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Title |
Chi Johnson San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2015 |
Object Name |
Plaque, Award |
Description |
Plaque commemorating Chi Johnson of Menlo-Atherton 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 Johnson sitting on a grass field with her left leg out in front of her and her right knee bent. She is wearing a blue and yellow track suit. A brief biography is also on the front, "In terms of sheer athletic gifts-speed, quickness, leaping ability, anticipation-few / Peninsula prep stars compare to Chi Johnson. In the early 1990s, she was almost in / a category by herself on the female side of the sporting ledger. She was the Central / Coast Section high-jump champion in 1990 and 1991. In 1990, she won the state / high-jump championship. Chi was the Peninsula Times-Tribune Athlete of the Year / in both 1990 and 1991. She was an all-state performer in 1991. She also excelled / as a basketball player during her time at Menlo-Atherton. Later, at the University of / California-Berkeley, Chi competed in track and field." The back of the plaque has an oval sticker with the logo and contact information for Spotlight Impressions, the manufacturer of the plaque. |
Date |
July 23, 2015 |
Creator |
Spotlight Impressions (San Mateo) |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2015.016.005 |
Dimensions |
H-12 W-9 D-1 inches |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"2015 Peninsula Sports / HALL / OF / FAME" (text on front left upper corner); "CHI JOHNSON / MENLO-ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL / Inducted July 23, 2015" (text on front middle); additional text on front includes biography; "SPONSORED BY / San Mateo County/Silicon Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau / IN COOPERATION WITH / San Mateo County Event Center / PRESENTING SPONSOR / San Mateo Daily Journal" (text on front lower middle); "spotlight impressions / your source for name badges, signs and awards" (silver oval sticker with black text on back complete with location, address and contact information) |
Provenance |
Sponsored by the San Mateo County/Silicon Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau |
Notes |
"In terms of sheer athletic gifts-speed, quickness, leaping ability, anticipation-few Peninsula prep stars compare to Chi Johnson. In the early 1990s, she was almost in a category by herself on the female side of the sporting ledger. She was the Central Coast Section high-jump champion in 1990 and 1991. In 1990, she won the state high-jump championship. Chi was the Peninsula Times-Tribune Athlete of the Year in both 1990 and 1991. She was an all-state performer in 1991. She also excelled as a basketball player during her time at Menlo-Atherton. Later, at the University of California-Berkeley, Chi competed in track and field." [San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame] |
Search Terms |
Basketball High Jump Johnson, Chi Menlo-Atherton High School Track and field athletics University of California Berkeley |
Subjects |
Athletes Basketball Memorabilia Track and field athletics |
People |
Johnson, Chi |
Credit line |
Courtesy of the San Mateo County/Silicon Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau |