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  1. Bob Adams 2006 Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Bob Adams 2006 Sports Hall of Fame Plaque. Plaque commemorating Bob Adams of El Camino High School and College of San Mateo being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 22, 2006. Plaque includes image of Adams and a brief biography: "Who would have guessed it? As a kid growing up in South San Francisco, he was not a physical specimen by any stretch of the imagination. He was so skinny he quit playing football after hi...

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    Bob Adams 2009.030.001
  2. Chuck Bradley Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Chuck Bradley Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque. Plaque commemorating Chuck Bradley of Menlo-Atherton High School being inducted into Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame, sponsored by The San Mateo County/ Silicon Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, on June 13, 2012. Plaque includes image of Bradley and a brief biography: "After compiling a solid record at Menlo-Atherton in several sports, he attended the University of Oregon. Then, after playin...

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    Chuck Bradley Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque
  3. Dave Binn Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Dave Binn of San Mateo High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 21, 2007. Plaque includes image of Binn and a brief biography: "As a high school youngster, Bave Binn was an all-around athlete. But few would have predicted how far he would go in his chosen profession, football. Binn, after playing four years at the University of California, is now a true specialis...

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    Dave Binn Sports Hall of Fame Plaque
  4. Dave Olerich Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Dave Olerich of Menlo-Atherton High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 23, 2005. Plaque includes image of Olerich and a brief biography: "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to state that Dave Olerich's sterling professional football career happened almost by accident. He didn't play big-time college ball. He was not drafted by the NFL coming out of the University of Sa...

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    Dave Olerich Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  5. Dick Vermeil Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Dick Vermeil of Hillsdale High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 16, 1990. Plaque includes image of Vermeil and a brief biography: "Dick Vermeil started his illustrious coaching career in 1961 with an undefeated, nine-victory football season at Hillsdale High School. / After two more seasons at Hillsdale, Vermeil moved on to coach at the College of San Mateo, Na...

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    Dick Vermeil Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  6. Gary Beban Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Gary Beban being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 17, 1989. Plaque includes image of Beban and a brief biography: "Gary Beban, a graduate of Sequoia High School in Redwood City, was a quarterback who became the first San Mateo County recipient of the Heisman Trophy while at UCLA. Beban led the Bruins to a three-year record of 23-5-2. In 1966, his UCLA team upset previously unbeaten Michigan S...

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    Gary Beban
  7. John Madden Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating John Madden of Jefferson High School, who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 17, 1989. Plaque includes image of Madden and a brief biography: "John Madden, who graduated from Jefferson High School, was a three-sport star at the Daly City institution. He played baseball, basketball and football. But it was as a professional football coach that he forged a national reputation...

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    John Madden Sports Hall of Fame Plaque
  8. John Robinson Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating John Robinson being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 14, 1989. Plaque includes image of Robinson and a brief biography: "John Robinson was an all-Catholic Athletic League end at Serra High SChool. From the San Mateo parochial school, he went on to the University of Oregon where he helped the Ducks win the Pacific-8 championship in 1957. / Following graduation, he joined the Oregon coaching st...

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    John Robinson
  9. Julian Edelman Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2018 - Award

    Julian Edelman Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2018. Plaque is made of wood composite with a natural-looking brown wood finish. On the front is a silver metal plaque with a Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame trophy logo in the top left and black-and-white photo in the top right. Metal is protected by a layer of clear acrylic, and both layers are attached to the wood by four decorative golden metal screws, one in each corner. The back has indenta...

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    Julian Edelman Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2018
  10. Kevin Gogan Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Kevin Gogan of Pacifica who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 22, 1997. Plaque includes image of Gogan and a brief biography: "Kevin Gogan, a product of Pacifica, was big right from birth. His size prevented him from being eligible for some youth sports. But he began to blossom in high school and college as a football player of great promise. At the University of Washington, ...

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    Kevin Gogan Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  11. Lynn Swann Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Lynn Swann being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 17, 1989. Plaque includes image of Swann and a brief biography: "Lynn Swann, a Serra High School graduate, probably played in more important football games than anyone in San Mateo County athletic history. At Serra, the 6-foot pass receiver was the Northern California Player of the Year in 1969. He led the Padres to two West Catholic Athletic L...

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    Lynn Swann
  12. Mike Solari Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Mike Solari of El Camino High School and College of San Mateo being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 14, 2011. Plaque includes image of Solari and a brief biography: "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to state that Mike Solari was born to coach football. As a young player, he got his start as a two-way lineman at El Camino, moved on to CSM and then to San Diego State. Not long after his playing ...

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    Mike Solari Sports Hall of Fame Plaque
  13. Peter Tuipulotu Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Peter Tuipulotu of San Mateo High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 22, 2006. Plaque includes image of Tuipulotu and a brief biography: "Few prep athletes dominated the San Mateo County sporting scene in the mid-1980's more than Peter Tuipulotu. His Bearcat football teams ran off a 27-game winning streak. And he was the linchpin of those standout ballclubs. In...

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    Peter Tuipulotu Sports Hall of Fame Plaque
  14. Reggie Camp Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Reggie Camp of Jefferson High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 18, 1993. Plaque includes image of Camp and a brief biography: "At Daly City's Jefferson High, Reggie Camp could never have envisioned what lay ahead for him in the violent world of football. During his first three seasons at the North County school, losing was the program's hallmark. But, in his senior year, the India...

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    Reggie Camp 2009.030.034
  15. Spencer Folau Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Spencer Folau of Sequoia High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 14, 2011. Plaque includes image of Folau and a brief biography: "Sometimes, a perceptive coaching decision can send an athlete along an entirely fresh and productive path. Such was the case with Spencer Folau, an imposing football player from Redwood City's Sequoia High School. After graduation, the native of Tonga m...

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    Spencer Folau Plaque
  16. Steve Shafer Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Steve Shafer of College of San Mateo who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 21, 2007. Plaque includes image of Shafer and a brief biography: "In a nutshell, football is in Steve Shafer's blood. He's been involved in the sport throughout most of his life. At the College of San Mateo, beginning in 1968, he spent eight quality seasons, three of them as head coach of the Bulld...

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    Steve Shafer Sports Hall of Fame Plaque
  17. Tom Brady Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Tom Brady of Serra High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 10, 2003. Plaque includes image of Brady and a brief biography: "Persistence and belief in himself. That sums up the brilliant football career of Tom Brady. After attending Serra High School, he went to Michigan where he blossomed in his final two years. As a starting quarterback, he passed for 5,351 yards and 35 touchdown...

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    Tom Brady 2009.030.023
  18. Tony Compagno Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Tony Compagno inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 28, 1991. Plaque includes image of Compagno and a brief biography: "Tony Compagno was the first athlete inducted into the Jefferson High School Sports Hall of Fame when it opened. He was a slashing runner who starred in high school, college and the professional ranks. After graduating from Jefferson, he attended St Mary's College where he was a s...

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    Tony Compagno
  19. Tony Plummer Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Tony Plummer of Sequoia High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 22, 1997. Plaque includes image of Plummer and a brief biography: "Tony Plummer was another in a long line of outstanding multi-sport athletes at Sequoia High in Redwood City in the 1950's and 1960's. But football was his specialty. He went on to the College of San Mateo, where he became a JC all-Americ...

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    Tony Plummer Sports Hall of Fame plaque

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