Jason
Sehorn, Shasta College
Inducted: 2004
Jason Sehorns accomplishments
as a three-sport athlete at Shasta College are mind boggling, if not legendary.
Born in Sacramento,
California in 1971, Sehorn did not play football at Mt. Shasta High School
until his senior year, but promptly captured league MVP honors while also
proving himself a standout performer in basketball and track. Sehorns
natural athletic ability was obvious to a major league baseball scout
who spotted him playing an amateur league game following his graduation
from Mt. Shasta High. He spent the next two seasons playing minor-league
baseball, despite having never played Little League or high school baseball.
Sehorn went on to
play all three sports at Shasta College from 1990-91, making his biggest
impact on the gridiron where he lined-up as a wide receiver, kick returner
and safety. He holds numerous Shasta College records, including: touchdowns
in a season (17), touchdowns in a career (34), longest kickoff return
(100 yds), season scoring (106 points), career scoring (210 points), and
all-purpose yards per game (253). Sehorns 506 all-purpose yards
in a 1991 game against Solano was a national community college record
that stood for ten years, and his 4,308 career all-purpose yards ranks
second in U.S. community college football history. For his football accomplishments,
Sehorn was named a two-time 1st Team JC Grid-Wire All American, two-time
All Golden Valley Conference and Golden Valley Conference MVP and CCCFCA
All State in 1990.
During the 1990-91
season, Sehorn starred on the Shasta College mens basketball team,
averaging 12.5 points and 6 rebounds per game. In 1991, Sehorn set a Shasta
College track and field record with a triple jump of 48 feet 1 ½
inches, and won four events to lead the Knights to a Golden Valley Conference
track and field championship.
Following his brilliant
career at Shasta, Sehorn signed a scholarship to play football for the
USC Trojans where
he lined-up at both
safety and cornerback. He totaled 136 tackles (108 solo) with 10 interceptions
and 23 passes defended while returning 31 punts for 7.3-yard average in
his Trojan career.
Sehorn was selected
59th overall in the 1995 NFL Draft by the New York Giants, where he played
for nine seasons, highlighted by a 2001 NFC Championship. He signed with
the St. Louis Rams in 2003.
However, it is often
Sehorns generous volunteer activities that set him apart from other
elite athletes. He has helped several single mothers in Newark, N.J. become
homeowners. Sehorn's Corner hosts "Turkey Trot", a program in
which his foundation purchases Thanksgiving meals for single-parent families
in Elizabeth, NJ. Sehorn has hosted a Mother's Day luncheon in Newark
for single-parent mothers and continues his involvement in numerous charities.
His donation to Mt. Shasta High was the catalyst for a renovation to the
schools track facilities in 2003.
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