Skip to content Long Beach Poly legend Darrell Patterson passed away last month at the age of 62. Coached by Hall of Famers Ron Palmer at Poly and Ron Massey while in middle school at Stephens, Patterson arrived at Poly as a heralded incoming player. He went on to help lead the Jackrabbits to a 1981 CIF Southern Section basketball championship as well as a CIF-SS runner-up finish in 1980. Patterson was a two-time All-Moore League and Press-Telegram Dream Team selection. Patterson also played baseball and hit an opposite-field homerun over the fence at Wilson for the Jackrabbits. He went…
