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About the Hall
of Fame...
The establishment
of a Hall of Fame for California Community College Football started in
the Spring of 1977 with an ad hoc committee composed of Bob Dinaberg,
Santa Barbara City College, and Bill Young, Los Angeles Harbor College.
It was recommended that the criteria for selection be discussed and reviewed.
After several false starts and the problem of a permanent site for a Hall
of Fame, the Board of Directors agreed to our present format at the December
1982 meeting in Bakersfield. The first Hall of Fame committee consisted
of Gerry Collis-Bakersfield, Bill Dickey-College of San Mateo, Bob Dinaberg-Santa
Barbara, Joe Marvin-Cabrillo -Marv Mays-Santa Rosa Junior College, Hal
Sherbeck,-Fullerton, Ken Swearingen-Saddleback, and Len Smorin-San Diego
Mesa, movers and shakers. The CCCFCA Board of Directors selected the first
Hall of Fame members during the 1984 Spring meeting in Sacramento. Some
of the greatest running backs of all time were included in the original
class. Frank Gifford, Ollie Matson, Hugh McElhenny, Jackie Robinson, and
O.J. Simpson were the first athletes inducted, Ray Tay Brown, was the
first Coach, and Hank Ives was the first contributor inducted by the Football
Coaches Association.
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