Sam Addis was a team captain and a lineman on the 1927 SoCal champion Pasadena Junior College football team, a squad that set a school record for shutouts in a season with six. That PJC team beat host St. Louis College of Hawaii, 13-7, in the college's first postseason game. He was also a member of the '26 PJC state champion team. In track and field, Addis set a conference pole vault record of 12 feet in '27. Addis later served as City of Pasadena Police Chief.