2017 CIF LA City Section Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

Hall of Fame broadcaster Al Michaels (Hamilton, ’62); Five-time world champion player and head coach of the 2015 NBA Champions Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr (Palisades, ’83); Two-time NCAA basketball scoring champion Freeman Williams (Manual Arts, ’74); 11-year NFL veteran and three-time Pro Bowler Keyshawn Johnson (Dorsey, ’92); and Boston Red Sox three-time All-Star and 20-year MLB veteran Dwight Evans (Chatsworth, ’69) lead a distinguished group of 44 honorees.

Other notables include Bob Watson (Fremont, ’64), Jeff Fisher (Taft, ’77), Gilbert Arenas (Grant, ’99) and current CIF-LACS coaches Ed Azzam (Westchester- boys basketball), Bud Kling (Palisades- tennis) and Ralph Tilley (Dorsey- track & field).

The HOF induction ceremony will be held on April 23, 2017 at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Culver City. Previous HOF classes included 2011, 2013 and 2015.

See attached for the complete list of HOF recipients as well as important information on the induction ceremony.