https://pcclancers.com en-us https://pcclancers.com/hof/Jackie_Robinson Jackie Robinson was a 4-sport superstar for PJC, leading his teams to conference and or state titles in each sport. In football, he holds a PJC record that can never be broken for longest run from scrimmage, 99 yards, and he held records that were not broken until 2001 for most touchdowns and most points in a season. In track and field, he broke his own older brother Mack Robinson's national community college record for the longest broad jump at 25 feet, 6-1/2 inches. After attending UCLA, he broke Major League Baseball's modern day color barrier in 1947 as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson went on to a Hall of Fame career and is the only player in the game's history to have his number 42 retired by all teams in MLB. He is revered as the greatest athlete in community college sports history and many have hailed him as one of the most important figures of the 20th Century. He is a member of PCC's Court of Champions bust garden. PCC's football stadium is named after him and his brother Mack--Robinson Stadium--and the Lancers baseball team plays at off-campus Jackie Robinson Memorial Field, located at Brookside Park next to the Rose Bowl. UCLA's baseball field is named Jackie Robinson Stadium. Besides being a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame (1962) and selected to the first PCC Sports HOF class (in 1961), Robinson was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame, the California Community College Athletic Association Hall of Fame, and UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Jackie_Robinson https://pcclancers.com/hof/Mack_Robinson Matthew "Mack" Robinson is known for being the brother of his more heralded and younger sibling--fellow PJC alumnus Jackie Robinson. But it was Mack Robinson who achieved his own fame as a star athlete in track and field. Qualifying as a student from Pasadena Junior College, Mack won the silver medal, finishing just behind the great Jesse Owens in the 200 meters at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He returned to PJC to set then national junior college records in the 100 sprint (9.6 seconds), 220 (20.9) and broad jump (25 feet, 5.5 inches, a record broken the next year by Jackie). Robinson went on to the University of Oregon where he was the NCAA champion in the 220 and the AAU champ in the 200. Robinson is a member of the CCCAA State Hall of Fame and U. Oregon Hall of Fame. Mack helped carry the Olympic flag at the opening ceremonies for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. In 2000, PCC named the football field--Robinson Stadium--after both Mack and Jackie. Mack was part of PCC's inaugural Hall of Fame class in 1961 and a bronze bust of his image immortalized him in the Dick Ratliff Court of Champions in 2000. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Mack_Robinson https://pcclancers.com/hof/Darrell_Evans Darrell Evans is the ultimate in Pasadena City College legends. His PCC story by itself puts him as one of the greatest athletes in California Community College history. Evans is the only junior college athlete to captain state championship teams in two different sports in the same school year. He accomplished the feat in 1966-1967 as he played on legendary head coach Jerry Tarkanian's Lancers state champion basketball team as a starting guard. He was an All-Western State Conference third baseman on PCC's '67 state champion baseball team. Signed by the Atlanta Braves in 1969, he went on to play a splendid 21-year career in Major League Baseball for three teams. A two-time All-Star, Evans became the first player to ever hit 40 home runs in a season in both the National and American Leagues for Atlanta and then Detroit. He was the oldest player to hit 40 homers in a season and he led the AL in dingers when he was age 38 for Detroit in 1985. In 1984, he helped the Tigers win the World Series title. Evans hit 414 home runs in his career. He is No. 12 on the all-time walks list with 1,605. In 1974, he was part of one MLB's most iconic moments as he was on base when Henry Aaron hit his famous 715th home run to break Babe Ruth's record for most career home runs. Evans was inducted into the state's CCCAA Hall of Fame in 1988. A bronze bust in his image is located on campus in the Dick Ratliff Court of Champions. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Darrell_Evans https://pcclancers.com/hof/Michael_Cooper Certainly the most heralded basketball player in PCC sports history, Michael Cooper was an All-Metropolitan Conference selection for the Lancers before he became famous in the NBA with the "Showtime" Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s. Cooper played two seasons at PCC and finished as No. 7 on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,070 points (20.2 points scoring average). Cooper led the University of New Mexico as an All-American guard to a Western Athletic Conference title in his senior season. He was chosen by the Lakers as the 60th overall pick in the third round of the 1978 NBA Draft. He embarked on a highly successful 12-year pro career as he played on five Lakers World Championship teams. Eight times Cooper made the NBA's All-Defensive Team and he was the league's Defensive Player of the Year in 1987. NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird called Cooper the toughest player he ever faced. Cooper became a head coach in the WNBA directing the LA Sparks to two league championships. He also was an interim head coach for the NBA's Denver Nuggets and he spent four seasons as head coach at the collegiate level with USC. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Michael_Cooper https://pcclancers.com/hof/Jerry_Tarkanian A member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Jerry "Tark the Shark" Tarkanian first attended PCC and was a student-athlete on the basketball team in 1950-51. He coached just two seasons for the Lancers in 1966-1967 and 1967-1968, but the accomplishments were remarkable--compiling a 67-4 overall record, directing the '67 state champions and '68 state runner-up teams. His coaching at the NCAA Division I level is one for the record books as his .794 winning percentage is seventh best in NCAA history. He guided his teams at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Long Beach State and Fresno State to four Final Four apperances, 18 NCAA Tournament appearances, 778 university wins, and a national title at UNLV in 1990. In 1999, Tarkanian was named as part of PCC's Distinguished Alumni during the college's 75th anniversary celebration. He was a head coach for 38 years, recording 988 total victories at the collegiate level. He is considered the greatest coach in California Community College basketball history with four consecutive state titles between Riverside City College and PCC (1964-67). https://pcclancers.com/hof/Jerry_Tarkanian https://pcclancers.com/hof/1977_PCC_Football_Team Arguably the most talented Lancers football team ever assembled, the 1977 Lancers proved their worth in finishing 11-1, winning the Metropolitan Conference crown, the state championship, and the JC National championship. In front of more than 15,000 fans (see photo), PCC routed Jones, Mississippi, 38-9, to win the Junior Rose Bowl under head coach Al Luginbill. The team featured All-Americans and future veteran NFL players in PCC Hall of Fame defensive lineman Jim Wilks (New Orleans Saints) and kicker Mike Lansford (LA Rams) as well as other pros in Mike Dennis and Danny Pittman (both NY Giants). Lansford, who holds several PCC kicking records, made the game-winning FG to beat Sequoias, 24-21, in the Potato Bowl. Quarterback Sheldon Paris went on to be a first round draft pick in the Canadian Football League. Alonzo Brooks, an All-American the following season, set a PCC record for sacks in a game with 4.5 v. El Camino. A group of 25 Lancers earned 4-year university scholarships from this special unit.  https://pcclancers.com/hof/1977_PCC_Football_Team https://pcclancers.com/hof/John_Siman An All-State and All-Metropolitan Conference selection at forward, John Siman scored 178 goals, then a school record, for the 1971 PCC team as it finished in fifth place at the Southern California Championships. Siman went on to become a NCAA All-American at Cal State Fullerton, then made the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, which was forced to boycott the Moscow Games. He got another chance, playing on the 1984 Olympic team and helping USA to the silver medal at the Los Angeles Games. A local Pasadena Muir High graduate before attending PCC, Siman was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1989. PCC long-time water polo head coach Nick Martin called Siman his greatest athlete. https://pcclancers.com/hof/John_Siman https://pcclancers.com/hof/Elise_King A prolific batter, Elise King still holds PCC softball records for most hits in a career (114), and the two highest on-base percentage marks, including her school record .593 as a freshman. The first baseman batted .468 in 1982, a batting average that stood as a school record for 22 years before it was broken by PCC Hall of Famer Sarah Sherman in 2004. In 1981, the All-SoCal selection helped the Lancers win the conference title. As a sophomore in 1982, King was named Southern California Player of the Year, Metropolitan Conference MVP, and PCC Women's Athlete of the Year for all sports. At the 4-year level, she earned All-American honors and was a member of the 1983 College World Series All-Tournament team when she led Cal State Fullerton to a national runner-up finish. King played under legendary PCC Hall of Fame head coach Sandi Iverson.  https://pcclancers.com/hof/Elise_King https://pcclancers.com/hof/Chris_Zboril Arguably the greatest multi-sport athlete in PCC women's athletics history, Chris Zboril was the 1994 South Coast Conference MVP in softball when she batted .454 and led the team in seven offensive categories. She was also a brilliant defensive player, recording 111 assists that year from her shortstop position. In basketball, she continues to hold the school record for most steals in a season (126) and career (216). She led the team in scoring as a sophomore and is 15th on the school's all-time scoring list. The fiery Zboril went on be a NCAA All-American softball player at Cal State Fullerton, leading the Big West Conference in home runs with 11. At PCC, she was voted Top Female Athlete of the Decade for the 1990s. She played for more than 10 seasons as a veteran quarterback in women's professional football. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Chris_Zboril https://pcclancers.com/hof/Mike_Lansford The greatest placekicker in PCC football history, Mike Lansford put on a kicking show in helping the 1977 Lancers win the Junior Rose Bowl, the state, and national championships. Lansford set school single-season records for most points by a kicker (85) and most field goals (15 in just 20 atempts). He was 40-for-41 on extra point attempts. Named JC All-American honorable mention, Lansford kicked a clutch late field goal that gave PCC a 24-21 win over College of the Sequoias in the Potato Bowl state title game. The Lancers went 11-1 and finished off the year by routing Jones County (Mississippi), 38-9, in the JRB. At the next level, Lansford set a Pac-10 Conference record by making all 71 of his extra points attempts in two seasons at the University of Washington. After being selected by the New York Giants in the 12th Round of the 1980 NFL Draft, Lansford didn't catch on with a team until reinventing himself by becoming a barefoot kicker. He joined the Los Angeles Rams in 1982 and went on to a successful 9-year pro career. Lansford made 15 game-winning FGs and was named to the NFL All-Pro Team in 1989. He finished as the then Rams all-time leading scorer with 789 points. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Mike_Lansford https://pcclancers.com/hof/Anthony_Miller An elite track and field sprinter, Anthony Miller didn't even start playing football until his final year at Muir High. He went on to become one of the brilliant 2-sport stars of the 1980s at Pasadena City College. In 1985 on the Lancers football team, Miller played wide receiver and was a kick returner who led the state in all-purpose yards with 1,728, ultimately being named JC All-American First Team. He then became double state champion for PCC at the 1986 state track and field championships, winning the 100 sprint at 10.38 seconds and then the 200 in 20.83. Miller took a scholarship to the University of Tennessee and then became the highest NFL Draft pick to come out of PCC in modern history as the 15th overall selection in the first round of the 1988 draft. Miller became one of the great wide receivers in the NFL as he was a 4-time All-Pro for the San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos. He finished a 10-year career with the Dallas Cowboys in 1997. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Anthony_Miller https://pcclancers.com/hof/Charles_Paddock Known as the "The World's Fastest Human," Charles "Charley" Paddock was a dominating figure in track and field sprinting. At the 1920 Olympic Games in Belgium, he won gold medals in the 100-meter dash and 4x100 relay while also earning the silver medal in the 200 meters. At the 1924 Olympics (Paris), he won the silver again in the 200. After attending PHS, Paddock ran track and field at USC. He later was a general manager of the Pasadena Star-News. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Charles_Paddock https://pcclancers.com/hof/Babe_Horrell Edwin "Babe" Horrell was one of the great early football players of the Western region and excelled as a 5-sport athlete for PHS. He was an All-Southern California prep center for three straight seasons. In 1924 as a member of the University of California, he was chosen as just as just the second Walter Camp All-American ever from the Pacific Coast. Horrell later became head coach at UCLA, directing the Bruins to their first conference title in 1942. He coached fellow PCC Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson in 1939. Horrell was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969 as a player. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Babe_Horrell https://pcclancers.com/hof/Elizabeth_Jensen Elizabeth Jensen served as a teacher and women's athletic director at Pasadena City College from 1920-1957. In 1958, she created a Jensen Scholarship fund for Lancers student-athletes to help them continue their education beyond PCC. The Jensen scholarships are picked annually by the Athletics area including awards to Athletes of the Year in each gender, Highest GPA, a President's Award, and Continuing Students. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Elizabeth_Jensen https://pcclancers.com/hof/Carol_Fletcher A multi-sport star at PHS, Carol Fletcher burst on to the national scene as the youngest member of the 1924 U.S. Olympic Team at just age 17. After winning the National AAU 3-meter diving championship, she earned the bronze medal in the springboard event at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, France. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Carol_Fletcher https://pcclancers.com/hof/MayBelle_Reichardt MayBelle Reichardt lettered in six sports at PHS and later became a member of the first U.S. Olympic women's track and field team. In the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, she placed fourth in the discus throw, just missing out on a bronze medal. Twice a U.S. National champion, she held the American discus record from 1928-1932 of 116 feet, 9.25 inches. She was a member on the very first National AAU women's basketball team. Besides track and basketball, MayBelle competed in track and field, field hockey, softball, soccer and wall climbing while at PHS. https://pcclancers.com/hof/MayBelle_Reichardt https://pcclancers.com/hof/Eddie_Milum Eddie Milum was a member of the very first Pasadena Junior College athletic teams in four different sports. He captained and played forward on the 1925 basketball squad. He was a center on the '25 football team as well as the '27 squad. He also was a star athlete in baseball and track and field. Milum went on to play football at UCLA in 1929-30. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Eddie_Milum https://pcclancers.com/hof/Harold_Novis Harold Novis was a captain and guard on the first Pasadena Junior College football team in 1925. While a stalwart on the gridiron, Novis was an accomplished swimmer in the 220-yard and 440-yard freestyle as well as the backstroke. His coach Leland McAuley called Harold "one of the best of his time." https://pcclancers.com/hof/Harold_Novis https://pcclancers.com/hof/Nor_Jacqua 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. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Nor_Jacqua https://pcclancers.com/hof/Sam_Addis 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. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Sam_Addis https://pcclancers.com/hof/Frank_Arnold Frank Arnold lettered in four sports at Pasadena Junior College, including playing on the 1926 state champion football team and being a team captain of the 1927 SoCal champion basketball squad. He returned to PCC to become a P.E. instructor and school administrator. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Frank_Arnold https://pcclancers.com/hof/Slick_Stocks James "Slick" Stocks totaled an amazing 11 letters in six different sports at Pasadena Junior College as the school's earliest African-American athlete of note. Stocks was a member of either a conference or state championship team in football, basketball, track and field, baseball, tennis, and golf. Slick was considered one of the state's best tennis players and played in a number of tournaments. He was a member of the inaugural PCC Sports Hall of Fame class in 1961 and was later immortalized in 2006 with a bronze bust in his image in the Dick Ratliff Court of Champions. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Slick_Stocks https://pcclancers.com/hof/Mel_Caines One of the first great track and field stars at Pasadena Junior College, Mel Caines led the Bulldogs to two conference titles in 1927-1928. He set conference records in the 100­ and 220­ yard sprints with respective times of 9.8 and 21.8 seconds. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Mel_Caines https://pcclancers.com/hof/Ellsworth_Vines Ellsworth Vines was ranked No. 1 in the world in men's tennis. After lettering in both tennis and basketball at PHS, Vines, then 19, took an athletic scholarship to play basketball at USC. In tennis, he used a powerful serve to help capture the U.S. Clay Court and U.S. Open singles titles in 1931. The next year, Vines won the U.S. Open and Wimbledon championships, earning his world No. 1 ranking. He played on the first professional tennis circuit that began in 1934. Vines later would reinvent himself as a golfer, competing on the PGA Tour and finishing in the semifinals of the PGA Championship in 1951. Vines was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (1962) and later the Southern California PGA Hall of Fame. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Ellsworth_Vines https://pcclancers.com/hof/John_Thurman John Thurman was one of the most successful head coaches in Pasadena City College/PJC history. Minus a 4-year stretch where he served the U.S. Army during World War II, Thurman coached the PJC/PCC baseball teams in five different decades from 1929 through 1960. In his 28 seasons, he compiled more than 350 victories and won 15 conference championships, including four straight from 1949-1952. His best year was in 1950 as he directed PCC to the state title. One of his players that year was Dave Gorrie, who would go on to become a coaching legend himself at UC Santa Barbara and Pepperdine University. Thurman coached a number of players who went on to play Major League Baseball, the greatest being none other than Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson in 1937-1938. After he retired from coaching, Thurman served as PCC athletic director from 1960-1963. Fourteen of his players are also members of the PCC Sports Hall of Fame. https://pcclancers.com/hof/John_Thurman https://pcclancers.com/hof/John_Seixas John Seixas starred as an end on the 1929 and 1930 Pasadena Junior College football teams and as a guard on the '30 basketball team. He went on to play on USC's national championship team of 1932 that won a battle of unbeatens in the Rose Bowl over Pittsburgh, 35-0. In his two seasons for the Trojans, the football team went 20-1-1. A versatile athlete, he also played on USC's ice hockey team as a team captain. https://pcclancers.com/hof/John_Seixas https://pcclancers.com/hof/Tommy_O-Laughlin Tommy O'Laughlin was the quarterback of Pasadena Junior College's first undefeated football team in 1936. He was an outfielder and teammate of MLB Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson on the '37 baseball team. He earned a scholarship to St. Mary's College and later played professional baseball in the minor leagues in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Tommy_O-Laughlin https://pcclancers.com/hof/Mannie_Pineda In the late 1920s and '30s, Golden Gloves boxing was a big deal for Pasadena Junior College athletes. There may not have been a better boxer out of PJC than Mannie Pineda, who won three GG titles in an impressive three different weight classes. In 1929, he was the only GG boxer to knock out an opponent. In 1930, Pineda won the 118-pound division crown. After taking a year off, he returned in 1932, moving up in weight class and winning the 135-pound division title. After PJC, he served his country in World War II, weathering the Battle of the Bulge. Pineda became a pioneer among Mexican-American journalists, serving as a long-time sports editor at the Pasadena Star-News and as a top auto racing writer. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Mannie_Pineda https://pcclancers.com/hof/Stan_Riordan Stan Riordan played tackle on Pasadena Junior College's 1932 football team that won the Southern California championship. He went on to be a team captain on the '33 team and also played basketball here. Riordan became an All-Coast end at the University of Oregon and was the top punter in the Pacific Coast Conference. Riordan played professionally for the Los Angeles Bulldogs, and was the college's first-ever NFL draft choice, round 5, 41st pick overall by the Chicago Cardinals. He returned to PCC as first a coach and later an assistant dean of extended day. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Stan_Riordan https://pcclancers.com/hof/Vincent_Fite Vincent Fite was a star baseball and basketball player at Pasadena Junior College in 1932-33. He went on to play at UC Berkeley. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Vincent_Fite https://pcclancers.com/hof/Grenny_Lansdell Considered one of the last of the "triple-threat" backs in college football, Grenny Lansdell originally starred as a halfback on Pasadena Junior College's first undefeated football team in 1936 (9-0). He took his talents to USC where he was an All-American and the Trojans' leading passer from 1937-1939. He not only was a quarterback, but he was a rusher, a punter, a punt returner, and a safety on defense. Lansdell is the highest NFL draft choice ever from PCC as the 10th pick overall in the first round of the 1940 rookie draft by the New York Giants. He had a brief pro career due to serving the military in World War II as a pilot. He would fly jets as an airline pilot for Trans World Airlines for more than 30 years. He was part of PCC's first Sports Hall of Fame class in 1961. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Grenny_Lansdell https://pcclancers.com/hof/Bill_Busik Nicknamed "Barnicle Bill," Bill Busik played side by side with Jackie Robinson in four different sports at Pasadena Junior College in 1937. He distinguished himself as a running back in football and was the team captain on the basketball team. He played second base for the baseball team and was a long jumper in track and field. Busik went on to play football for the U.S. Naval Academy. In 1941 before 98,000 fans at Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium, he helped Navy defeat Army, 14-7. He was a Naval Academy graduate and served in World War II during several important battles in the Pacific Theatre. He became a captain and earned a Purple Heart. He served three years as Navy's director of athletics in the 1960s. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Bill_Busik https://pcclancers.com/hof/Ray_Bartlett A teammate and a close friend of Jackie Robinson at both Pasadena Junior College and UCLA, Ray Bartlett distinguished himself as a talented and versatile athlete in his own right. He was an All-American and All-Southern California end on the legendary 11-0 PJC football team of 1938. Bartlett played on conference champion teams in football, basketball (guard) and baseball (outfielder). In 1939, he won the conference pole vault title for the Bulldogs track and field team. Bartlett went on to an extraordinary career in public service. After serving his country in the military in World War II and the Korean War, he worked for the Pasadena Police Department for 20 years. He was a deputy to Los Angeles County's Supervisor. Bartlett was a founding member of the PCC Foundation and a long-time member of the board of directors for the Pasadena YMCA. Bartlett represented the Robinson family as the Grand Marshal at the 1999 Tournament of Roses Parade. He was inducted into the CCCAA State Hall of Fame in 1986. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Ray_Bartlett https://pcclancers.com/hof/Bobby_Madrid Bobby Madrid was Pasadena Junior College's first great distance runner in 1937 and 1939. As a freshman, he proved what an exceptional athlete he was by setting a national JC record in the 880-yard event (half-mile) in 1:55.8 in a meet at UCLA. Later that night, he won the 112-pound division Golden Gloves boxing crown. In 1939, he lowered the half-mile record to 1:55.2, won the SoCal mile in 4:21, and captured the 2-mile national title in 9:32.5--all three PJC school records. Madrid later raced at Fresno State, winning the National AAU 5,000 meters in 1940. That year, a panel of track and field experts voted Madrid on to the honorary USA Olympic team when the Olympic Games were canceled due to the start of World War II. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Bobby_Madrid https://pcclancers.com/hof/Dave_Freeman https://pcclancers.com/hof/Dave_Freeman https://pcclancers.com/hof/Clem_Tomerlin https://pcclancers.com/hof/Clem_Tomerlin https://pcclancers.com/hof/Les_O-Gara https://pcclancers.com/hof/Les_O-Gara https://pcclancers.com/hof/Tom_Mallory Tom Mallory was the head coach of the Southern California West Division champions and what many consider the greatest team in Pasadena Junior College history--the 11-0, undefeated 1938 Bulldogs football squad. Mallory's team was explosive, averaging a then school record 33.5 points a game and the offense was led by PJC legend Jackie Robinson. Mallory coached the football team from 1937-1941 and then again from 1946-1948. It was his first tour that proved to be one of the great periods in PCC football history as his teams finished 41-12-1, including a school record undefeated streak of 20 games (19 wins, 1 tie) from 1937-1939. In all, he won 50 games as head coach. In 2016, the '38 PJC football team became the first team to be inducted into the PCC Sports Hall of Fame. Seven of his players are also members of the HOF as individuals. Besides his coaching, Mallory taught physics for 38 years at PJC/PCC. Annually, a PCC scholarship in his name is awarded to a deserving sophomore. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Tom_Mallory https://pcclancers.com/hof/Irv_Noren Certainly the greatest talent to come out of Pasadena Junior College in the decade of the 1940s was Irv Noren. At PJC, he was the State Player of the Year in leading the 1942-1943 basketball team to a conference title. The 2-sport star played professionally in two major sports leagues. He played 11 years in Major League Baseball for six teams and was in All-Star in 1954. He played on three New York Yankees' World Series champion teams in 1952, 1953 and 1956, and he was a roommate of Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle. Prior to making to the big leagues, he was 1949 MVP of the Pacific Coast League playing for the Hollywood Stars. Before making it big in baseball, Noren played with the great George Mikan on the Chicago American Gears champion team in the National Basketball League. In 1946-47, Noren ironically also was a teammate of a fellow PJC graduate--Jackie Robinson--on a pro basketball team called the Los Angeles Red Devils. Noren later was a coach on three consecutive Oakland A's World Series champion teams from 1972-1974. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Irv_Noren https://pcclancers.com/hof/Gerald_Shook https://pcclancers.com/hof/Gerald_Shook https://pcclancers.com/hof/Dick_Williams https://pcclancers.com/hof/Dick_Williams https://pcclancers.com/hof/Tom_Hamilton https://pcclancers.com/hof/Tom_Hamilton https://pcclancers.com/hof/Harry_Hugasian https://pcclancers.com/hof/Harry_Hugasian https://pcclancers.com/hof/Bob_Johnson https://pcclancers.com/hof/Bob_Johnson https://pcclancers.com/hof/Hugh_Stewart https://pcclancers.com/hof/Hugh_Stewart https://pcclancers.com/hof/Bill_Davis https://pcclancers.com/hof/Bill_Davis https://pcclancers.com/hof/Bob_Lillis Bob Lillis was the shortstop on the 1949 PCC baseball team that won the National JCAA regional championship as well as the Western State Conference title. PCC went 29-7 that season. After earning a scholarship to USC, Lillis embarked on a 10-year Major League Baseball career as a middle infielder with three teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-1960). He was an original member of the Houston Colt .45's in 1962. Lillis spent 24 years in the Houston organization, managing the Astros from 1982-1985 and compiling a winning record. He was a coach on Houston's first two playoff teams in 1980-1981. Lillis was part of the inaugural PCC Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1961. https://pcclancers.com/hof/Bob_Lillis https://pcclancers.com/hof/Lee_Walls https://pcclancers.com/hof/Lee_Walls https://pcclancers.com/hof/Addison_Hawthorne https://pcclancers.com/hof/Addison_Hawthorne https://pcclancers.com/hof/Mickey_Bevilacqua https://pcclancers.com/hof/Mickey_Bevilacqua https://pcclancers.com/hof/Al_Napoleon https://pcclancers.com/hof/Al_Napoleon https://pcclancers.com/hof/Larry_Ross https://pcclancers.com/hof/Larry_Ross https://pcclancers.com/hof/Jerry_Todd https://pcclancers.com/hof/Jerry_Todd https://pcclancers.com/hof/Carol_Spanks https://pcclancers.com/hof/Carol_Spanks https://pcclancers.com/hof/Clark_Branson https://pcclancers.com/hof/Clark_Branson https://pcclancers.com/hof/Jim_Fairchild https://pcclancers.com/hof/Jim_Fairchild https://pcclancers.com/hof/Bobby_Poynter https://pcclancers.com/hof/Bobby_Poynter https://pcclancers.com/hof/Skip_Robinson 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She played in consecutive state championship games (settled for runner-up both times) as the Lancers’ leading scorer in 2003-2004 and ’04-05 and helped PCC to an astounding 56-5 overall record in that time. She was named to the COA All-State Tournament as a sophomore and led PCC to the South Coast Conference title. She was a two-time selection as the college’s Women’s Athlete of the Year, SCC Player of the Year, and All-State. She led the state in free throw shooting and 3-point baskets in her two years. Pounds capped off her PCC career by being named Kodak All-American. Dionne's father is Larry Pounds, who happens to also be a 1,000-point scorer in PCC men's basketball (1971-1973) and who was drafted in the fifth round of the 1974 NBA Draft by Golden State. Although he never played in the NBA, the elder Pounds played many years of international pro basketball including 14 years in Finland. 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