Induction Year: 1985

Lettered in four sports at Oxnard High School: football, basketball, track and baseball.

Outstanding track star at Oxnard High School.

Teamed with Bud Howser to win southern section C.I.F. Track and Field Championship in 1920.

Lettered in football and track and field for four years at Occidental College.

Also lettered in baseball and basketball at Occidental College.

Named to the Little All American Football team while at Occidental.

Called “The Iron Man of Occidental” because of all the track events he competed in.

Scored more points in several meets that the opposing team.

Occidental annually presents “the Cliff Argue Iron Man Trophy” to the athlete who scores the most track points during the track season.

Named to the Occidental Hall of Fame in track and field.

Member of the 1924 U.S. Olympic Team in the Pentathlon Event in Paris, France.

Played an important role in bringing the 1960 Winter Olympic Games to Squaw Valley, California.

All Ventura County League selection in football, basketball and baseball at Fillmore High School.
All Western State Conference quarterback at Pasadena CC 1949.
All Western State Conference and little All American quarterback at Ventura College 1950/
All Conference and All American quarterback at Colorado A and M, 1951-1952.
All Army Football Team while in the service 1953-1954.

PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL CAREER
1955-59 Los Angeles Rams as defensive back.
1955 National Football League Rookie of the Year.
1960-1965 Philadelphia Eagles as a defensive back.
All-Pro selection 5 of 10 seasons in professional football.
Intercepted 50 passes in professional career.
Twice intercepted 10 passes in one season.
Selected to All-Time Los Angeles Rams and All-Time Philadelphia Eagles teams as a defensive back.

Twice All American Swimmer at Buena High School 1968-69.
Lead Buena High to C.I.F. Swimming Championship in 1969.
High Point winner in C.I.F. Championship meet 1969.
Most Valuable Swimmer of Buena High Swimming Team three times, Sophomore, Junior and Senior years.
Honorable Mention All American in Water Polo 198 Buena High School.
Buena High School Athlete of the Year 1968-69.

Four Time University All American while competing for University of Southern California 1970-71-72-73.
Winner of six N.C.A.A. Gold Medals while at U.S.C.
N.C.A.A. 200 free style champion in 1971 and 1973.
Winner of two gold and one silver medals at the Pan American Games in Columbia, South America.
1973 recipient of the J. Kimball Award for Excellence of attitude in U.S.C. athletics.

Represented United States in International meets in Russia, Italy, France, Israel and South America.
Holds six National Records in Masters Swimming Championships 1983.

Two successful crossings of the Catalina Channel in 1982 and 1983.
Set a new record crossing the Catalina Channel in 1983.

Set 117 individual pool Masters records, 27 individual long distance Masters records, was a member of relays that set 30 national records and six long distance relays.

From 1982-2023, McConica recorded 344 Masters swimming top 10 individual finishes and 79 Top 10 relay finishes.

Most Valuable Player in basketball and baseball at Oxnard High School, 1959-60.
All C.I.F. in baseball 1959-60.
All C.I.F. in basketball 1959-60.

PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CAREER
1961-1964 Los Angeles Dodgers
1963 Played on Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Championship Team.
1965-1970 Washington Senators
1971-1972 Los Angeles Angels
1971 Most Valuable Los Angeles Angel.
1973-1975 Los Angeles Dodgers.
1974 Member of Los Angeles Dodgers National League Championship Team.
1976 Oakland A’s.
1977 Milwaukee Brewers.

PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL STATISTICS
1583 Games Played
5036 at Bats
1273 Hits
568 Runs
172 Doubles
21 Triples
156 Home Runs
606 RBI’s

COACHING CAREER
Varsity Basketball coach at Ventura High School, 1947-1964.
Record – 404 wins; 84 losses.
C.I.F. Basketball Championships, 1948-1949 and 1950-1951.
Sixteen of seventeen years his team was in C.I.F. playoffs.
Seventeen All-C.I.F. 1st or 2nd team players.
1947 – Helms Foundation High School “Coach of the Year”
1974 – Ventura High School gymnasium named “Bob Tuttle Gym”
1982 – Whittier College Newman/Bonham award for “Excellence” in the field of coaching.
23 years of coaching: 516 wins; 98 losses.

COLLEGE CAREER
Outstanding Whittier College athlete in basketball, track, baseball and football.
Selected “Athlete of the Year” for Whittier College, 1946-1947.
Twice All-Conference in basketball and baseball.
Inducted into Whittier College “Athletic Hall of Fame”, 1982.