{"id":504819,"date":"2026-10-23T00:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T00:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504819\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T00:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T00:46:15","slug":"state-ca-fb-hof-whos-in-whos-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504819\/","title":{"rendered":"State CA FB HOF: Who\u2019s In, Who\u2019s Not"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is presented below is a section-by-section list of those who were voted in among the first 100 into the California High School Football Hall of Fame at the Rose Bowl in 2023, plus those who have been added in the second class two years ago and those who were just voted in this year. As a guide for future deliberations, we also have added our own lists of those players and coaches who are still not included in this Hall of Fame. These are based on our own numerous lists of all-state teams and all-time state records that have been worked on for 48 years. These lists should be viewed as helpful for future research and inductions. <\/p>\n

FOR FEATURE STORY BY LONGTIME CAL-HI SPORTS EDITOR MARK TENNIS ABOUT HIS DAY AT THE ROSE BOWL AND THIS YEAR\u2019S INDUCTEES, CLICK HERE.<\/p>\n

CIF CENTRAL SECTION<\/p>\n

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Derek Carr started high school in Texas but finished up at Bakersfield Christian. He retired after a very successful NFL career after the 2024 season. Photo: bakersfield.com.<\/p>\n

\nPlayers Voted Into State Hall of Fame:
\nDerek Carr (Bakersfield Christian) QB*
\nHenry Ellard (Hoover, Fresno) WR
\nFrank Gifford (Bakersfield) RB
\nJimmy Johnson (Kingsburg) DB
\nDaryle Lamonica (Clovis) QB
\nTim McDonald (Edison, Fresno) DB
\nDon Mosebar (Mt. Whitney, Visalia) OL
\nLes Richter (Fresno) LB
\nJeff Siemon (Bakersfield) LB
\nCharles Young (Edison, Fresno) TE
\n*Voted in for 2026.<\/p>\n

Leading Players Not In State Hall of Fame:
John Baker (Kingsburg) OL
Jeff Buckey (Bakersfield) OL
Ron Cox (Washington, Easton) LB
Ryan Mathews (West, Bakersfield) RB
Kent Nance (Madera) RB
Lorenzo Neal (Lemoore) FB
Joey Porter (Foothill, Bakersfield) LB
Steve Wofford (Bakersfield) RB
Louis Wright (Bakersfield) DB
Note: Josh Allen (Firebaugh) QB may not yet be eligible to be voted on since NFL career is still going strong. <\/p>\n

CIF CENTRAL COAST SECTION<\/p>\n

Players Voted Into State Hall of Fame:
Steve Bartkowski (Buchser, Santa Clara) QB
Gary Beban (Sequoia, Redwood City) QB
Tom Brady (Serra, San Mateo) QB
Nello \u201cFlash\u201d Falaschi (Bellarmine, San Jose) RB
Dan Fouts (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) QB
Jim Harbaugh (Palo Alto) QB
Craig Morton (Campbell) QB
Jim Plunkett (James Lick, San Jose) QB
Ron Rivera (Seaside) LB
Lynn Swann (Serra, San Mateo) WR
Pat Tillman (Leland, San Jose) LB\/DB*
*Voted in for 2026.<\/p>\n

Leading Players Not In State Hall of Fame:
Davante Adams (Palo Alto) WR
Jared Allen (Los Gatos) DL
Andre Carter (Oak Grove, San Jose) DL
Trent Dilfer (Aptos) QB
Julian Edelman (Woodside) QB\/WR
Herm Edwards (Monterey) DB
Trent Edwards (Los Gatos) QB
Mason Foster (Seaside) LB
Erik Howard (Bellarmine, San Jose) DL
Tut Imlay (Salinas) QB
Greg Jones (South San Francisco) RB
Deltha O\u2019Neal (Milpitas) DB
Dan Pastorini (Bellarmine, San Jose) QB\/P
John Paye (Menlo School, Atherton) QB
Tim Rossovich (St. Francis, Mountain View) LB
Tim Ryan (Oak Grove, San Jose) DL<\/p>\n

CIF LOS ANGELES CITY SECTION<\/p>\n

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NFL all-time great QB John Elway wore No. 11 when he was playing at Granada Hills High in late 1970s. Photo: Twitter.com.<\/p>\n

\nPlayers Voted Into State Hall of Fame:
\nJon Arnett (Manual Arts) RB
\nHal Bedsole (Reseda) WR
\nRicky Bell (Fremont) RB
\nRon Cuccia (Wilson, Los Angeles) QB
\nAnthony Davis (San Fernando) RB
\nTom Fears (Manual Arts) WR
\nGaston Green (Gardena) RB
\nJohn Elway (Granada Hills) QB
\nMike Garrett (Roosevelt) RB
\nJamelle Holieway (Banning, Wilmington) QB\/RB
\nMichael Haynes (John Marshall) DB
\nKeyshawn Johnson (Dorsey) WR*
\nJames Lofton (Washington) WR
\nHugh McElhenny (Washington) RB
\nFreeman McNeil (Banning, Wilmington) RB
\nWarren Moon (Hamilton) QB
\nJoe Perry (Jordan) RB
\nJames Washington (Jordan, Los Angeles) DB*
\nKenny Washington (Lincoln) RB
\nBob Waterfield (Van Nuys) QB
\nCharles White (San Fernando) RB
\n*Voted in for 2026.<\/p>\n

Leading Players Not In State Hall of Fame:
Arnold Ale (Carson) LB
Michael Alo (Banning, Wilmington) RB\/LB
Nnamdi Asumugha (Narbonne, Harbor City) DB
Roy Foster (Taft, Woodland Hills) OL
Darian Hagan (Locke) QB\/RB
Jack Kemp (Fairfax) QB
Frank Manumaluena (Banning, Wilmington) LB
Rod Martin (Hamilton) LB
Ken Norton (Westchester) LB
Tom Ramsey (Kennedy, Granada Hills) QB
Malcolm Smith (Taft, Woodland Hills) LB
Steve Smith (Taft, Woodland Hills) WR
Steve Smith (University, Los Angeles) WR
De\u2019Anthony Thomas (Crenshaw) RB\/KR
Wendell Tyler (Crenshaw) RB
Wesley Walker (Carson) WR
Bob Whitfield (Banning, Wilmington) OL<\/p>\n

CIF NORTH COAST SECTION
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Players Voted Into State Hall of Fame:
Dick Bass (Vallejo) RB
Jack Del Rio (Hayward) LB
Zach Ertz (Monte Vista, Danville) TE
Jared Goff (Marin Catholic, Kentfield) QB
John Henry Johnson (Pittsburg) RB
Maurice Jones-Drew (De La Salle, Concord) RB
Gino Marchetti (Antioch) DL
Rey Maualuga (Eureka) LB
Ernie Nevers (Santa Rosa) RB**
Ron Pritchard (Antioch) LB
Jerry Robinson (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) LB
Amani Toomer (De La Salle, Concord) WR
Gino Torretta (Pinole Valley, Pinole) QB
Norm Van Brocklin (Acalanes, Lafayette) QB***
D.J. Williams (De La Salle, Concord) RB\/LB
Roy Williams (James Logan, Union City) QB\/DB
**Didn\u2019t graduate from Santa Rosa.
***Didn\u2019t play senior season (World War II).
Note: Vallejo has been in both the NCS & Sac-Joaquin Section over the years.<\/p>\n

Leading Players Not In State Hall of Fame:
Jahvid Best (Salesian, Richmond) RB
Vic Bottari (Vallejo) QB\/RB
Bill Corbus (Vallejo) OL
Ken Dorsey (Miramonte, Orinda) QB
Tarik Glenn (Bishop O\u2019Dowd, Oakland) OL
Mel Gray (Montgomery, Santa Rosa) WR
Matt Hazeltine (Tamalpais, Mill Valley) LB
Derek Landri (De La Salle, Concord) OL\/DL
Jamir Miller (El Cerrito) LB
Ron Pritchard (Antioch) LB
Aaron Taylor (De La Salle, Concord) OL
Jim Turner (Swett, Crockett) PK\/QB
Regan Upshaw (Pittsburg) DL<\/p>\n

CIF NORTHERN SECTION<\/p>\n

Player Voted Into State Hall of Fame:
Aaron Rodgers (Pleasant Valley, Chico) QB<\/p>\n

Leading Players Not In State Hall of Fame:
Mort Kaer (Red Bluff) QB
Jason Seehorn (Mt. Shasta) DB
Jeff Stover (Corning) DL
Aaron Thomas (Weed) TE
Note: Kaer also won 189 games as a head coach at Weed for 30 years.<\/p>\n

CIF OAKLAND SECTION<\/p>\n

Players Voted Into State Hall of Fame:
John Brodie (Oakland Tech) QB
Marshawn Lynch (Oakland Tech) RB
Harold \u201cBrick\u201d Muller (Oakland Tech) WR\/ATH<\/p>\n

Leading Players Not In State Hall of Fame:
Chris Burford (Oakland) WR
Jackie Jensen (Oakland) QB<\/p>\n

CIF SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION<\/p>\n

Players Voted Into State Hall of Fame:
Dick Bass (Vallejo) RB
Tedy Bruschi (Roseville) DL\/LB
Eddie LeBaron (Oakdale) QB
Ken O\u2019Brien (Jesuit, Carmichael) QB<\/p>\n

Leading Players Not In State Hall of Fame:
Robbie Bosco (Roseville) QB
Lance Briggs (Elk Grove) LB
Virgil Carter (Folsom) QB
Shante Carver (Lincoln, Stockton) DL
Don Doll (Grant, Sacramento) QB*
Tony Eason (Delta, Clarksburg) QB
Jason Fisk (Davis) DL
Aaron Garcia (Grant, Sacramento) QB
Dano Graves (Folsom) QB
J.D. Hill (Edison, Stockton) WR
Colin Kaepernick (Pitman, Turlock) QB
Logan Mankins (Mariposa County, Mariposa) OL
Bill Munson (Lodi) QB
Onterrio Smith (Grant, Sacramento) RB
Shaq Thompson (Grant, Sacramento) DB\/LB
Paul Wiggin (Manteca) OL
Kevin Willhite (Cordova, Rancho Cordova) RB
*Known as Don Burnside in high school.
Note: Jake Browning (Folsom) QB may not yet eligible to be voted on as his NFL career is not over.<\/p>\n

CIF SAN DIEGO SECTION<\/p>\n

Players Voted Into State Hall of Fame:
Marcus Allen (Lincoln, San Diego) RB
Willie Buchanon (Oceanside) DB
Reggie Bush (Helix, La Mesa) RB
Lincoln Kennedy (Morse, San Diego) OL
John Lynch (Torrey Pines, San Diego) DB
Bill McColl (Hoover, San Diego) WR\/TE
Darrell Russell (St. Augustine, San Diego) DL*
Rashaan Salaam (La Jolla Country Day) RB
Junior Seau (Oceanside) LB
Alex Smith (Helix, La Mesa) QB
Ricky Williams (Patrick Henry, San Diego) RB
*Voted in for 2026.<\/p>\n

Leading Players Not In State Hall of Fame:
Eric Allen (Point Loma, San Diego) DB
Sal Aunese (Vista) QB
Donnie Edwards (Chula Vista) LB
Arian Foster (Mission Bay, San Diego) RB
La\u2019Roi Glover (Point Loma, San Diego) DL
Wally Henry (Lincoln, San Diego) RB\/KR
Deron Johnson (San Diego) ATH
Ted Johnson (Carlsbad) LB
Teddy Lawrence (Morse, San Diego) QB\/RB
Mark Malone (El Cajon Valley) QB
Art Powell (San Diego) WR
Noel Prefontaine (El Camino, Oceanside) PK\/P
C.R. Roberts (Oceanside) RB
Brian Sipe (Grossmont, El Cajon) QB
Robert Thomas (Imperial) LB
Pisa Tinoisamoa (Vista) RB\/LB
Cotton Warburton (San Diego) HB<\/p>\n

CIF SAN FRANCISCO SECTION<\/p>\n

Players Voted Into State Hall of Fame:
Ollie Matson (Washington) RB\/ATH
Bob St. Clair (Poly, S.F.) OL<\/p>\n

Leading Players Not In State Hall of Fame:
Rod Franz (Galileo) OL
Mike Holmgren (Lincoln, S.F) QB
Note: No one seriously considered voting for O.J. Simpson (Galileo) RB for first class.<\/p>\n

CIF SOUTHERN SECTION<\/p>\n

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Future NFL lineman and 1992 Mr. Football Travis Kirschke was proud of his team from Esperanza of Anaheim at 1992 magazine cover shoot. Photo: Student Sports.<\/p>\n

\nPlayers Voted Into State Hall of Fame:
\nFrankie Albert (Glendale) QB
\nMatt Barkley (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) QB
\nGeorge Buehler (Whittier) OL
\nMark Carrier (Long Beach Poly) DB
\nChris Claiborne (J.W. North, Riverside) LB\/RB
\nSean Cody (Los Altos, Hacienda Heights) DL
\nRandy Cross (Crespi, Encino) OL
\nRandall Cunningham (Santa Barbara) QB
\nSam Cunningham (Santa Barbara) RB
\nGlenn Davis (Bonita, La Verne) RB
\nMorley Drury (Long Beach Poly) RB
\nKai Forbath (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) PK
\nDeShaun Foster (Tustin) RB
\nToby Gerhart (Norco) RB
\nTony Gonzalez (Huntington Beach) TE\/LB
\nMatt Grootegoed (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) RB\/DB
\nPat Haden (Bishop Amat, La Puente) QB
\nEdwin \u201cBabe\u201d Horrell (Pasadena) OL
\nJohn Huarte (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) QB
\nDeSean Jackson (Long Beach Poly) WR
\nNapoleon Kaufman (Lompoc) RB**
\nJoe Kapp (Hart, Newhall) QB
\nBilly Kilmer (Citrus, Azusa) QB
\nTravis Kirschke (Esperanza, Anaheim) DL*
\nRonnie Knox (Santa Monica) QB
\nMatt Leinart (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) QB
\nChris Lewis (Long Beach Poly) QB
\nMarcedes Lewis (Long Beach Poly) TE
\nRonnie Lott (Eisenhower, Rialto) DB
\nTodd Marinovich (Capistrano Valley, Mission Viejo) QB
\nBruce Matthews (Arcadia) OL
\nDaylon McCutcheon (Bishop Amat, La Puente) RB\/DB
\nWillie McGinest (Long Beach Poly) DE\/LB
\nJohn McKay Jr. (Bishop Amat, La Puente) WR
\nMike McKeever (Mt. Carmel, Los Angeles) OL
\nKory Minor (Bishop Amat, La Puente) DL
\nRon Mix (Hawthorne) OL
\nOrv Mohler (Alhambra) QB
\nDonn Moomaw (Santa Ana) LB
\nAnthony Munoz (Chaffey, Ontario) OL
\nCarson Palmer (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) QB
\nJackie Robinson (Muir, Pasadena) QB\/RB
\nMark Sanchez (Mission Viejo) QB
\nJohn Sciarra (Bishop Amat, La Puente) RB\/QB
\nRichard Sherman (Dominguez, Compton) DB
\nDennis Smith (Santa Monica) DB
\nDennis Thurman (Santa Monica) DB
\nGene Washington (Long Beach Poly) WR\/QB
\nEd White (Indio) OL**
\nRussell White (Crespi, Encino) RB
\nRobert Woods (Serra, Gardena) WR*
\nRon Yary (Bellflower) OL
\nLuis Zendejas (Don Lugo, Chino) PK
\nGary Zimmerman (Walnut) OL
\n*Voted in for 2026.
\n**Lompoc and Indio are no longer in CIFSS; but both schools were in the section during years that Kaufman and White played at their schools.<\/p>\n

Leading Players Not In State Hall of Fame:
Kermit Alexander (Mt. Carmel, Los Angeles) DB
Bryan Anger (Camarillo) P
Roy \u201cBullet\u201d Baker (Long Beach Poly) RB\/QB
Steve Beuerlein (Servite, Anaheim) QB
Kyle Boller (Hart, Newhall) QB
Lorenzo Booker (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) RB
Mark Brunell (St. Joseph, Santa Maria) QB
Vontaze Burfict (Centennial, Compton) LB
Jurrell Casey (Long Beach Poly) DL
Jimmy Clausen (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) QB
Kenyon Coleman (Alta Loma) DL
Mickey Cureton (Centennial, Compton) RB
Isaac Curtis (Santa Ana) WR
Sam Darnold (San Clemente) QB
Rick DiBernardo (Edison, Huntington Beach) LB
Tyler Ebell (Ventura) RB
Marv Fleming (Compton) WR
Mickey Flynn (Anaheim) RB
Tony Hill (Long Beach Poly) WR
Lawrence Jackson (Inglewood) DL
Adoree\u2019 Jackson (Serra, Gardena) DB
Malik Jackson (Birmingham, Lake Balboa) DL
Ronney Jenkins (Hueneme, Oxnard) RB
Bret Johnson (El Toro, Lake Forest) QB
Kermit Johnson (Blair, Pasadena) RB
Norm Johnson (Pacifica, Garden Grove) PK
Rob Johnson (El Toro, Lake Forest) QB\/WR
Travis Johnson (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) DL
Matt Kalil (Servite, Anaheim) OL
George Kunz (Loyola, Los Angeles) OL
Alex Mack (San Marcos, Santa Barbara) OL
Ken Margerum (Fountain Valley) WR
Chris McAlister (Pasadena) DB
James McAlister (Blair, Pasadena) RB
Earl McCullouch (Long Beach Poly) WR
Mike McKeever (Mt. Carmel, Los Angeles) OL
Randy Meadows (Downey) RB
Blaine Nye (Servite, Anaheim) OL
Mike Rae (Lakewood) QB
Chris Sailer (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) PK
Keith Smith (Newbury Park) QB\/ATH
Tyron Smith (Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley) OL
Jack Snow (St. Anthony, Long Beach) WR
Eric Turner (Ventura) DB
Myron White (Valley, Santa Ana) RB
Tim Wrightman (Mary Star, San Pedro) TE<\/p>\n

CALIFORNIA HS FB HALL OF COACHES<\/p>\n

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Head coach John Carroll of Oceanside is one of the most obvious missing names from the coaches already listed at the California High School Football Hall of Fame. Photo: OHSFoundation.org.<\/p>\n

\nMike Alberghini (Grant, Sacramento)
\nDan Albert (Monterey)*
\nMarijon Ancich (St. Paul, Santa Fe Springs)
\nJohn Barnes (Los Alamitos)
\nDick Bruich (Fontana & Fontana Kaiser)
\nLou Farrar (Charter Oak, Covina)
\nBill Foltmer (Middletown)*
\nSteve Grady (Loyola, Los Angeles)**
\nDwight \u201cGoldie\u201d Griffith (Bakersfield)
\nTom Hamilton (Pasadena)
\nTerry Henigan (Irvine)*
\nMike Herrington (Hart, Newhall)
\nBob Hitchcock (Temple City)
\nBob Johnson (El Toro & Mission Viejo)
\nBob Ladouceur (De La Salle, Concord)
\nHerb Meyer (Oceanside & El Camino Oceanside)
\nBill Redell (Encino Crespi & Oaks Christian)
\nBruce Rollinson (Mater Dei, Santa Ana)
\nKevin Rooney (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks)
\nGene Vollnogle (Carson)
\nHarry Welch (CC Canyon, St. Margaret\u2019s & Santa Margarita)
\n*Voted in for 2026
\n**Grady also was one of the top players in the state during his years in high school in the 1960s.<\/p>\n

Leading Coaches Not Yet in Hall of Fame
(Still current coaches not included)<\/p>\n

Randy Blankenship (6 schools, last one Aptos)
(313-118-6, won largest class titles in Sac-Joaquin, Central & San Diego sections)
John Carroll (Oceanside)
(252-101-6, CIF state champions 2007 & 2009, all-time best 13 CIF San Diego Section titles)
Butch Cattolico (Los Gatos)
(264-62-7, 16 league titles & 12 CIF Central Coast Section titles)
Mark Loureiro (Escalon)
(282-67-1, 2010 CIF D3 state champions, 80.7 win percentage highest among coaches not yet in)<\/p>\n

Mark Tennis is the co-founder and publisher of CalHiSports.com. He is now a member of the California High School Football Hall of Fame & CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Hall of Fame in media category. He can be reached at markjtennis@gmail.com<\/a>. Don\u2019t forget to follow Mark on the Cal-Hi Sports Twitter handle: <\/a> <\/p>\n

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