- Football
Gordon Pedersen 1950 -- Basketball
Lewis Pendleton 1928 -- Football, Track & Field
Don Perez 1960 -- Cross Country, Track & Field
Esek Perry -- Head Coach, Football, Basketball, Baseball
R. James Perry 1935 -- Honorary Inductee, Founder Purple & Gold
Richard Peter 1963 -- Football
Josie (Candela) Pettross 1981 -- Cross Country, Track & Field
Samuel Paul Pickett 1922 -- Football, Basketball, Baseball, Tennis

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R
Herman Reed Jr 1950 -- Football
Noble Brutus "Big Renny" Renneker 1909 -- Football, Baseball, Basketball, Track & Field
W.G. Rich - Honorary Inductee, Athletic Booster
Ken Richardson 1937 -- Track & Field
Juan Rodriguez 1999 -- Cross-Country, Track & Field

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S
Steve Sanborn 1984 -- Track & Field
J. Stanley Sanders 1963 -- Football, Track & Field
Jack Scott 1942 -- Track & Field, Cross Country, Basketball *
Lisa Scott 1993 -- Softball, Volleyball, Basketball
Ronald Franklin Shaffer 1925 -- Football, Baseball, Tennis
Alfred Shaheen 1943 -- Football, Wrestling
Carl Sherwood 1947 -- Basketball *
Karl Simmons 1979 -- Basketball
Richard Skinner 1963 -- Football, Baseball
Jack Smoot 1974 -- Basketball
Ross Stewart 1969 -- Football, Track & Field
Otto Strobel 1947 -- Golf
Charles Edwin Sluggett 1925 -- Football

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T
Larry Taylor 1974 -- Football
Dan Tebbs 1937 -- Football, Track & Field
Tom Tellez 1955 -- Assitant Coach, Track & Field, Cross Country
Katy Downs-Theriault 1997 -- Basketball
Richard Thomson 1934 -- Track & Field, Baseball
Edward Albert Thompson 1924 -- Football
Robert Tuttle 1947 -- Basketball, Baseball, Track & Field

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W
Samuel Waltmire 1953 -- Track & field
Aubrey Wardman -- Honorary Inductee, Athletic Booster
Robert "Bobby" Watkins 1961 -- Football, Track & Field
Bruce Weed 1955 -- Track & Field, Cross Country
David Weida 1987 -- Basketball
Janet Wheeler 1989 -- Soccer, Softball
Bob "Mr. Whit" Whitaker -- Honorary
Shana (Jenner) Wilhelm 1991 -- Volleyball, Track & Field
Wayne Wilson 1938 -- Basketball
Gene Wineinger 1940 -- Football, Track & Field
Tony Woods 1983 -- Baseball
Lee Woodward 1940 -- Basketball, Baseball

Hall of Fame Teams
1914-15 Men's Basketball Team
1921 Football Team
1923-24 Men's Basketball Team
1934 Football Team
1939 Baseball Team
1946-47 Men's Basketball Team
1961 Football Team
1968-69 Men's Basketball Team
1976-77 Men's Basketball Team
1987 Softball Team
2003 Men's Lacrosse Team
2004 Men's Water Polo Team

Whittier College Hall of Fame Classes

1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 |
Other Members

Coaches and Honorary Members
George Allen - Coach
Aubrey R. Bonham - Coach
Don Coryell - Coach
John Godfrey - Coach
Willard Harris, Jr. - Honorary (Class of 1955)
Dave Jacobs - Coach/Athletic Director (Class of 2002)
Doug Locker -- Coach/Director of Athletic Recruitment and Rentention (Class of 2008)
Oscar Marshburn '17 - Honorary
Wallace J. Newman - Coach
Richard Nixon '34 - Honorary
R. James Perry '35 - Honorary (Class of 1995...Founder of Purple & Gold Club in 1981)
Darline McCracken - Honorary
Bob "Mr. Whit" Whitaker - Honorary

Class of 2022
Tony Woods 1983 - Baseball
Scott Manson 1998 - Soccer
Wallace "Wally" Kincaid 1950 - Baseball, Basketball
Kim (Charlson) Bogjczyk 2006 - Water Polo, Swimming
Bob "Mr. Whit" Whitaker - Honorary

Class of 2018
Brad Downey 1997 - Men's Lacrosse
Paul Rowan 1983 - Baseball
Robin (Ishibashi) Jones 2003 - Women's Basketball
Gerald Hester 1962 - Baseball
2003 Men's Lacrosse Team
1987 Softball Team

Class of 2016
Karl Simmons 1979 - Basketball
Juan Rodriguez 1999 - Cross Country, Track & Field
CJ Carty 2000 - Water Polo
Sara Kiesselbach 2000 - Water Polo
Katy Downs-Theriault 1997 - Basketball
Darline McCracken - Honorary Inductee
2004 Men's Water Polo Team

Class of 2014
Robert Frith 2001 - Baseball
Sergio Macias 2001 - Water Polo
Hugh Mendez - Honorary Coach
1976-77 Men's Basketball Team

Class of 2012
Jeff Bare 1981 - Water Polo, Swimming
Tara Barnhart 1995 - Cross Country, Track & Field, Swimming
Joey Jordan 1985 - Football, Track & Field
Mariana Madico 2001 - Tennis
1961 Football Team

Class of 2010
Willard V. Harris Jr. 1955 - Honorary Member
Brenna (Werner) Holcomb 1997 - Basketball
Norman Lytle 1967 - Football
James Olson 1959 - Baseball
1914-15 Men's Basketball Team
1921 Football Team
1923-24 Men's Basketball Team
1934 Football Team
1939 Baseball Team
1968-69 Men's Basketball Team

Class of 2008
Paul Bryeans 1955 -- Baseball
Helen Copeland (Garcia) 1995 -- Cross Country, Track & Field
Doug Locker 1979 - Men's Lacrosse Coach
Dave Weida 1987 -- Basketball
1946-47 Men's Basketball Team

Class of 2006
Mitch Carty '96 -- Water Polo
Patricia Davis (Palmer) '89 -- Basketball
Stephen Hayes '63 -- Basketball
Frank Mendoza '80 -- Baseball
Jack Smoot '74 -- Basketball

Class of 2004
Gary Benson 1984 -- Water Polo, Swimming
Ben Hieltjes 1987 -- Lacrosse
Bob Evans 1964 -- Football
Greg Jones 1979 -- Baseball
Shana Wilhelm (Jenner) 1991 -- Volleyball, Track & Field

Class of 2002
Leon Kelsoe 1965 -- Football
Charlotte Kochman (Michael) 1991 -- Swimming & Diving
Steve Sanborn 1984 -- Track & Field
Dave Jacobs - Men's Basketball Coach
Bill Johnston 1961 -- Basketball, Golf
Herm Mason 1960 -- Basketball
Lisa Scott 1993 -- Basketball, Softball, Volleyball

Class of 2000
Gretchen Durham (Geiger) 1989 -- Track & Field, Volleyball
Otto Strobel 1947 -- Golf
Jesse Beukenboom 1983 -- Baseball
Evan McKinney 1950 -- Football
Don Perez 1960 -- Cross Country, Track & Field
Herman Reed, Jr. 1950 -- Football
Janet Wheeler 1989 -- Soccer, Softball

Class of 1998
Peter Fuller 1985 -- Swimming, Water Polo
Kathy Garcielita (Rodrigues) 1987 -- Softball
Millard Jarnagan 1948 -- Baseball, Football
Ken Chandler 1951 -- Baseball, Football
Larry Jaro 1965 -- Football, Track & Field

Class of 1997
J. Robert Cliff 1940 -- Football, Track & Field
Michael Owens 1986 -- Baseball, Football
Gordon Pedersen 1950 -- Basketball
Jack Scott 1942 -- Cross Country, Basketball, Track & Field
Debora Countess 1986 -- Volleyball, Basketball, Track & Field, Softball
Carl Sherwood 1947 -- Basketbal, Football

Class of 1995
Gail Lee Chaffin (Hirata) 1977 -- Golf
Elizabeth Franz 1987 -- Cross Country, Track & Field
Herman Fink 1935 -- Football, Track & Field
Julie Kline (Curtis) 1987 -- Basketball, Softball
Richard Kunishima 1964 -- Football, Baseball
Peter Lavin 1985 -- Baseball
Robert Watkins 1961 -- Football, Track & Field

Class of 1993
John Fitzsimons 1983 -- Soccer
Alvin Lewis Hardin 1974 -- Basketball
Robert Keck 1954 -- Cross Country
Patricia Lozano (Garcia) 1984 -- Volleyball, Basketball, Track & Field
W. Roy Newsom 1934
Larry Taylor 1974 -- Football, Baseball
Tom Tellez 1955 -- Football, Track & Field

Class of 1991
George Hightower 1978 -- Basketball
R. Patrick Mathews 1981 -- Swimming
William Moore 1949 -- Basketball
Nani Nielsen 1981 -- Volleyball, Swimming
Josie Pettross (Candela) 1981 -- Cross Country, Track & Field

Class of 1989
Gary Jones 1966 -- Baseball
Orlando Brenes 1978 -- Soccer
Mike Ciacci 1978 -- Football
Ralph Dudley, Jr. 1979 -- Baseball, Basketball