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COA
Announces 2007 Hall of Fame Inductees
Sacramento,
CA . . . The
Commission on Athletics (COA) is pleased to announce the induction
of four new members into
the California Community College Sports Hall of Fame at the 10th Annual
COA Convention in Ontario, CA. The 2007 inductees are Zelda Bolden (Mt.
San Antonio College), Denny Crum (L.A. Pierce College), James Newman (L.A.
Harbor and Compton Colleges), and Arnie Robinson (San Diego Mesa College).
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Intercollegiate athletics in California’s community
colleges has a history and tradition unlike anywhere else in the United
States. Great athletes like Flo Hyman, Jackie Robinson, Valerie Brisco-Hooks,
Joe Morgan, Pat McCormick, Warren Moon and Debbie Meyer all started at
California community colleges. So did legendary coaches such as football’s
Bill Walsh, John Madden and Joe Gibbs, basketball’s Lute Olsen and Jerry
Tarkanian, baseball’s John McNamara and track and field’s Tom Tellez and
Jim Bush. Even the late NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle was a California
community college alumnus.
With a history of producing such enormous talent, California’s community
colleges have a tradition unmatched anywhere in college athletics.
 The
Commission on Athletics annually honors a select few former student-athletes,
coaches and administrators with induction into the California Community
College Sports Hall of Fame. The Sports Hall of Fame is the highest honor
bestowed in California community college athletics. Founded in 1984, the
Sports Hall of Fame has sought to recognize those who have made the most
of their experiences as California community college student-athletes,
coaches and administrators, maximizing their own potential and bettering
themselves and those with whom they come into contact.
The value of community college education and intercollegiate athletics
for hundreds of thousands of student-athletes over the years is best exemplified
by the accomplishments of a select few who have used their community college
experience as a stepping stone to greatness.
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