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  1. Archie Williams Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2018 - Award

    Archie Williams 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 indent...

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    Archie Williams Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2018
  2. Bill Green Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2016 - Plaque, Award

    Bill Green Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2016. Plaque commemorating Bill Green of Cubberley High School being inducted into the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame on June 8, 2016. The plaque is printed on silver-colored metal with a 3" x 2.5" photograph mounted to the upper right hand corner. Metal and photograph are mounted beneath acrylic with gold-colored decorative brads onto an mdf wooden base covered in a dark woodgrain vinyl laminate...

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    Bill Green Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2016
  3. Brett Barron Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2014 - Plaque, Award

    Brett Barron Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2014. Plaque includes image of Brett Barron and a brief biography: "Even as a kid in Daly City, Brett Barron didn't back down. That stood him in good stead as he pursued a judo career. At the tender age of seven, he began to learn to learn the fine points of the sport at the Cahill Judo Academy. By the 1970s, he had established himself as one of the country's raising judo stars. He secured a bron...

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    Brett Barron Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2014
  4. Caroline "KK" Clark Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2018 - Award

    Caroline "KK" Clark 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 in...

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    Caroline "KK" Clark Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2018
  5. Catriona Fallon Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Catriona Fallon of Mercy High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 22, 1997. Plaque includes image of Fallon and a brief biography: "Catriona Fallon was a multi-sport performer at Mercy High in Burlingame in the late 1980's. As a tall, strong youngster, she swam, played basketball and participated in track and field for the Catholic girls' school. But it was in colleg...

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    Catriona Fallon Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  6. Dick Roth Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Dick Roth of Menlo-Atherton High who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 16, 1990. Plaque includes image of Roth and a brief biography: "At Menlo-Atherton High School in the mid-60's, swimmer Dick Roth was known as "King Richard," and he left everyone surging in his wake. As a senior, he led MA to the national prep swim title. / While still at MA, Roth also led the water po...

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    Dick Roth Sports Hall of Fame Plaque
  7. Don Harper Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Don Harper of Sequoia High School and College of San Mateo who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 19, 2008. Plaque includes image of Harper and a brief biography: "Small in stature but gifted with stunning balance, power and agility, Don Harper is arguably the finest diver ever produced in San Mateo County. His exploits took him from Sequoia's Redwood City campus and CSM to O...

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    Don Harper Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  8. Ed Parker Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Ed Parker of Mills High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 7, 2000. Plaque includes image of Parker and a brief biography: "Ed Parker is an international figure in the world of track and field. An alumnus of San Mateo High School and the College of San Mateo, he coached at Mills High School in Millbrae for 30 seasons winning 59 league titles in all grade-level cat...

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    Ed Parker Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  9. Fred Baer Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Fred Baer of Foster City who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 7, 2000. Plaque includes image of Baer and a brief biography: "Fred Baer is a man for all seasons. Baer, of Foster City, has operated the authoritative California state JC Athletic Bureau for 30 years. It is the bible of sports information for all 107 two-year institutions in California. He is a national and int...

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    Fred Baer Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  10. Greg Buckingham Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Greg Buckingham of Menlo-Atherton High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 22, 1997. Plaque includes image of Buckingham and a brief biography: "Greg Buckingham was a standout swimmer at Menlo-Atherton High School in the early 1960's when the Peninsula was a world-renowned haven for outstanding young aquatic athletes. He attended the College of San Mateo, producing 10 community colleg...

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    Greg Buckingham Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  11. Jack Daniels Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2018 - Award

    Jack Daniels 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 indentati...

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    Jack Daniels Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2018
  12. Jan Henne Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Jan Henne of Menlo-Atherton High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 5, 2001. Plaque includes image of Henne and a brief biography: "Jan Henne, a graduate of Menlo-Atherton High School, is considered to be the greatest female swimmer in San Mateo County history. Her record as a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 1968 speaks for itself: Two gold medals, one silver, ...

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    Jan Henne Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  13. Jim Gaughran Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2014 - Plaque, Award

    Jim Gaughran Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2014. Plaque includes image of Jim Gaughran and a brief biography: "One of the greatest prep swimmers and water polo players ever produced on the Peninsula, Jim later excelled at Stanford University, becoming an all-American in both aquatic sports. He was a member of the 1956 U.S. Olympic water polo team. It was only natural that he proceeded to take up coaching in the pool. As Standford's head c...

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    Jim Gaughran Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plauqe, 2014
  14. Jim Zylker Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2013 - Plaque, Award

    2013 Jim Zylker Sports Hall of Fame Plaque. Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Jim Zylker of South San Francisco and Aragon High Schools, Canada College and Stanford University who was inducted into the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame on June 11, 2013. Plaque includes image of Zylker and a brief biography: "Jim Zylker is synonymous with soccer on the Peninsula. At South San Francisco, he was a standout on the soccer field. At Canada College...

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    2013 Jim Zylker Sports Hall of Fame Plaque
  15. Julianne McNamara Zeile Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Julianne McNamara Zeile who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 22, 1997. Plaque includes image of McNamara Zeile and a brief biography: "Julianne McNamara Zeile grew up in San Mateo. As a child, it was obvious she had unusual athletic ability. She gravitated to a gymnastics program in the San Mateo Recreation Department in the mid-1970's and she took to the sport immediately. ...

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    Julianne McNamara Zeile
  16. Karen Kraft Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Karen Kraft of Hillsdale High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 5, 2001. Plaque includes image of Kraft and a brief biography: "Karen Kraft is a prime example of a self-made world-class athlete. As a student at San Mateo's Hillsdale High School in the late 1980's, she was unable to make a varsity sports team. Things changed after that. She discovered competitive ...

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    Karen Kraft Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  17. Mark & Dave Schultz San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2015 - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Mark & Dave Schultz of Palo Alto High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on July 23, 2015. The plaque is silver acrylic mounted with golden screws onto a dark wooden base. Plaque includes image of Mark and Dave. Dave is on the left with a beard and wearing golden laurel wreath and a blue tracksuit with red trim, he is holding a marker and jokingly pretending to autograph the medal his broth...

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    Mark & Dave Schultz San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2015
  18. Matt Giusto Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Matt Giusto of San Mateo High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 4, 2002. Plaque includes image of Giusto and a brief biography: "Just call Matt Giusto the accidental runner. One of San Mateo County's premier long distance men, he got into the sport by chance at San Mateo High School. By the time he closed out his prep career in the 1980s, he had captured both the 1,600- and 3,200- m...

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    Matt Giusto Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  19. Pat Connolly Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Pat Connolly of Capuchino High School was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 17, 1989. Plaque includes image of Connolly and a brief biography: "Pat Connolly was a Peninsula pioneer. The Capuchino High School student didn't have an interscholastic team to play on at the San Bruno school but went to the 1960 Olympic Games anyway as a track and field performer. She participated i...

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    Pat Connoly Sports Hall of Fame Plaque
  20. Patty Elsener Homan Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Patty Elsener Homan of City of San Mateo who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 22, 2006. Plaque includes image of Homan and a brief biography: "Even before she could walk, Patty Elsener Homan was attracted to the water. So it's not entirely shocking that she became the greatest diver ever to emerge from San Mateo County. She developed her skills under the guidance of Clyd...

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    Patty Elsener Homan 2009.030.087
  21. Peter V. Ueberroth San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2015 - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Peter V. Ueberroth of Burlingame High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on July 23, 2015. The plaque is silver acrylic mounted with golden screws onto a dark wooden base. Plaque includes image of Ueberroth wearing a dark blue suit coat with a light blue shirt underneath. His arms are folded, he is wearing a wristwatch and is facing the camera. A brief biography is also on the front, "It ...

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    Peter V. Ueberroth San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2015
  22. "Pokey" Watson Richardson Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating "Pokey" Watson Richardson of Portola Valley who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 23, 2005. Plaque includes image of Richardson and a brief biography: "In the swimming pool, Pokey Watson Richardson was anything but pokey. As a world-class swimmer in the 1960's, she garnered two gold medals for the U.S. in the Olympic Games. As a 14-year-old in the 1964 games, she was the you...

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    "Pokey" Watson Richardson Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  23. Tom Dooley Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2016 - Plaque, Award

    Tom Dooley Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2016. Plaque commemorating Tom Dooley of Westmoor High School and College of San Mateo being inducted into the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame on June 8, 2016. The plaque is printed on silver-colored metal with a 3" x 2.5" photograph mounted to the upper right hand corner. Metal and photograph are mounted beneath acrylic with gold-colored decorative brads onto an mdf wooden base covered in a dark ...

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    Tom Dooley Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2016
  24. Tom McBreen Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Tom McBreen of Serra High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 4, 2002. Plaque includes image of McBreen and a brief biography: "In his competitive prime in the 1970s, Tom McBreen was one of the world's fastest swimmers. The Serra grad matriculated to USC where he quickly became an all-American in the pool, setting world records in the 400-meter freestyle. He was a silver medalist in t...

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    Tom McBreen Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  25. Trish King Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Trish King of Menlo-Atherton High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 18, 1993. Plaque includes image of King and a brief biography: "Menlo-Atherton High alumna Trish King was a Cinderella story for the 1988 United States Olympic track and field team. / As a high scool and college athlete at the Univeristy of Oregon, she had never high-jumped beyond 5 feet, 11 inches. But, during th...

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    Trish King 2009.030.101

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