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Jerry
Reynolds
In
his 21st season with
the Kings
organization, Jerry
Reynolds serves as
the club's director,
player personnel. He
was named to the
position in July of
1994 after serving
two seasons as the
team's general
manager. Reynolds is
responsible for
keeping abreast of
both the
professional and
collegiate talent
pools available to
the Kings, while
also helping to
oversee the club's
scouting efforts.
Reynolds, who wears
many hats within the
organization,
recently retired
from his post as
general manager of
the WNBA's
Sacramento Monarchs
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Debbie Meyer
Olympic Gold
Medalist
Debbie Meyer joined
Mark Spitz, Johnny
Weismuller and Don
Schollander when she
was named among the
world�s best
swimmers of the
century by
sportscasters across
the country. Debbie
won three gold
medals in the 1968
Olympic Games at the
age of 16. She won
two gold medals in
the Pan AM Games at
the age of 14. She
held five world
records
simultaneously in
the 200m, 400m,
800m, 880yd and the
1500m freestyle.
Debbie broke 20
world records in her
career and 24
American records.
She won 19 National
Championships from
1967 to 1971 and was
named by several
publications as the
world�s greatest
athlete. She was the
1969 Associated
Press �Athlete of
the Year,� becoming
the only amateur
athlete or woman to
accomplish the feat.
She has been
inducted into
numerous sports and
swimming Halls of
Fame and numerous
accolades such as
being named one of
the top 100
Olympians in the
history of the
modern games. She
was voted athlete of
the century in
Sacramento in
1999.
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Darla Givens
Before assuming her current
role as weathercaster for
News10's weekend newscasts,
Darla spent nearly four
years on Northern California
television as the weekend
weather person for Fox
affiliate KTXL, Channel 40.
Prior to moving to
Sacramento in 1996, Darla
forecast Central Valley
weather for KFSN, the ABC
affiliate in Fresno.
Darla has a Bachelor's
Degree from California State
University, Dominguez
Hills. She's also completed
the program in broadcast
meteorology at San Francisco
State University.
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Glenn Cadrez
2x Super Bowl
Champ � Denver
Broncos
Glenn
Cadrez retired from
the National
Football League
after playing 11
seasons as a
linebacker for the
Jets, Broncos and
Chiefs. He was a
sixth round draft
pick of the New York
Jets coming out of
the University of
Houston, where he
was the 9th
ranked Cougars
Defensive MVP
earning him
All-Southwestern
Conference honors.
Glenn played six
years with the
Broncos winning two
Super Bowls during
that span.
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Tony Lopez
3x World Champion
Boxer
Tony
�The Tiger� Lopez is
a 3X World Champion
boxer who won World
Titles in the Junior
Lightweight,
Lightweight & Junior
Welterweight
divisions of
professional boxing.
Tony compiled a pro
record of 58 wins, 8
losses and 1 draw
against some of the
best boxers of his
era. Tony fought
three �wars� with
John John Molina,
gave Julio Caesar
Chavez all he could
handle, and beat the
heavily favored
Rocky Lockridge in
what was named the
�Fight of the Year�
in 1987. Tony was a
ferocious fighter
who felt that
somebody should get
�knocked out,� thus
making him a fan
favorite.
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Gerry Cooney
Heavyweight
Boxing Contender
Gerry
Cooney was a #1
ranked contender in
the Heavyweight
Division of
professional boxing.
He compiled a record
of 28 wins, 3 losses
with 24 wins coming
by way of a
knockout. Known for
his thunderous left
hook, Cooney rose
rapidly in the sport
climbing all the way
to the Heavyweight
Championship of the
World where he
fought to a tough
loss to Champion
Larry Holmes in what
was at the time the
largest gate
receipts in the
history of American
boxing. "Gentleman"
Gerry Cooney is
truly that, a
Gentleman, and
currently spends
much of his time
assisting retired
boxers through his
F.I.S.T. Foundation.
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Jennifer Alcorn
Jennifer �All
American� Alcorn
recently retired as
World Champion from
women�s professional
boxing. As one of
the top female
boxers in the world,
Jennifer was
instrumental in
revolutionizing the
sport of women�s
boxing and creating
a positive
perception of the
sport. She ended her
professional career
with a record of 18
wins, 0 losses with
11 wins coming by
way of knockout. She
is a three-time
World Champion
having won the WIBA,
WBF and WIBF World
Light Weight
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Debbie Dahmer
Debbie is a
professional golfer
who was propelled
into the spotlight
after being chosen
in the Golf
Channel�s hit
television show �The
Big Break III.�
Debbie has recently
founded and is
coordinating the
Pacific Ladies
Professional Golf
Tour and Celebrity
Pro AM.
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Carlos Palomino
Carlos Palomino was
boxing�s World
Welterweight
Champion in 1976. He
held the title for
three years. Carlos
graduated from Long
Beach State
University in the
early 70�s making
him the only college
graduate to hold a
World Championship
Boxing Title. He
compiled a
professional record
of 31 wins 4 losses
and 3 draws with 7
successful title
defenses. Carlos
fought the great
fighters of his time
such as, Armando
Muniz, Wilfredo
Benitez and Roberto
Duran. Carlos was
inducted into the
International Boxing
Hall of Fame in
Canastota, New York
in 2004. He has
appeared in numerous
movies and
television shows
including his famous
�don�t drink the
water� commercials
for Miller Lite
Beer.
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Bob Lee
Bob Lee played in 13
NFL seasons from
1969 to 1981. He
played for the
Minnesota Vikings,
Atlanta Falcons and
Los Angeles Rams.
Bob is second all
time with a 9-1
record in his first
ten starts. Bob
played quarterback
at the University of
Pacific in the late
sixties.
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Steve Wisniewski
�Wiz� was a
dominating force on
the offensive line
of the Los
Angeles/Oakland
Raiders for 14
years. He played
guard and was
selected to 8 Pro
Bowls and was named
AFC �Offensive
Lineman of the Year�
in 1989. Steve had
an amazing college
career at Penn State
University before
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Norm Thompson
Norm
Thompson was a first
round draft pick in
1971 of the St.
Louis Cardinals. He
played defensive
back in the NFL for
nine years primarily
with the Cardinals &
the Colts. He was
named all-pro twice.
Norm was a two-time
All American at the
University of Utah
where he was named
to the Utah �All
Century� Team. Norm
is also credited
with being the very
first free agent in
NFL history.
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Joe Cortez
He widely considered
the best referee in
professional boxing
today. Joe has been
the man in charge of
the ring in over 160
World Championship
fights including
some of the most
memorable in
history. Joe Cortez
has refereed fights
with Mike Tyson,
George Foreman,
Evander Holyfield,
Riddick Bowe, Julio
Cesar Chavez,
Bernard Hopkins,
Oscar De La Hoya and
many more. Joe began
his boxing career as
a two-time Gold
Gloves National
Champion and went
18-1 as a
professional boxer.
He is a member of
the New Jersey
Boxing Hall of Fame.
Joe is also a
champion of many
charitable causes,
especially those
related to spinal
cord research.
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Danny �Lil Red�
Lopez
Danny Lopez reigned
over the
Featherweight
Division of
professional boxing
for many years. A
feared puncher,
Danny won his first
21 fights by
knockout. He
acquired a huge fan
base due to his
relentless style of
fighting. Known also
as �Indian Red,�
Danny graced the
cover of Sports
Illustrated in his
Indian Chief
headdress. Danny
fought some of the
best boxers of his
time such as Bobby
Chacon, Ruben
Olivares, David
Kotey, Jose Torres
and Salvador
Sanchez. He ended
his outstanding
boxing career with a
record of 42 wins, 6
losses with 39
knockouts. This is
still one of the
greatest knockout
ratios in boxing
history.
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Jason
Lively has acted in
numerous television
and big screen films
and shows. He comes
from an acting
family where is
father, Ernie, is a
well known character
actor and his
sister, Blake, has
recently begun her
acting career. Jason
has been seen on
television shows
such as, 21 Jump
street, Mancuso FBI,
and The Dukes of
Hazzard. He is best
known for his
starring role in
Chevy Chase's
National Lampoons
European Vacation
where he played
Chevy Chase's son,
Rusty Griswold.
Jason is currently
directing films in
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Ben Davidson
Ben
Davidson played 18
years in the NFL
with most of those
years in Oakland as
part of one of the
most dominating
Raider defenses in
NFL history. At 6�8
and 250 pounds, Ben
was a huge menace to
opposing offenses.
With his trademark
handle bar mustache,
he caused havoc on
the defensive line.
Ben played in the
AFL All Star game in
1966, 67 and 68, AFL
Championship games
from 66 to 1969 and
in Super Bowl II in
1968. He was an
integral part of the
famous �Eleven Angry
Men� defense of the
Late 1960�s Raiders
franchise. Ben has
appeared in seven
movies, over 35
nationally
recognized
commercials, two
television series
and more than 30
other television
shows. He has
traveled the world
with his wife and
continues to be
heavily involved in
charitable
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James MacArthur
In a
career spanning more
than four decades,
James has developed
a body of work which
is wonderfully
dynamic in both
scope and range.
Portraying
everything from
crazed killer to
stalwart defender of
law and order,
frustrated teenager
to cynical senior
supervisor, he has
appeared in numerous
films, television
programs and stage
productions since
his career
officially began
back in 1955. Best
known for his role
of Dan �Danno�
Williams of the
fictional Hawaiian
State Police Squad,
Hawaii Five-O.
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Billy Wilson
One of the San
Francisco 49ers
all-time greats.
Billy starred at San
Jose State and then
played 10 years with
the 49ers
(1951-1960) at
pass-catching end
compiling 5902 yards
and 49 touchdowns in
the short 12-game
seasons of the time.
He led the National
Football League 3
times in pass
receptions
('54,'56'57), and
was in the Pro Bowl
6 times, including
1957 as MVP. He
remained for many
years with his first
pro team, the 49ers,
as assistant coach
and scout. Billy was
enshrined into the
Bay Area Sports Hall
of Fame in 2000. |
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Ernie Lively
Ernie Lively is a
veteran actor of
over 100 movies and
televison shows.
Ernie was cast as
the original "Cooter"
in the Dukes of
Hazzard television
show and went on to
become one of the
most recognizable
character actors in
Hollywood. He was
recently seen in the
Major Motion Picture
"The Sisterhood of
the Travelling
Pants" where he
played the father of
his "real life"
daughter Blake, who
was starring in her
first film. Ernie
spends most of his
time running his own
studio in Los
Angeles and is
currenlty producing
movies. He recently
finished a horror
film with Crispin
Glover titled "Simon
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Gordon King
Gordon attended
Stanford University
and was a 3-year
starter and
letterman on the
football team. While
at Stanford he was
named all PAC-8
third team his
junior year and all
PAC-8 first team his
senior season.
Stanford was coached
by Bill Walsh during
Gordon's senior
season and finished
the year with a 9-3
record and a win
over LSU in the Sun
Bowl. Following the
conclusion of the
season, Gordon
played in the Senior
Bowl and Challenge
Bowl showcasing the
best seniors in the
country. Gordon
graduated in 1978
with a double major
in Communications
and Psychology. Upon
graduation, Gordon
was drafted in the
first round, tenth
pick overall, by the
New York Giants.
Gordon played 8
years with the
Giants and was
chosen by his
teammates as the
offensive captain in
1981 and 1982.
Gordon played his
final two years in
the NFL with the NY
Jets. After his
retirement from
professional
football in 1989,
Gordon returned to
the Sacramento area
and has lived in
Roseville with his
wife and two sons
for seventeen years.
He currently works
for Alliance Title
Company and is the
manager of
Alliance's
Commercial Division.
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Honor Jackson
Honor Jackson played
in the NFL for 5
years with the
Cowboys and the
Giants. He is
currently the
president of the
Northern California
Alumni Chapter of
the NFL Players
Association.
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Doug Harvey
Doug Harvey is
widely considered
one of the finest
umpires in Major
League Baseball
history. Doug was a
National League
umpire for 31 years.
He was selected to
officiate in 6 All
Star games and 5
World Series. He was
a finalist for the
Hall of Fame at
Cooperstown in 2003.
Doug has spent many
years as a spokesman
for an anti-tabacco
campaign after
surviving throat
cancer which was a
direct result of
numerous years of
chewing tabacco. He
speaks to children
and professional
ball players around
the country on this
subject. |
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John
Olenchalk John
Olenchalk was an
outstanding
linebacker at the
University of
Stanford. Upon
graduating, John
played five years of
professional
football untill he
retired from the
Kansas City Chiefs
in 1983. John
resides in the Bay
Area and is involved
with many charitable
organizations.
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Gus Williams
Gus
�The Wizard�
Williams was an
outstanding NBA
point guard for the
Seattle Supersonics
and Washington
Bullets. Gus played
11 seasons in the
NBA where he was
selected to two
All-Star games and
won an NBA title in
1979 to give the
city if Seattle
their only World
Championship in any
professional sport.
Gus averaged 18
points in seven
consecutive seasons
and joined Larry
Bird, Julius Erving,
Moses Malone and
George Gervin as the
All NBA First Team
after the 1981-82
season.
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Harold Pressley
Harold Pressley was
one of the most
coveted college
players in the 1986
NBA Draft. After
coming off the
miraculous 1986 NCAA
Championship in
which Harold�s
school, Villanova
University, upset
the mighty
Georgetown Hoyas and
Patrick Ewing,
Harold was taken in
the first round with
the 17th
pick by the
Sacramento Kings. He
played five seasons
with the Kings and
six more with teams
in the European
Professional League.
Harold was a member
of the 1982 USA
National Team and
was named to the Big
East 1st
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Carleton Oats
Carleton Oats played
nine years in the
NFL with the Oakland
Raiders. Carleton
was an outstanding
defensive lineman
who played in six
divisional
championship games
and was an integral
part of the 1976
Oakland Raiders
Super Bowl team. |
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Glen Holloway
Glen Holloway was
named AP and UPI All
American as a senior
offensive guard at
the University of
North Texas. As an
outstanding college
football player,
Glen led his team to
much success. He was
drafted by the
Chicago Bears in the
1970 National
Football League
draft and was named
the Bear's "Rookie
of the Year." Glen
played several years
in the NFL and
currently lives in
the Bay Area. |
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Nick Lowery
Nick
Lowery played 17
years in the
National Football
League with the
Kansas City Chiefs
and New York Jets.
He ended his record
breaking career as
the most accurate
field goal kicker in
NFL history, having
made 80% of his
field goal attempts.
Nick was selected to
3 Pro Bowls and was
named All Pro on
seven different
occasions. He was
named NFL Man of the
Year on several
occasions with the
Chiefs and also
while playing for
the Jets. This award
represents the NFL
player who not only
excels on the field,
but within their
communities as well.
Nick was awarded the
prestigious NFL
Players Byron "Whizzer"
White Award for
humanitarian
efforts. After his
retirement from the
NFL, Nick continued
his charitable
endeavors that have
spread throughout
the United States
and the World. To
view his numerous
accomplishments, go
to Nick's website at
www.nicklowery.com.
Nick can also be
heard on his radio
show, "Headgames,"
on Sirius Satellite
Radio daily from 10
to 11 am.
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Charlie Smith
Charlie Smith will
always be remembered
for being the hero
of the infamous
�Heidi Game� in
which the Oakland
Raiders beat the New
York Jets in a
thrilling finish
that almost nobody
saw due to the
television network
switching to the
scheduled showing of
�Heidi.� Charlie
played running back
for the Raiders from
1968 to 1974 where
he led the Raiders
in yards per rush in
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