1962: Someone Forgot To Tell The Zebras
Try playing a game without officials. Hilltop and Escondido tried, with disastrous results for the visiting Cougars, who were upset, 18-13, by the homecoming-enthused Lancers in the season’s final regular season game. Twenty minutes before kickoff Hilltop coach Bob Tomlinson noticed that the game referee and his crew, usually already on site, had not checked in. […]
Read More2015-16 Week 7: No Change Among Poll Top 4.
Foothills Christian blew past a couple Coastal League opponents last week and retained its ranking as No. 1 in San Diego, No. 4 in California, and No. 17 in the United States. The rankings are from the Union-Tribune, Cal-Hi Sports, and USA Today, respectively. Foothills Christian, which defeated La Jolla Country Day, 68-42, and The […]
Read More2016: San Diego’s All-Time Super Bowl Roster
Thirty-three players with San Diego Section or Southern Section connections have played in the 49 Super Bowls. Denver and Carolina meet in Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7 in Santa Clara. Carolina Defensive tackle Nate Chandler from Mira Mesa, who signed with the Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2012, is the only San […]
Read More2016: Eldridge Cooks, Fullback on ’55 National Champs
Eldridge Cooks, the starting fullback on the 1955 San Diego High team that won the Southern California championship and was acclaimed the national high school champion for that season, was at a UCLA basketball game when he passed recently. The 165-pound blocker and runner was a two-year varsity letterman for the Hillers, whose combined record in […]
Read More1978: Red Devil Caught in Act of Touchdown
John Saleamua took the handoff, cleared the first line of defense, and cut to the outside. The Sweetwater running back was running free along the Montgomery sideline when he suddenly went down. Jack Jackson, a Montgomery player, had left his bench area, came onto the field, and tackled Saleamua, short-circuiting a 79-yard touchdown run. “I […]
Read More1977: Death Threats for Marcus Allen
The messages were not the garden variety “good luck this week,” or “see you at the game.” “I got several phone calls threatening my life,” Marcus Allen told writer Steve Brand. “The callers said I better not be at the game. They didn’t say what they’d do. They just said not to be there. It […]
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