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  1. 1931 Sequoia High School School Cap - Beanie

    1931 Sequoia High School cap belonging to Ruth Barrett. Cap is made of wool felt. The outside is purple and the inside is off-white in color. Top has a small off-white diamond shape with the purple center where 5 vertical seams meet. Interior is exact opposite. Cap or beanie is comprised of six triangles with points meeting at top center and flat edge on bottom above 2 1/4" rim that is stitched to form horizontal ribbing.

    Record Type: Object

    1931 Sequoia High School Cap
  2. Bill Royer Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2013 - Plaque, Award

    2013 Bill Royer Sports Hall of Fame Plaque. Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Bill Royer of Sequoia High School who was inducted into the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame on June 11, 2013. Plaque includes image of Royer and a brief biography: "An outstanding athlete at Sequoia High School, Bill received a baseball scholarship to Santa Clara University. But he didn't excel only in sports. A World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, he...

    Record Type: Object

    2013 Bill Royer Sports Hall of Fame Plaque
  3. Bob Peterson Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Bob Peterson being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 25, 1995. Plaque includes image of Peterson and a brief biography: "In the late 1940's, Sequoia High in Redwood City found itself with a basketball force to be reckoned with: Bob Peterson. / A 6-5 center who savored physcial contact, Peterson established himself as one of the dominant big men in the west Bay Area during his heralded prep day...

    Record Type: Object

    Bob Peterson
  4. Charles Johnson Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Charles Johnson being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 17, 1989. Plaque includes image of Johnson and a brief biography: "Charles Johnson, a graduate of Sequoia High School in Redwood City, took his Peninsula basketball training to the ultimate. He played and often started on two NBA championship teams. / Johnson, at 5 foot 11, twice was named Most Valuable Player of the South Peninsula Athle...

    Record Type: Object

    Charles Johnson
  5. Con Dempsey Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Con Dempsey of Sequoia High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 19, 2008. Plaque includes image of Dempsey and a brief biography: "The tall, right-handed pitcher was a late-bloomer. In fact, Con Dempsey's potential was barely noticed at Sequioa in the early 1940s. After that, however, things got interesting. Dempsey who served with the U.S. Navy during World War II,...

    Record Type: Object

    Con Dempsey Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  6. Dick Stuart Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Dick Stuart of Sequoia High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 18, 1993. Plaque includes image of Stuart and a brief biography: "Dick Stuart may have been ahead of his time. A slugging first-baseman out of Sequoia High of Redwood City, he was a home run-hitting sensation right from the moment he entered his teens. He signed a professional baseball contract after his senior year at S...

    Record Type: Object

    Dick Stuart 2009.030.170
  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...

    Record Type: Object

    Don Harper Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  8. 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...

    Record Type: Object

    Gary Beban
  9. 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...

    Record Type: Object

    Jack Daniels Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2018
  10. 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...

    Record Type: Object

    Jim Gaughran Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plauqe, 2014
  11. Larry Owens Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2018 - Award

    Larry Owens 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 indentatio...

    Record Type: Object

    Larry Owens Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2018
  12. Pat Lovell Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Pat Lovell of Sequoia High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 23, 2005. Plaque includes image of Lovell and a brief biography: "You could say that wrestling is Pat Lovell's middle name. In one way or another, he's been involved in the sport for a half-century. He got his start at Sequoia High School and progressed to the point where he was a member of the U.S. Olym...

    Record Type: Object

    Pat Lovell Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  13. Rich Koeper Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Rich Koeper of Sequoia High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 31, 1994. Plaque includes image of Koeper and a brief biography: "Rich Koeper was the anchor of the great Sequoia High School football teams of the late 1950s and early '60s who went on to star at Oregon State and play in the National Football League. / He played on two undefeated teams at Sequoia and was named NorCal Pl...

    Record Type: Object

    Rich Koeper SMC Sports Hall of Fame Plaque
  14. Sammy Reynoso Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Sammy Reynoso of Sequoia High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 22, 2006. Plaque includes image of Reynoso and a brief biography: "It would not be hyperbole to suggest that Sammy Reynoso rolled his way to fame and fortune. / As a rodeo performer and rodeo clown, he spent the prime of his life entertaining rodeo fans throughout the Far West and beyond. And it all began at Sequoia ...

    Record Type: Object

    Sammy Reynoso 2009.030.151
  15. Sequoia High School Redwood City, 1965 - Negative

    Sequoia High School Redwood City, 1965. Black and white negative of Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California. In front of the school is a paved walkway and a raised planter. There are trees planted on either side of the walkway in the foreground. The high school is built in a Spanish revival architectural style and has a large square tower topped off by a cross. There are several cars parked in front of the school. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sequoia High School Redwood City, 1965
  16. 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...

    Record Type: Object

    Spencer Folau Plaque

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