Antioch Sports Legends

In loving memory of Coach Bill Snelson who died peacefully at home on January 14, 2021 at the age of 91. Bill Snelson was born in Glenn County, CA. After graduating from Corning High, he was attending Shasta College when the Korean War started and he left to serve a 4 year stint in the Air Force. He was honorably discharged in 1954 and returned to school, where he met Joyce Hill, and they married in 1955. Bill completed his education at California State University, Sacr...Continue reading

Happy Birthday to the "Old Pro" Brian Sweeney! Brian has been actively involved with the Sports Legends as volunteer since the beginning in 2006. Thanks for being there Brian! Hope you're having a great birthday!

It’s not too late to tune in and see 2007 Deer Valley High grad Taiwan Jones (26) play for the Buffalo Bills again the Baltimore Ravens at 5:15PST today. Jones, now a 10 year NFL veteran, is listed on the roster as a running back but now plays on the special teams as an outside shooter on punt returns and kick offs. Playing for the Deer Valley Wolverines, Jones rushed for 1,466 yards (9.3 yards per carry) and 13 touchdowns in his senior year. He also ran a career best 10.53 in the 100 meters at the prelims of the 2007 CIF State Track & Field Championships.

Najee Harris will not play in the Senior Bowl, due to an ankle injury.

It’s not too late to tune in and see 2007 Deer Valley High grad Taiwan Jones (25) play for the Buffalo Bills again the Baltimore Ravens at 5:15PST today. Jones, now a 10 year NFL veteran, is listed on the roster as a running back but now plays on the special teams as an outside shooter on punt returns and kick offs. Playing for the Deer Valley Wolverines, Jones rushed for 1,466 yards (9.3 yards per carry) and 13 touchdowns in his senior year. He also ran a career best 10.53 in the 100 meters at the prelims of the 2007 CIF State Track & Field Championships.

A great article about Najee’s journey from Antioch to Alabama.

Congratulations once again Najee for bringing home the Doak Walker award as college football’s top Running Back!

2016 AHS grad Isaiah Dunn, 6' 193lbs, just finishing his senior year at Oregon State, is shown here going through a series of Defensive Back exercises at a recent combine. Dunn played in 33 games with the Beavers, making 26 starts. He totaled 115 tackles with 18 pass breakups and was selected 2018 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention. Good Luck Dunny!! https://twitter.com/i/status/1354542549478862849

Congratulations to Najee Harris on receiving the 2020 Doak Walker award as the nations best running back in college football. Since 1990, the nation’s top running back in college football has been awarded the Doak Walker award. Past recipients are now among the National Football League’s greatest running backs. In the 1990s it was Garrison Hearst, and Eddie George; in the 2000s LaDainian Tomlinson, and in 2015 Derrick Henry. Last July, the latest crop of 75 candidates was ...announced from college teams from around the nation. Among this select group to be honored for this prestigious award was Alabama senior and 2017 Antioch High School grad, Najee Harris. After having a stellar first half to the season, Najee made the second cut in November and was recognized as one of the nation’s top ten running backs. By the time the Doak Walker Selection Committee met in December, Najee had rewritten Alabama’s career touchdown (44) and rushing yardage records (3,764) and was a favorite pick of the final three. Congratulations once again Najee you make us all proud! #antioch #eastbay

2014 DVHS grad, Nsimba Webster now a punt and kick-off returner for the Los Angles Rams, will play the Green Bay Packers at 1:35PST today. Webster now in his second year with the Rams has been averaging 14 yards per punt return and 23 yards per return on kick-offs in his last four games. As Deer Valley's quarterback, Nsimba Webster had a record setting senior year throwing for over 2000 yards and running for more than 1500 yards. #antioch

07' Deer Valley High alumnus, Taiwan Jones is selected as Bills Wire AFC Championship Player of the game. Jones' stellar play on special teams impacted the game at critical times.

Najee Harris’ Single Season Records.

Najee Harris is selected to the Football South Eastern Conference Community Service Team.

Since 1935 the Heisman Trophy, under another name has been awarded to college football’s top player. In that 85 year time period, Antioch High School has produced two contenders for this coveted award. The first Panther to reach the Heisman Trophy ballot was AHS ‘71 quarterback Gary Sheide. In his senior year as an All-American at Brigham Young University, Gary threw for 2,174 yards and 23 touchdowns. He earned Conference MVP honors; captained BYU to its first ever Fiesta Bo...wl; was awarded the Sammy Baugh trophy as the nation’s Best Passer; named to the All-Conference Academic Team; was UPI Second Team All-America and eighth in balloting for the Heisman Trophy. His BYU career totals: 4,524 yards and 45 touchdowns. It would be over 45 Panther football seasons before 2017 grad, Najee Harris as a Running Back at Alabama would make college football’s most prestigious ballot and place fifth overall. Harris isn’t lacking for recognition as he was recently selected as an AP First Team All American at Running Back and is a finalist and a favorite for the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation’s top running back. See more

And the fun begins, who will draft Najee? Mel Kiper Jr. likes our guy Najee going to the Bills. Where do you like Najee going? And why?

This says it all! Antioch is proud of our favorite son, Najee Harris!

Bama X Buckeyes in Miami Monday, January 11 | 7PM CT | TV: ESPN

We had a quick visitor to the museum today, Adam Feibelman. Adam is a artist and as has been commissioned to create a public art piece for the Antioch BART station. If you could pick three athletes to represent Antioch’s past and present, who would they be? Answer in the comments..

Najee Harris’ Career Rushing Records

One of college football’s oldest rivalry’s, the Army-Navy game will be played for the 121st time tomorrow. As far as we know, no one from the River City will be suiting up in Midshipmen navy blue or the Army Knight black. But there was someone once, and there have been a few others since then. This November 30, 1953 story clipped out below from the Antioch Ledger is about the 1953 game, where 1950’s Antioch High grad, Jack Garrow, the Uncle of the now deceased Ralph Garrow, was inserted at halfback for Navy in the fourth quarter as a last attempt to prevent a shutout and how he shined. To learn more about Antioch’s Rear Admiral Jack Garrow HOF 2007- http://www.antiochsportslegends.com//class-o/jack-garrow/

Number one Alabama (12-0) and Najee Harris dominated Notre Dame in today’s College Football Playoff Rose Bowl 31-14. The highlight of the win took place in the first quarter. Watch for yourself why Najee Harris is the most electrifying Running Back in NCAA in 2020-2021!

2017 Antioch High grad Najee Harris’ amazing performance in last Saturday night’s Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championships is starting to sink in..

The Antioch Sports Legends Display and Program wishes to thank Co-Founder Leo Fontana and Andrea Fontana and the Leo Fontana Family Foundation for your MVP level donation. Your continued support allows our program to Honor Excellence, Connect Generations and Preserve Our Sports History for Present and Future Generations. Thank You.

We love hearing about our graduates. Here is a quick update of some currently playing college football. If there are others, let us know. (Spe...cial thanks to Mitch Stephens of MaxPreps for this! ) DeJUAN BUTLER: (Class of 2020; Cal): The 5-11, 205-pound freshman cornerback has yet to play in a game this season for the Bears and likely will redshirt. Coach Justin Wilcox said of Butler: "DeJuan is a smooth, versatile defensive back who we are excited about. The Antioch coaches moved him all around the field and put him anywhere they thought he could make an impact. He’s a tough kid who will come downhill and tackle well. It’s important to keep players like DeJuan home in the area and we are excited we did. ISAIAH DUNN (Class of 2017; Oregon State): The 6-foot, 193-pound senior defensive back has had a superb career for the Beavers with 111 career tackles, 16 pass deflections and a forced fumble in 31 games. Through five games this season, he had nine tackles and a pass deflection. NAJEE HARRIS (Class of 2017; Alabama): A front-runner for the Heisman Trophy, the 6-foot-2, 229-pound running back stayed for his senior season for the No. 1 team in college football and the decision has proven to be a great one. Through nine games (all wins), Najee has rushed 169 times for 1,038 yards (fourth in the nation) and 20 touchdowns (first). His career totals of 3,415 rushing yards and 40 touchdowns are approaching Alabama team records of 3,591 (Derrick Henry) and 42 (Henry and Mark Ingram). Clearly, Najee has made an indelible mark on one of college football's most storied programs. KYLE JARVIS (Class of 2015; New Mexico): The 6-foot-4, 231-pound senior tight end is in his second season for the Lobos and through six games has three catches for 43 yards.

Just amazing: In the history of Alabama football- over 125 years- no player has more rushing touchdowns than Najee Harris. Najee’s first TD in tonight’s SEC Cha...mpionship game was his 43rd career rushing TD, breaking the record of 42 previously owned by Derrick Henry and Mark Ingram. And that's not all! Najee has now scored 51 total touchdowns (rushing and receiving), making him #1 on the all-time Alabama touchdown list. Najee has more rushing TD’s than any player in Alabama football history. Najee has more total TD's than any player in Alabama football history. Think about that. Picture from UA Athletics

The Antioch Sports Legends Display and Program wishes to thank James T Clay CPA for his MVP level donation. Your 14 years of support has helped Preserve our Community's Sports History for Present and Future Generations. Thank you.

The Antioch Sports Legends Display and Program wishes to thank CoCo Farms for their Hall of Fame level donation. Your generous sponsorship, and the support of others, is essential to ensure the continued success of the Antioch Sports Legends Display and Program. Thank you.

Najee Harris is 177 yards away from breaking Alabama’s all-time rushing record He’s also 4 touchdowns away from breaking Alabama’s all-time TD record #RollTide

Margaret Georgen-Bettencourt just came by to claim her winnings from the online auction November 19-23. Margaret was the high bidder for a set of US Secret Service rock glasses and a Secret Service Polo shirt. Thank you Gregory Glod for donating these amazing items for the auction! #aslauction2020

Another busy day preparing for the Antioch Sports Legends online auction November 19-22. See more details in yesterday’s postings. Join us! This is going to be a spectacular nation-wide online auction! #aslauction2020

One hour and twenty minutes to the 2021 CFP Semifinals show casing Antioch’s own Najee Harris and the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame!

2016 Najee’s senior year against Deer Valley..

A big thanks to Scott Mcnally Sr. for your support of the Antioch Sports Legends online auction November 19-23. Scott was the winning bidder on both Lone Tree Golf and Event Centers golf packages with lunch and dinner and the Callippe Preserve Golf Course foursome. He also was the top bidder for the Chicago Cubs Wrigley Rooftop Trip! Thanks again for your support Scott! Scott is shown below with his winnings and plaques given out in honor of his father Frank RedMcNally for the Most Dedicated football player at Antioch High each year.

We are having an Auction November 19-22 to raise funds for the Antioch Sports Legends Museum! The public and our alumni are invited to participate in this worthy effort to support the Antioch Sports Museum and Program (ASL). The ASL, now in our 14th year of Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations and Preserving Antioch’s Sports History for Present and Future Generations ask for your support. Thank you! 2020 Auction Committee Members Alumni and Co-Founders... Eddie Beaudin Co-Founder Tom Menasco Co-Founder Michelle Gromacki HOF 2007 Gregory Glod HOF 2008 Christopher Munoz HOF 2018 Stephen Parks HOF 2015 Butch Rounsaville HOF 2007 Mike Shaw HOF 2012 Anthony Trucks HOF 2019 Melissa Young HOF 2019 Volunteers Katie Bookman Lamothe Geri Corzine Edna Giannotti Esposito Danielle French Brian Sweeney Sue Tiernan Tom Lamothe Michele Moore #aslauction2020 To learn more about the ASL auction and to register click on the Hall of Fame Museum photo below.

Antioch High ‘70 Greg Sheide, a team member of the 1970’s Hall of Fame baseball team, retires after 40 years of coaching at Orem High School, Orem, Utah. Thank you Gregory Glod HOF 2008 and 1970’s AHS baseball teammate for sending this 2019 Orem Herald article about Greg Sheide’s retirement. Orem's Greg Sheide treasures making a difference in 40 years of coaching. ...Continue reading

Best of success to you Jailen as a Cornhusker!!!

Happy Birthday to Antioch High ‘94 Tasha Cupp. Selected All-Ivy League her four years of pitching at Harvard, Tasha owned the school records for career wins (59), shutouts (17) and innings pitched (563.1) at the time of her Hall of Fame Induction in 2017. Happy Birthday Tasha! For more on Tasha Cupp’s remarkable career at Antioch High and Harvard- http://www.antiochsportslegends.com//class-of-/tasha-cupp/

It is with great sorrow and a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of a true Antioch Icon, Mary Olenchalk. The wife of Sports Legends inductee Joe Olenchalk and mother of Inductee John Olenchalk and two-time team inductee Michael Olenchalk and daughter Molly Mary will be fondly remembered and sorely missed.

If you’re like us, you can’t get enough of Najee’s five touchdowns in the Southwest Conference Championship game!

Antioch High ‘16 Isaiah Dunn starts his senior year at Oregon State as a corner back November 7th against Washington State.

Thank you Bob White HOF 2009 and Greg White for supporting the Antioch Sports Legends online auction. Greg shown here, is picking up his Antioch High School basket made by Diane Wesenhagen. Thanks AHS and Diane for your support as well! #aslauction2020

2017 Antioch High grad, Najee Harris is one of five finalist for the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year Award. Congratulations Najee!!

Najee Harris and #1 Bama (9-0) rolled over the 2019 NCAA National Champion LSU Tigers (3-5), 55-17 tonight. Once again Najee proved himself as the premier Running Back in college football with 145 yds on 21 carries and added three more TD’s to his NCAA leading 20. Add Najee’s big night to his total career yards and he hurdles up two spots to fourth place on Alabama’s all-time leaderboard with 3,415 total yards. His 20 single season TD’s, places him third on the leaderboard,... and his 40 career TD’s places him at fourth and one TD behind 2005 NFL MVP Shaun Alexander of the Seattle Seahawks. To move to the top of the all-time Alabama career rushing leaderboard, the MaxPreps California All-Decades Team recipient needs 177 yards by his final game of wearing crimson at Alabama. With one last SEC game left and at least one playoff game, and if he stays healthy, it’s a possibility. If he does move to the top of leadership board, Najee will indeed find himself in rare company by surpassing 2015 Heisman Trophy winner and current All-Pro Derick Henry.

Thank you Edna Giannotti-Esposito for volunteering to write our thank you letters to our generous supporters of the Antioch Sports Legends! It’s volunteers like you that keep us going!!

Najee Harris is selected Associated Press First Team All-American along with five Bama teammates. #Antioch Proud Najee!

Rich Hall 2016 Hall of Fame inductee is the Umpire for tonight’s Sunday Night NFL game between the Packers and the Titans. Rich, number 49, officiates behind the offensive backfield and is holding up to the 26 degrees temps well considering he’s an Antioch boy living in Arizona. To read Rich’s football career- http://www.antiochsportslegends.com//class-of-2/rich-hall/

It’s about time somebody said it! Najee Harris is Alabama’s number one offensive threat at a Running Back and is the best Heisman candidate!

Just added to the museum artifacts is retired City Engineer Stan Davis’ lob ball jersey and hat from Mario’s Slickers. The Slickers played at the City Park from the early 1960’s until the early 1970’s in the City League. Most of the players were Antioch Police officers or City employees. They must have been pretty good, on the sleeve it says, Champs 61 65. The team founder was Mario Ferrara, a retired Antioch Police Officer and golf pro. Stan played behind the plate at catcher. Thanks Stan!

Happy Birthday to 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee Anthony Trucks. Anthony, an Antioch High 2002 grad, was ranked #10 in the CC Times Cream of the Crop and was the only Antioch High School athlete to be listed as one of the Top 100 athletes by the Times in their annual ranking in 2002. Selected 1st team All-BVAL and All-East Bay honors at Wide Receiver, Trucks garnered a scholarship to attended the University of Oregon. At Oregon, he excelled in the Duck's defense. In his junior ...year he had 55 tackles and QB sacks with 6.5 sacks. As a senior he led the PAC-10 in tackles for loss (15.5 for 78 yds) and QB sacks (11) and was ranked 8th nationally resulting in Trucks earning 2nd Team All-Pac 10 honors. Anthony’s performance has been also recognized in the Oregon record books where he is listed as 7th for QB sacks in a season and 10th in career QB sacks with 18. Happy Birthday Anthony!

In loving remembrance of 2009 Hall of Fame inductee Nick Rodriguez on his birthday. Nick would have been 93 today. Nick, a 1946 Antioch High grad was an All-Around athlete and was selected to the All-County team in basketball. In his senior year, he was Co-Captain on the 1945-1946 undefeated 10-0 football team. He contributed 10 TD receptions on the Panther’s State leading total points scored (365). Besides being an All-Around Athlete in high school, Nick later served our co...mmunity in numerous positions, as Mayor (1971), Park Commissioner and City Council Member. In thanks to Nick Rodriguez’s many contributions to the betterment of Antioch the many Community Center on F Street bears his name. To learn more about the 1946 four sport star-http://www.antiochsportslegends.com//class/nick-rodriguez/

Our zebra watch continues for 2016 Inductee Rich Hall, an NFL Umpire the last 16 years. Rich is officiating this mornings New York Giants, and Cincinnati Bengals game. For more on Rich and his playing days at Antioch High and University of Arizona-http://www.antiochsportslegends.com//class-of-2/rich-hall/

Proud of this clip that Alabama football @alabamafbl did on @najee_harris keep working young bull because now people all over the world are starting to see what... we here in the Bay Area already knew and that’s your different and YOU CAN DO IT ALL #TeamJesus #TheShop #Antioch #Bama #MaLuFiTnesS See more

Happy Belated Birthday Coach Murray! (November 16th)

Happy Birthday to 2008 inductee John Olenchalk. John was chosen for both Offensive and Defensive All East Bay Teams his senior at Antioch High School. His prep football career was capped by playing in the North-South Shrine Game at the L.A. Coliseum. To learn more on John’s college and pro career-http://www.antiochsportslegends.com//class/john-olenchalk/

Thank you to everyone who participated in the online charity auction on behalf of Antioch Sports Legends Museum and Program. We are very grateful to everyone for donating auction items, bidding, donating money and sharing our charity auction with the community. Thank you for being a part of making a difference, we appreciate you! 2020 Auction Committee Members Alumni and Co-Founders... Eddie Beaudin Co-Founder Tom Menasco Co-Founder Michelle Gromacki HOF 2007 Gregory Glod HOF 2008 Christopher Munoz HOF 2018 Stephen Parks HOF 2015 Butch Rounsaville HOF 2007 Mike Shaw HOF 2012 Anthony Trucks HOF 2019 Melissa Young HOF 2019 Volunteers Katie Bookman Lamothe Geri Corzine Danielle French Edna Giannotti-Esposito Brian Sweeney Sue Tiernan Tom Lamothe Michele Moore #aslauction2020

Here’s another starting bid cut, this time for the Hyatt Carmel Highlander Inn. A $3000.00 value, this amazing place now has a starting bid of $800! Be sure to read about this offer at YourCharityAuction.com/ASL. The auction closes at 11:00PM. Good luck!! Thank you Eleanor O'Donnell for donating your timeshare! #aslauction2020

There’s just nine hours left before bidding stops at 11:00PM tonight and Tom Menasco has just cut the starting bid to $150. for his Wayne Gretzky autographed polo shirt from the American Century Championship! Register at YourCharityAuction.com/ASL Good luck! Thanks Tom! #aslauction2020

You might have seen 2016 Hall of Fame inductee Rich Hall umpiring in last nights SNF game with the Raiders and Chief’s. Hall, number 49, is in his 16 year as an NFL umpire. Thanks again Bob White and Steve Hall!

A big shout out to brother Brian Sweeney for all your help going out and getting donations for our fist online auction! To see Brian and others donated auction items register at YourCharityAuction.com/ASL You should hurry, tonight at 11:00PM the auction closes. Thanks again Brian! #aslauction2020

The fabulous one week stay at the Carmel Hyatt Highlander Inn in February is still open for bids at our online auction. Register now to bid at YourCharityAuction.com/ASL All bidding closes 11PM Monday, November 23rd. Good luck! #aslauction2020

In memory of President John F Kennedy, the White House has released this Christmas ornament. Thank you Gregory Glod HOF 2008 for donating this limited edition to our online auction. To bid on this, registration at YourCharityAuction.com/ASL #aslauction2020

Some pointers on our ongoing online auction. For you to review our fabulous auction items, you’ll need to register at: YourCharityAuction.com/ASL After making a quick account you see all our items for you to bid on. Remember the value is not the minimum bid, just the retail price, so make an offer. For example the Seven day stay at the Hyatt Highlands in at Carmel is valued at over $3,000.00. Make a bid, see what happens. You’ll be pleasantly surprised that these items can be had at a very reasonable price. Thanks! Have fun at the ASL auction! #aslauction2020

Open for your bid is a fabulous seven day vacation at the Hyatt Highlands Inn in Carmel. Thank you Eleanor O'Donnell for this generous gift to the Antioch Sports Legends! Register at YourCharityAuction.com/ASL today! #aslauction2020

Open for bidding if you register at YourCharityAuction.com/ASL A golf foursome at Callippe Preserve Golf Course Pleasanton. Includes four ASL Alumni hats and two 6 packs of Sierra Nevada’s Celebration. Bidding ends Monday,November 23 at 11:00PM. Valued at $340.00, what’s your starting bid?

Thank you Melissa Young HOF 2019 and Rachel Smith for your Pride Socks donation! Bid on some great Pride Socks items at the ASL online auction by registering at YourCharityAuction.com/ASL #aslauction2020

Here’s a rare opportunity to own a Secret Service polo shirt, cuff links and hat. They’re all available at our online auction, happening now, just register now at YourCharityAuction.com/ASL and join on the fun! Thank you to ASL Hall of Famer Gregory Glod!... #aslauction2020

Busy on our donated auction items are Katie Bookman Lamothe and Co-Founder Eddie Beaudin. #aslauction2020

2019 Hall of Famer Daudi White and BVAL MVP taking the last shot to win! The ASL online auction, November 19-23, registration is down to the final seconds, will you register or pass it off?! Register now! YourCharityAuction.com/ASL #aslauction2020

Great news! Our online auction has been extended one more day! Join us on our online auction from November 19-23 register today at http://YourCharityAuction.com/ASL #aslauction2020