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Sally Wood

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Sally Thayer Wood
PHS Class of 1985

Sally Wood was an outstanding athlete in both Cross Country and Track. As a Junior she finished first in the ACCAL League Meet with a time of 18:45; placed second at the North Coast Sectionals (18:40); fifth at the Meet of Champions (18:20); and eleventh at the Nor Cal Meet (18:13). 

In her senior year, Piedmont finished first in ACCAL and Wood won every race in league, setting a course record at the Championships. She received the team award for Most Valuable Runner. Wood lettered in Track three years competing in the 3000 meters, 1 mile and 2 mile events. She earned All-Western honors at the Footlocker Championship in the 3000 meters. She placed second at the All-League Trials; third in the North Coast Section Trials and eighth at the Meet of Champions in the 2-mile. Wood even broke her own school record in the mile (5:18) and still holds PHS school records in the 1600 and 3200 events. 

Wood competed for UC Berkeley four years on both Cross Country and Track. She earned All-American honors in both the NCAA 5000 meters (9th place in 1986) and Cross Country events. Wood was the Northern Pacific Conference Champion in both the 5000 and the 10,000 meter events (1986). She remains one of Cal's All-Time Top Performers earning 6th place in the 3000 meters and 7th place in the 5000 meters (both set in 1986).

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Rosie Aguilera

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Rosie Aguilera
PHS Class of 2005

Ms. Aguilera was the PHS Women's Varsity Soccer starting goalkeeper from 2001 through 2005. She was a 2-year team captain and 4-year letter winner. She was named the most improved player after her freshman year. She led her team to a win at the NCS Championships during her sophomore year. Her team only lost one league game while securing four championships. She was named Co-MVP of the Bay Shore Athletic League as a junior, MVP as a senior, and was a three time 1st Team All Bay Shore Athletic League selection. She was also a two-time team MVP.

In 2005 Rosie earned the first ever Bay Oaks Distinguished Player Award for lifetime achievement with the club. She earned a Soccer scholarship at UC Irvine and was named a Big West Scholar Athlete. She transferred to UC Berkeley and played an additional 3 years as a Division I goalkeeper. She was named Cal’s most improved player after her sophomore season.

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Jeff Haile

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Jeff Haile
PHS Class of 1977

Mr. Haile lettered in Football and Track and Field during his tenure at PHS. As a junior, he was named All-FAL in football. During his senior year, his football team went undefeated, winning the ACAL and North Coast Section titles. He was named Player of the Year in the ACAL and the Oakland/Berkeley Co-Player of the Year. He was also named to the All-Northern Californian Team. His Track and Field Team were the FAL Champions in consecutive years. He was the FAL. ACAL, and North Coast Section shot-put champion. He holds the PHS school record for shot-put. He went on to letter in Football and Rugby at Stanford University.

 
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Tom Henderson

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Tom Henderson
PHS Class of 1966

Mr. Henderson attended Havens Elementary and was a PHS 3-year letterman in basketball. He rewrote scoring records in his junior and senior years. He led Piedmont Basketball in field goals made (season) - 168, field goals made (game) - 18, field goals made % (season) 60%, field goals made % (game) 80%, total points made (game) 43, and point average per game (season) 24.4.

The Foothill Athletic League coaches named him to the First Team and the Leagues Most Valuable Player. He was named "East Bay Prep of the Week" by the East Bay Sports Writers and was selected to the ten-man "All East Bay Dream Team . He was also named to the East Team in Northern California's prestigious East West All-Star Game. He went on to a successful college basketball career, playing for the national championship against UCLA in 1968 and earned a Big "C" as a three-year letterman for University of California.

 

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Buzz Redford

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Buzz Redford
PHS Class of 1959

Mr. Redford attended Havens Elementary and was class president at Piedmont Junior High. He participated in football, basketball, and tennis and won the Optima Award in basketball as the teams outstanding athlete in 1958. Hired by the Piedmont Recreation Department as its Youth Sports Supervisor, he reshaped the athletic program (3rd-8th grades), expanding sports opportunities for both boys and girls. He was the PHS Boosters Club President in 1989 and received the Sid Singer Award for outstanding service to youth in the community. He also won the Betty C. Howard Award as the Recreation Departments outstanding employee. During his tenure, he created a model athletic program for middle schools throughout the Bay Area. In 2009, the Piedmont Middle School Gym was dedicated in his name. 

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Rich Watts

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Rich Watts
PHS Class of 1990

Rich Watts lettered in 3 sports at PHS, Baseball, Basketball, and Football. He was a 2-year varsity athlete in basketball, earning consecutive ESAL Honorable Mention Awards, as well as the Most Improved Player Award. In Football, he was a 2-year varsity starting quarterback (#19) for the Highlanders. He was the team captain, team MVP, and eaned a spot on the 2nd Team All-League squad in the ESAL. Baseball was his main sport. He was a 3-year starter, team captain, named MVP by the ESAL in consecutive years.

Rich went on to play baseball at UC Davis. As the all-time batting leader (.384 avg), member of back to back NCAC Championships, 2 time All-Conference 1st Team and Batting Champion and 2nd Team All-American, he was inducted into the UC Davis Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002 and the UC Davis Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008. He was drafted into Major League Baseball by Pittsburgh and played for 2 years with the Pirates.

 

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Norman M. Green

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Norman M. Green
PHS Class of 1950

Norman Green was the NCS Mile Champion in 1950. While he broke the NCS mile record, he was also the ACAL Mile Champion (undefeated) and was named All-County in both 1949 and 1950. He was the Track Optimo winner at PHS in 1950. At Cal, he was the 2nd best miler, running a 4:24 mile. Green went on to become a Masters Mile runner as a top distance winner for 50+ age group.

Norman currently resides in West Brandywine, PA.

 
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Ken "Bebe” Rawlings

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Ken "Bebe” Rawlings
PHS Class of 1951

Ken Rawlings was part of the 1951 ACAL Basketball Championship Team, where he was named All-County at the 1951 Tournament of Champions. Rawlings was an avid supporter of Piedmont High School becoming one of the most active educational and athletic contributors in the Piedmont community.

His support includes the creation of the Lois Blair Rawlings Scholarship Fund, contributions toward teacher professional development, the re-development of the Witter Field Complex, the remodeling of Piedmont High School's William "Binks" Rawlings Gymnasium, sponsorship of men's varsity basketball tournaments, and sponsoring the development of Coaches Field in Piedmont.

Bebe was also instrumental in the founding to the Piedmont Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 and hosted the first several events at his beautiful home in Piedmont.

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Stanley "Vic” Nelson

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Stanley "Vic” Nelson
PHS Class of 1954

Vic Nelson was a four sport letterman in football, track, baseball, and basketball. It was in football where he stood out, being named to the All-County and All-Metro Football Teams as a top lineman. While at PHS he won the prestigious Samuel Moyer Award and was President of the Block P Society and a member of RIGMA.

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Gordon "Skip” Huber

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Huber (#68) with the carry

Huber (#68) with the carry

Gordon "Skip” Huber
PHS Class of 1956

Gordon Huber was a stand-out football player, who was named All-County three times and All-Metro in 1955. He was also awarded the Optimo and earned the Robert "Slugger" Kurkjian Award in 1955. During his PHS tenure, he lettered in Track and Field and was the Student Body President. Huber took his gridiron skills to Berkeley, where he was the starting defensive end on Cal's 1959 Rose Bowl Team and was also named an Academic All-American.

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Richard H. Carlson

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Richard H. Carlson
PHS Class of 1979

Richard Carlson is acknowledged as one of the top male tennis players in PHS history. In 1977, he played #1 singles at PHS, with the team ranking #7 in the nation. During that same year, Carlson was ranked #1 in Northern California and #15 in the nation. In 1978, he was the NCS Doubles Champion, playing on a PHS team that ranked #5 in the nation. He was also ranked #9 in Northern California and in the top 75 in the nation. In 1979, Carlson played #1 singles at PHS and was ranked #1 in Northern California and #33 in the nation.

He went on to play at San Jose State and authored Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, a NY Times best seller with 26 million copies sold.