1959: Farewell, Southern Section!
San Diego had its own vision of manifest destiny. An inferiority complex, too. Dr. Ralph Dailard, superintendent of the San Diego City Schools, announced on Sept. 22, 1959, that 15 area high schools were lined up to become members of the proposed San Diego Section of the California Interscholastic Federation. Dailard said the schools were […]
Read More1959: Duane Maley Bows Out
This wasn’t the expected route of Duane Maley’s farewell tour. San Diego High was 0-2 for the first time in 46 years. Maley also was steaming at The San Diego Union sportswriter Jerry Magee and Maley’s boss, principal Lawrence Carr, was steaming at Maley. Blunt and outspoken, Maley didn’t realize that reporter Magee was going […]
Read More1959: “Birt, Are You Crazy?”
Birt Slater’s sanity was in question. Why would the handsome, charismatic Slater take the head coaching job at Kearny (three winning years in 15 seasons, all-time record, 45-66-7), when he could have had the San Diego High job when Duane Maley retired? The answer wasn’t nearly as simple, but Slater eventually created his own powerhouse […]
Read More2013: Komets’ Hall of Fame Recognizes Ed Imo, Others
Ed Imo is going into the Kearny Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 13, in a tribute most fitting for the anchor of perhaps the finest team in school history. After a 6-6 tie with Sweetwater in the opening game, Kearny rolled to 12 consecutive victories and the San Diego Section championship. Don Norcross was […]
Read More2013: Coach Ray Baksh, 80
Ray Baksh, 80, who coached football at Helix, La Jolla, and St. Augustine and lived with an entrepreneurial spirit, passed away in San Diego. Baksh was a graduate of Imperial High and is in the Imperial High football Hall of Fame. A Marine Corps veteran and San Diego State graduate, Ray and his wife Virginia, […]
Read More2002: Opponents Were Bushed Chasing Reggie
Reggie Bush’s high school career ended on a quiet note, but its brilliance probably outshone any other in the 42-year history of the San Diego Section. Bush scored 75 touchdowns and rushed for 60 touchdowns in three seasons. He caught passes for nine TD’s, and returned 6 punt and kickoff returns for touchdowns. He even […]
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