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44 honorees were inducted into this year's HOF class

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so we're introducing should the fan base and they only City Section its history these are the people who made it what it is today and in the athletic fields it's just a wonderful event it's a great opportunity to meet weights of yesteryear and hear their stories and what highschool meant to them is just a special night he don't have always believed that the people you seen high school sports voice of the stars of tomorrow and it's great to be able to acknowledge those who paved the way they the people here tonight when I to have wonderful careers everything always begins at home and you must always take care of your family maybe the people from your phone that's why this is so important is people getting finally on or such as Freeman Williams of great player basketball player from Manual Arts Chris Marlowe who is a terrific volleyball basketball player Palisades Keyshawn Johnson the great things that door simulator UFC so it's always very tough to get in did into the C-section Hall of Fame and what you make it you're pretty happy and you can see why tonight with over 300 people here to the celebrate their Converse call Gardena High School work work YBF safe right now another Weezer Tampa Lulu's can you use bored so the song is this special . Submachine by the way clear good news I just learned that each City and it really is heartfelt and the most important part is 104 so happy for you  Tulsa Randy Rosenblum who's been involved in high school Forest forever did the voiceover on this Eric sondheimer LA Times words been covering High School sports in Southern California since 1890 so I see you tonight reporting on the event or not peritonitis ammonite going on you may have heard of this guy Al Michaels play baseball football please send me the list of the 1980 what was the United States oldest go live on forever  next of Washington 1964 Ultram Bibles in Oklahoma city of Carson City wreck of the 20 thank you for this. I would like to First thank all my family and friend and former students in cave. sync my beautiful wife my two wonderful son by wonderful daughter and I just want to give you a free the palace Hall of Fame began in 1999 Bruce McIntosh Bill Peck and I went graffiti Barber Newburgh how to get gold in 2006 one of the district administrators like the idea of so we tell the same goal you took us a while to get the criteria in we had our first followed by 1357 induction thank you you know the hero next song where you been around long enough  and it wasn't too many years ago that I received the light can I get notification that I received a Lifetime Achievement Award  t'god stop  Alexander cross can I take a wine  because my wife isn't over yet saving a little soon for Lifetime Achievement you don't remain make the thing for females what's up Jeff in the pool who played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears 1985 Super Bowl champions 2010 what's up  he would have been here tonight unfortunately still unpacking the boxes the Rams score Usain Bolt relocation Act turn exam section basketball championship legendary French on Coach Woodland was for the most who's in the Cal High School send blue the 2002 calhisports play Elijah Stewart 2016 I don't like the Seneca City Section for the designer and Rec why is my family my wife turning my kids for their inspiration to all these years of coaching without her and then this is impossible I like to recognize the reason I'm staying here is all my wonderful assistant coaches and a great players without players coaches aren't very important on all the guys would come before this week for you also thank you 1969 Myra eyebrows chicken web shooter myelin is involved with organization Starbucks Nick local how to say like who knew that I would ever be up here accepting this award and I thank my family my friends my former students my college offer being so supportive tonight none of this could have happened without all of them so University Furnace Cleaning chilaquiles more than 37 years 84 quarter Golf Channel Mixels Channel Mia my computer is being able to say all I have to say 3 minutes first I want to thank the city section staff that I've worked with over the years I won't beat up all the time also organizing tonight in the selection Aiken Somewhere in the room I also want to thank my memories of my coaching staff Ron and Ray or sitting here with us and all the pass present players that I've had thank my family for all the time I've had to sacrifice to do this thing that I love so much my wife Cheryl my son a pariah my daughter Alex who both played for Poway High Varsity fact my daughter was explaining its tapped in 2006 think I search won the championship for us recipe for and I want to say thank you for where's the high school in Pomona High School tennis to the entire city not just certain areas Larry said that he was unable to be tonight but his wife is sick and we miss Larry I really wish you could have been here stop with me cuz I'm pretty tough and they work really hard to play because you're not going to win to contribute of a stripper Makita Siddhartha California that the Vikings coaching the science teams to Steven immatures tennis players and true as when adults and how to work as a team where are the Hayward Super Moon and I see something when they come back to town I bumped into those Captain last week and a spring trip vacation dinner was wonderful see how these kids develop from the we've done for them  end of I love this profession remember Tire to teaching switch 2008 class. Unfortunately times thank you ok Google to a certain amount of time and the other people what a little shorter show me picture of not worth the time 4C 1969 route Lumpkin County Georgia driving program tell me what the timer 49 University Julius coach a talented Apple Bryant thank you for conversation thank you for my go-kart busy and I want to thank the coaches and also head coaches Vernon Davis stable Williams stand up baby what's up Pathfinder but I missed a love. playoffs in the mail I do not think this man is an attendant Primanti 22 Jefferson Road civil rights Fighters Orange High School for the Nobel Peace Prize most impressive accomplishment what is the lady in LA City 100-yard backstroke 1961 who was the 1964 NCAA Champion 1964 raining frogs from 1963 to 1965 1965 1965 how many cities Mexico City you received in the mail done internationally Carlson West Valley swim team Cinema Montreal 79 to be very rude I didn't you say anything and I think everybody so much and I drink everybody in this group that's been adapted thank you very much Seattle 1929 Georgia Coleman dementia how much does a 16 year old 1932 look at relationship recent movies in 1955 what time also hello I'm Brenda bad Ambrose Federal baddies daughter lyrics tonight as his Emissary and I have to tell you this is the third Hall of Fame induction should I've attended for my dad the first one was in 2005 and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame for the Minnesota Twins couple years later he was inducted by Jordan High School into their house so it's with great pleasure that till this is acting for him as well so I'm happy that I have several members of his family here with me tonight participate in disinfection couple of sisters and brother distances so thank you very much Dorsey 1978 chili Davis what transfers can you screws 1999 what will the 300 anytime Play me One 1999  Boston Red Sox Chile play today did I take it somewhat defensively channeling  and there was a politician Westfield and somehow someway which one defensive player what can you tell me I don't know what happened a good sense of humor 1969 tell me 305 3423 187 385 1964 Fremont lifetime average who was the first African American to win a World Series championship next up tonight Ranch 99 Gilbert Arenas Grant High School history 1999 replaceable Washington time All-Stars arena with over 11,000 points  if my name is Howard Levine on Gilbert High basketball coach  but I remember the day you first practice with us couldn't believe what I saw inside the side and I brought him into the hallway and was just Gilbert and myself and I said you know what I'll say this only the only time in my career you have a chance to be an NBA basketball player  if you really work hot and he looked at me like he was wondering what the next video game was and it did work hard very hard dedicated basketball player a dedicated team a tremendous to me  and now perhaps his best accomplishment the dedicated 5  he's giving us a lot he keeps giving us a lot and we had Grant High School will be temper thankful and appreciative fat that Gilbert Arenas . Halfway so we think I think you are it's an honor for me to be here on behalf of Gilbert I'm sure he is  up this great achievement teen among some of the great Giants here in LA City school thank you you owe me 1983 from towels days he wants to be here but it's a little tied up sign Super Bowl 2016 1974 let me text Kansas City directions to 1970 T-Mobile American and 70 who do the San Diego Clippers basketball history I need a picture of a guy coming out tonight cuz I appreciate your phone super long time ago I want bigger butt San Pedro Nike Cardinal basketball Golden State the United States Crazy Chris I want to do my God what's my face all them are here tonight we are so blessed can you find so I am home and one of the things that can swing on that's because my face and I travel across the young people today trying to keep them in Courage 11 children that I work with her little eels even though you looking at me right now I'm getting ready to turn 62 got to stick it to me and I'll tell you one other thing I've done with the surgeries 9 of them I never gave up on you Monty Hall play basketball star can selection three times Indiana 2004 through 2014 don't everybody here tonight I want to thank my family I have encountered today wouldn't have happened if they would have surrendered.  Saturdays and Sundays there holla is there gas money you know just their time being able to shut them be from City to City stays the same and just follow me every thanks Mom I wish dad was here internet with the real without you I would get all those toys actually we got those clothes about you drop it off to me thank you so much and to my family friends Rambo and Eddie thank you so much for being here I wish my dad was here so thank you Narbonne 1999 Optima 2002 Google what was the first grader what you talking about so now I please for the love of God short clean sweep what is the first Johnson 2001 room in my life Kohl's careers well as doing my career and when you start off at Osage High School because you were born and raised in South Central Los Angeles and you thought that the better place to be in a better education somewhere else other than the city schools in Los Angeles although you didn't know is it it's the kid that Pacific Palisades was still part of Intercity it looked a certain way and that was kind of the start of the mission from South Central LA Coliseum so I eventually went back to Dorsey particular area of what they called the jungle or sausage play whatever the medium would like to call it at this point in time there was a coach by the name of Paul Knox if you remember newly new my family knew my brothers and everything but I was playing summer league basketball for Pacific Power Ken Dorsey Jimmy Dorsey so when I leave the gym I go out to watch the football team practice this was a year when they had  Brian Emo Kevin Copeland nevermind coach Jerome who was the time screens on the team against the CIF rules obviously so quit now wide receiver  I guess I was still going to Pacific Palisades in the time  coach Knox said to me in coach home to get your cleats and I put my cleats on out the back of my car too short this is Mike unbelieving the movie type situation HBO or something you said was around or something I ran in one rock they turned to me and said if you come here you will start 31 I said oh okay so I made the decision to transfer to Dorsey High School which was really was mine school back in the day and she remember the transfer rules in the busting of kids and all those are things a lot of K  call Anthony call because I felt like growing up the Intercity and here and helicopters every single night wasn't what I wanted to do it wasn't for me because I felt like it was best for me  I feel like this one which is cake love the way you cuz I think about it Lifetouch 9 your soul the news I wanted you to text that just goes to show you different faces and I see this room on and off the field. No matter what the situation times about LA and stuff and I'll go crazy one day I just want to kill everybody will say no he never did it because  what is a loss I really truly do I really hate that support and I appreciate it for each and every one of the individuals that are in this room doctor love the ministrator the time and Dorsey High School going up in South Central Los Angeles difficult for Evanescence it was a very difficult position for me as a whistle guess what they trust if they believe in a help me get to the place that I am today so I think all of you I want to take any more time hopefully I can run over to much but Big 5 on to anybody in here from UCLA Keyshawn son Keyshawn jr. second of all you can hear me every morning on ESPN Radio from 6 to 9 a.m. Metallica album 1984 the 1987 1988 zip code for 1997 the Oakland Raiders Google Sanford's back-to-back NCAA Golf Championship games and 41 and 42 1978 through 98 lawn Barber Campbellton Championship gymnastics team from 65 to 1958 the United States San Pedro 141 Frank endo WSB the number to Japanese gymnastics in the u.s. gymnastics play  Chatsworth 1970 this guy will give you a big squeeze and Steve Street Fighter hero gymnastics is it the NBA 1999 or Taurus M-89 the book store in history 49 Sylmar sumo wrestling Southern California activity no it was a city planner the year at El Camino in 1999 the first team All-State selection she was also in all city basketball player tonight channel one on the Boston killer results of outstanding call Lafave honestly Keyshawn I'm going to follow your illegal transfer story appear but I'll do my best first of all thank you to the city section this was a very good excuse to get my hair I appreciate that it is quite an honor like the first thing my family who's all here I appreciate it just like ebony said the weekends the hall what is everything you can imagine with softball basketball Sports I also like to think everybody else for being here it's truly an honor High School is very meaningful to me is taught me so much in my life that I've done a full 360 and now I'm coaching back at El Camino and I'm trying to make my glasses turn on these athletes as head coaches had done to me so thank you friend I actually haven't seen the challenge but I appreciate I'm chasing a one-year-old around the house but no time for but I appreciate you covering the spores and Randy and Eric you guys have been such a dedicated to really High School athletics appreciate that a lot to my buddies over there San Pedro 1979 V6 who was older Kenny 183 images for minion doctor tonight because her all deserve it what is the troll have something called Orange County Jewish Germantown when I get one year for those of you remember biggest comeback second year  and I did it again can you show me pictures of a very real tonight play everyone is deserving of this honor get me one of those another here but here's the problem I didn't do it everybody tonight it's being honored as we sit through and is deserving of the honor Richard Pancho Gonzales the first Hispanic to win in 1948 and 1949 punishment new movies of 1961 shaken baby syndrome clam Richard Gonzales jr. In my Father's son for son be on behalf of course I wish you were here tonight and you sound Asian I would like to say thank you very much and also to my table number 5 so is really made everything so enjoyable cool learn to play tennis at Exposition Park right next to call  you need to stretch learn to play 2 excellent tennis player The Purge given the they developed in the great players that start the foundation this guy with the beard doesn't look like the most interesting man in the world from the commercial I'm just saying manual 54 blue Champion 1959 71 through 1978 a couple things on one of those days I wish Southern California please let Tony Los Angeles Orange County Southern California set an alarm c'min I would like to say that you don't tell a Jew to kill a short story Bob Larry and I were written College in the early sixties we've been place for over 50 years his wife Janet over there is here and then we both got married a month apart most families have been married we've been married for 38 years we've been married 38 years  I'm at the we were a mixed couple my wife's back is in Larry's black and Jennings wife and retarded Audubon got married in the ER and my son I never took fast two classes at USC when was in the Holocaust and one was African-American I sent you a master you took the classes I said somewhat as you learn and he said I learned I'm in some serious trouble Larry he was the Jackie Robinson of tennis can use I said was that because you were African-American he said no not really that I had some problems with the housing on the NCAA tournament to her so hopefully okay at least I didn't turn pro I said  he said there was no money Play It Again today is so much money in the flats that there was a time especially mine he'd have a sponsor Arthur had a sponsor he didn't have his concert today he was at Dorsey High School line up to see if they can return his syrup it was it was wonderful he he just was such a gentleman and unfortunately he's not here today cuz he's suffering from all times right now  I guess this is the day traffic to home North Hollywood 1954 Barbara brain what is the John signal tennis players during the 1950s Barber was the United States 1955 add memory to 1955 it was a 10 home in the 1970s channel 39 Old 97 Southern California City Hall the long jumper for the Pathfinder  what's a 1968 LA City long jump Who was the who won the US championship I'm not coming to me this evening  Sevierville  cruise going to think God to give me the courage to do I think secure pressure in my brothers and sisters in Christ to give me the courage to do the things that I do know about winter Brothers half a Fremont High put them  Manchester get to go to Nickel Dragon something to make the team  lucid want to get on the team and red jacket look up here Clancy the Carpenters Auto on to tell me that was going to be inducted this for real this is keeping you up come I said yes just tell me when I'll be there get off the phone I call her if I'll ever know  Google asked me to be part of the Hall of Fame City sexual selection  curious I didn't know that I was going to be  successful shut the lights so what'll Optimus meet so it's definitely something else I needed to know  did any of your food together like a puzzle and I can look at it I got a call that evening from University of California Los Angeles University I got no money no scholarship  they told me I'm going to get some sun can sustain the knows how to make fraternal twins how many miles to the next four years  I love you so find a way or make one lowered car no ticket how many Trojans are there nothing was the fight you don't got a chance to taste that for glorious years  think of any of this  thank you for the guys and I dear picture of me to get a chance to be up here who still a city Smith  you should be here is a good guy I'm taking this time Legend it's a good guy here but thank you having me God bless 1467 from Carson Ralphs welfare 4th of July open football America Lake City's finest ladies Illinois  thank you very much to the only city Sports Hall of Fame regret for not being able to attend he sends his thanks for the honor bestowed today as well Park City School System coaches gave me so much hamakor Merkerson height man from the ladies coaches Jerry McDonald's in Jean woman with 1966 to 67 track and field teams film teacher Carson High School that's hot next to Ralph  was also on the baseball team and his teammate Frank ateres and I are here probably to accept his award Revel speakers from self California State high school player to Carson High School history 120 High hurdles 14:3 who is High School baseball team dream see a track a sleepover Ralph man to describe the Tennessee practice to the baseball team turn up the track and field teams in the city playoffs for all this hard work and sports accomplishments an exemplary High School score he received an athletic scholarship for Brigham Young University he worked Iris and he was overboard with victory is he was a said three-time into a champion All American 440 intermediate hurdles he broke the world record 48 versus his old Gardena High School Nemesis the link Winkler who went to UC and  for that reason I say to you the we accept it we're very proud of you humble and sober Elfman cool Carson Colts Bill self Molly tickets 1932 Liberty City California one Championship 1937 what's the distance where is a member of the legendary Los Angeles when does the 1968 Summer Olympic Games Athletics volleyball player play City flavored 1980 NBA history leaving the bowl consecutive Champion 1884 play is it UCLA 1969 Chris Marlowe play LA City University volleyball title in 73 go to San Diego State athletics Hall of Fame was great to be here before it gets going I'd like to recognize RMC tonight I'd like to think the committee the Hall of Fame committee that is had the idea to put us all in tonight I'd like to congratulate all my fellow nominees and an inductees and it's quite an honor made up and be here at this time replace back in the day when I was a Youngster the 50s and 60s most people didn't know of Ollie ball from a pineapple it was a sport that was just kind of getting going wasn't mainstream sport Italy wasn't play the LA City Section mostly was basketball football and baseball my high school Palisades opened in 1961 and 1963 they hiring at teachers basketball and football and ran track at University High School arrival when they heard of it come on over you're going to do gymnastics and football and you're going to start a volleyball program so got the program going at Palisades and boy did he have if you looked at Howard's by and he was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2015 Maybe remember that but if you look at his firewood c-110 LA City Section championships and he did play for on to Wendy retire but before that keep one another 10 titles when the sport was not safe but they were still playing LA City volleyball I know because I was 1969 so volleyball for me that was my start and I was lucky enough to go on and when a NCAA Championship there and then a little bit later when a gold medal for the United States in 1984 I would like to thank Howard instead or for getting me going in the score of the volleyball I like to play Scott oh my teammates are Palisades High School wherever they are and I would like to thank my family gets here tonight Lori Mackenzie thank you so much Jean Gardner teacher 1956 thank you 1564 what's the latest Volleyball Hall of Fame National Volleyball Style City semi-finals Red Wings win in Houston with 1/5 into a title transfer photos of a 1984 United States is every one of the adductors God bless to everyone in this room who came to support them watch NBC 4 and listen to am 570 LA Sports very much  people go I just want to say thank you I know for some of you lot of play retire you said for some of us were still got to go to the front lines of work tomorrow so I'll be very quick Alexa Burdick Dornan Mara the piece go by Christy mcnorton and even my mom Holly wagenbach and drugged out to help checking in case we like to we like to think a board of managers an executive committee or Hall of Fame committee Trent Cornelius Willow love Rick over and big presents how do you spell posters if you would like a poster we have extra posters up in front you can come and collect one of those Parson Parker for videos red change Rosenblum for voice overs for videos or hey Corrado for the Speedy launcher for you to spend some corporate Immediate Care Conway receive Belleza and thank you very much

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