• El Cerrito High School Athletics

    Hall Of Fame

    Inaugural Class 2009

     

    ATHLETES:  (1944 – 1969)

    • Ernie Broglio - 1953 Baseball, Basketball
    • Les Cain - 1966 Baseball, Basketball
    • Winters Calvin - 1950 Baseball, Basketball, Football
    • Harvey Dougan - 1951 Baseball, Basketball, Football
    • John Flavin - 1959 Baseball, Basketball, Football
    • Gerry Giaramita - 1957 Baseball
    • Cornell Green - 1957 Basketball, Football
    • Elijah “Pumpsie” Green 1952 Baseball, Basketball
    • Burl Grinols - 1953 Football, Track
    • Lou Guida - 1957 Football
    • Phil “Bo” Hart - 1958 Basketball
    • Bob Kinnard - 1947 Baseball, Basketball, Football
    • Jack Kinnard - 1953 Baseball, Basketball, Football
    • Roddy Lee - 1967 Track, Football
    • Dave Masters - 1967 Track
    • Bill Nelson - 1966 Football, Basketball, Track
    • David “Lefty” Peeler- 1955 Football, Baseball
    • Larry Plantz - 1964 Football, Track
    • Don Pryde - 1952 Basketball, Baseball
    • Willie Reed - 1950 Baseball, Basketball
    • John Thomas - 1953 Football, Basketball
    • Floyd Woods - 1956 Football, Baseball

    COACHES:

    • Frank Milo Coach Football: Athletic Director
    • John Nules Coach Football: Track, Athletic Director
    • Larry Quirico Coach Baseball, Football: Athletic Director
    • Hale Roach Coach Track & Field, Football: Athletic Director

     

    SPECIAL CATEGORY:

    •  Sandy Berman Teacher, Commissioner, “Voice of ECHS”

     TEAM:

    1951 Varsity Baseball:               

    ACAL Co-Champions (1st ECHS Championship

          Coach: Dick Lovette

    Player Honors: Harvey Dougan – SS – All ACAL: Pumpsie Green – C- All ACAL

    Don Pryde – OF All ACAL

    Team Members: Rich Biagi (1B), Grover Blackshear (P), Dale Brown (P), Ernie Broglio (P), Willie Calvin (P),   Harvey Dougan (SS), Pumpsie Green ©, George Handy (2B) (3B), Mel Johnson (2B), R.B. King (LF), Bob Orutt © , Don Pryde (RF), Redell Randle (CF), Bob Sparks (P), Nathan Willis (3B)

    1956 Varsity Basketball:                                               

          Coach Ed Collins

          31-1 Record     14-0 League Record

          #1 Ranked Team State of California

          Champions TOC, Gridley

     

    Player Honors:

          Cornell Green - All ACAL, All Nor-Cal, All TOC

          Bill Farr – All ACAL – All TOC

    Team Members: Eurell Bell, Bill Farr, Cornell Green, Travis Green, Jim Handy, Bill Merit, Hank Narasaki, Johnny Perkins, Mike Purcell, L.D. Roberson,    

    FAMILY:                             

                                                                Mr. and Mrs. __________  Green

                                                               1952:

                                                                Elijah “Pumpsie” Green: 

    1949, 1950, 1951 Basketball  

                                                                1949, 1950, 1951 Baseball

                                                                1950,1951 All ACAL Baseball

                                                                1951 Baseball Co Champs

                                                                First ECHS Championship Team

                                                                1951 Baseball East vs. West All-Star Game

                                                                1963 Baseball – Major Leagues  

                                                                First African-American to play for Boston Red Sox

                                                                1959-1962 Boston

                                                                1963 New York Mets                        

                                                                 

    1953:

                                                                Credell Green

    1951, 1952 – Football

    1952 - All ACAL Football

    1952 -1320 Yards, Scored 114 points

    1953,1954 All Big 7-Contra Costa College

    1954 All Northern California Junior College

    1954 Second Team Junior College

                All American Football

                                                                University of Washington

                                                                Drafted Green Bay Packers

     

                                                                1956:

                                                                Travis Green

                                                                1955, 1956 Baseball  

                                                                1956 Baseball League Champions  

                                                                1956 Basketball League Champs

                                                                1956 Basketball #1 Team in State

     

                                                                1957

                                                                Cornell Green

                                                                1956 Football  

                                                                Basketball

    1955, 1956, 1957 Basketball

                                                                1956-1957 - All ACAL  

                                                                1956-1957 All Northern California  

                                                                1957 - All State  

                                                                League Record Total Points (368)

                                                                1956 – All Tourney – TOC

                                                                1956 - All Tourney – Gridley

                                                                1958 All State – Contra Costa College

                                                                1961 – 3rd Team All America – Utah State

                                                                Football

    1962-1974 – NFL Dallas Cowboys

                                                                1966-1967 – All NFL

                                                                1971 – All Pro