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  1. Bill Daskarolis San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2015 - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Bill Daskarolis of Aragon 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 headshot image of Daskarolis, he is wearing a white shirt and the background is dark. A brief biography is also on the front, "Loyalty and dedication. No two words better sum up what Bill Daskarolis has meant /...

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    Bill Daskarolis San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2015
  2. Bob Rush Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2016 - Plaque, Award

    Bob Rush Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2016. Plaque commemorating Bob Rush of San Mateo High School and the 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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    Bob Rush Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2016
  3. Colette Chiamparino Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Colette Chiamparino of Sacred Heart Prep who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 9, 1999. Plaque includes image of Chiamparino and a brief biography: "Colette Chiamparino is one of the finest all-around female athletes in San Mateo County history. During her career from 1987-91 at the small Catholic school in Atherton, she played four sports: Volleyball, basketball, softball,...

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    Colette Chiamparino Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  4. GAA Pin, c. 1956-1960 - Pin, Insignia

    GAA Pin, c. 1956-1960. Tiny gold pin, possibly for track and field or cross-country, in the shape of a bare foot with wings at the ankle. Across the pin is written "GAA", with the first A centered on the ankle and the G and second A extending on either side. The toes and top of wing extend below and above the text. On the back is a safety clasp.

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    GAA Pin
  5. Les Steers Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Les Steers being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 23, 1996. Plaque includes image of Steers and a brief biography"Les Steers was a track and field pace-setter and, at the time, may not have always realized the magnitude of his accomplishments. In 1941, at the University of Oregon, he once high-jumped what was believed to be at least 7 feet indoors at halftime of a basketball game. It was more o...

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    Les Steers
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Wendy Brown Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Wendy Brown of Woodside High School. who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 16, 1990. Plaque includes image of Brown and a brief biography: "Wendy Brown was a basketball and volleyball player as well as a standout track star at Woodside High School. In 1984 she brought home the California state track and field title for Woodside all by herself. She won three jumping events- ...

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    Wendy Brown Sports Hall of Fame plaque

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