Nor Jaqua captained the 1926 state champion Pasadena Junior College football team and was also the team captain of the PJC conference champion baseball team in 1927. He went on to attend Santa Clara University before an injury cut short his career. Jaqua would come back to PJC and PCC serving as a long-time golf coach, guiding his teams to four Western State Conference titles. He was part of the inaugural class for the PCC Sports Hall of Fame in 1961.