Los Angeles Valley College Hall of Fame

INDUCTEES

| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |

2011
Name	Year	Sport	Notes
1968, '69, '70 Cross Country Team	1968-70	Cross Country	Winner of three consecutive state titles. All three teams were coached by famed coaches Lazlo Tabori and George Ker.
Doug Baker	1980-81	Baseball	All-State shortstop, starred for Arizona State in a seven-year major league career that included the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. Member of the 1984 world championship team.
Ted Calderone	1966-1982	Coach/Men's PE Chair	Coached winning programs in football, gymnastics, and golf. Also served as men's physical education department chair for eight years.
George Goff	1964-1991	Coach/Athletic Director	Served as head football coach and athletic director winning numerous conference and state titles. Coached many All-Conference and All-American players.
Charles Lee	1996-97	Track and Field	Set school records in 100m and 200m; WSC champion in both events. Also, LAVC Player of the Year in 1997. USC All-American in 200m and 1600m relay. 1999 USC track and field MVP.
Gail Malone	1976	Volleyball	A member of the California Community College Hall of Fame (2007), Malone represented the United States as a member of the 1996 Olympic beach volleyball team.
Don McKenzie	1966-67	Swimming	1968 Olympic gold medal in 100m breastroke and 400m medley. At LAVC, set national record in 100 yard breastroke (59.7), becoming 1st community college player to break one minute. At Indiana University, Big Ten Champion and All-American. Member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame and Indiana University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Wayne Quigley	1966-67	Football	All-Metro, All-American, and team MVP. Set three school rushing records while here. Finished at University of the Pacific, being named Most Improved Player his junior year.

2010
Name	Year	Sport	Notes
1984 Men's Gymnastic Team	1984	Gymnastics	Head Coach Gary Honjio's team placed second in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Gymnastics Championships. The #1 all-around gymnast, Dean Archie, was also awarded the AMF American award as a top scholar-athlete.
1988-89 Women's Basketball Team	1988-89	Women's Basketball	Finishing with a 30-5 overall record, the team went 12-0 in Western State Conference action before advancing to the state finals. During the year, the team took the championship in both the Riverside and Merritt College Tournaments.
Larry Banner	1955-56	Gymnastics	A state champion in numerous events, Banner finished competition at UCLA in 1957-58. A two-time Olympian in 1960 and 1964, he was captain of the 1964 team. Banner was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1993.
Jim Benedict	1981-82	Baseball	A dominating pitcher, Benedict helped lead the 1982 Monarchs to the state championship before being named State Player of the Year. He later played in the Kansas City Royals organization and is currently assistant to the general manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He's also worked for the Expos, Yankees, and Dodgers.
Jim Estes	1967-69	Track and Field/Cross Country	This 1969 state mile champion held the national top times for all junior colleges in the mile and 880-yard run. He was also a member of the 1969 national record-setting 4-mile and distance medley relay teams. A mem-ber of the 1968 state championship cross country team, he was named State Athlete of the Year in 1969.
Nick Giovinazzo	1963-1985	Track and Field/Football/ Wrestling	Coaching accomplishments included 2nd place state finish for wrestling team, a state champion in the 440 and pole vault, a 3-time Maccabea Games champion, and coach of three current Hall of Fame members.
Jack Hirsh	1959-1961	Basketball	A two-time All-Metropolitan Conference player, Hirsch averaged 24 points per game, a conference record at the time. He later played for John Wooden where he would garner All-Conference and All-American honors.
Ace Hunt	1951-1975	Football/ Tennis Coach	Hunt's 1955 football team won both the Metro Conference Championship and Orange Show Bowl state champion-ship. He also coached the1956 team to an Alfalfa Bowl victory. His 1966 tennis team won both the Metro and Southern Cal championship.
Nikywa Prevost	1989-90	Track and Field	A state champion athlete, Prevost is still the current holder of four Monarch records: 100 meter sprint (11.57), 200 meter sprint (23.37, 4 X 400 relay (3:43.0), and 4 X 100 relay (47.20)
Paul Sabolic	1966-67	Football	Selected All-Metropolitan Conference Offensive Lineman and Junior College All-American. Played both ways for the team. He would move to the University of Washington on a scholarship.

2009
Name	Year	Sport	Notes
1976 - 77 Men's Volleyball Team	1976-77	Volleyball	Winner of 3 U.S. Volleyball Association Tournaments, the team, under coach Rick Beress captured the Metropolitan Conference Championship with a 17-3 overall record.
1995 Championship Football Team	1995	Football	Led by Jim Fenwick, the teamed earned the Western State Conference title with a 10-0 record, having climbed to a #1 national ranking before losing in the Strawberry Bowl to Long Beach.
Mark Covert	1968	Cross Country/Track and Field	Part of the state cross country championship team in 1968, Covert still holds the community college record for six miles under 29 minutes.
James Harvey	1992	Track	A seven time Conference Coach of the Year, Harvey led the women’s cross country team to a state championship in 1992. He was inducted into the California Community College Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2004.
Bill Krauss	1972-2006	Swimming and Water Polo	One of the legendary aquatic coaches in the history of the California Community Colleges, Krauss coached the Valley College water polo and swim teams from 1972-2006 to numerous conference championships, producing over 50 All-Americans during his tenure.
Roberta Mulkey	1960's	Women's Softball	A highly- recognized softball player who was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame in 2008, Mulkey was the Valley College softball coach in the 1960’s that won several conference titles including the 1962 Southern California Junior College Championship.
Billy Reed	1951-54	Football/ Basketball/ Track and Field	The recipient of five varsity letters from 1951-54 that included football, basketball, and track and field, Reed served as captain of the football team as well as earning outstanding player of the game honors several times. His football career continued as a professional with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Mike Scarpace	1964	Football	One of the greatest linemen in the history of Valley College football, Scarpace was selected All- Metropolitan Conference and All-American in 1964. He later starred at the University of Southern California from 1965-1967. He garnered All-Pac-8, All-Pacific Coast, and All-American honors, before capping off his career with a National Championship.
Don Shinnick	1953	Football	A linebacker and offensive back on the 1953 Monarch team, Shinnick earned All-Metro Conference honors before moving on to play for UCLA from 1954-56. There, he was a member of the 1954 national championship team. He had an illustrious career with the National Football League’s Baltimore Colts that included the 1958 championship game against the New York Giants and 1969 Super Bowl against the Jets. Shinnick continues to hold the NFL record for interceptions as a linebacker. Shinnick is being honored posthumously.

2008
Name	Year	Sport	Notes
1975 Football Team	1975	Football	Metro Conference Title, Potato Bowl Winner, #2 National Ranking
1975 - 76 Women's Basketball Team	1975 - 1976	Basketball	Southern California State Champions
Melanie Clark	1990 - 1991	Track and Field	Two-time California State J.C. Heptathlon Champion, Women's Athlete of the Year (1990-91), Western State Conference Champion in 200 & 400 meters
Sue Gossick	1966 - 1967	Swimming / Diving	1968 Olympic Gold Medalist (springboard diving), Pan American Gold Medalist (1967), LA Times Woman of the Year (1967)
David Summers	1951-52	Tennis / Basketball / Football	Recipient of six varsity letters, tennis team captain that earned Metro Conference Championship and state championship
Lazlo Tabori	1967-1974	Track and Field / Cross Country	Coached seven individual national title holders, coached cross country teams to three state championships, (1968, 1969, and 1970), 1956 Olympian and third to break four-minute mark in the mile
Richard Windham	1954-1956	Football / Baseball	All-Metro running back on a team that won the Orange Show Bowl, Metro Player of the Year in baseball (centerfield)
Eric Yarber	1982 - 1983	Football	Community College All-American (wide receiver: 1982-1983), member of the 1988 Superbowl Champion Washington Redskins

2007
Name	Year	Sport	Notes
1955 Football Team	1955	Football	Metro Conference Title; Orange Show Bowl Champion
1976 Volleyball Team	1976	Volleyball	State Champions (36-0), National Championship Contender
Ed Austin	1949 - 1951	Basketball, Football, & Track and Field	Recognized as one of the great athletes in early Valley College history (Basketball 1949-50; Football; 1950 Track 1950-51)
Jim Buffo	1982 - 1983	Football (Linebacker)	Junior College All-American
Steve Brener	1966 - 1968	Sports Information Director; Journalist	Public Relations Director for the Los Angeles Dodgers; Established Brener, Zwikel, & Associates (Sports Public Relations and Marketing)
Otis Burrell	1963 - 1964	Track and Field	Record Holder (Ninth American to Clear Seven Feet in the High Jump), Junior College All-American
Jim Fenwick	1991 - 1996	Football	Conference Champion and Four Bowl Berths (1993-96, Consistent National Ranking (Number One in 1995)
Fred Grimes	1971 - 1972	Football	Record Holder (LAVC and State)
Cindy Schilling	1974 - 1975	Swimming	1974 National Swimming Champion (100 yard butterfly), Record Holder, AIA Junior College All-American (1975), Olympic Trials (1976)
Southern California Orthopedic Institute (SCOI)	1975 - Present	Medical	Consistent and Dedicated Medical Service to Monarch Athletics
Dave Snow	1978 - 1982	Baseball	Consecutive Conference Titles, State Championship (1982); Overall LAVC Record: 156-41 (.792 record); Coached Long Beach State to Four College World Series Appearances; Olympic Baseball Coach for 1992 and 1996 teams in Barcelona and Atlanta
Mike Wagenbach	1968 - 1969	Track and Field	Set Records in Mile, Three-Mile, and Medley Relay