Induction Year: 1995

Born October 20, 1933 in Los Angeles, California

Attended El Monte High School, El Monte, California

Started racing in 1979 at the age of 46

1982–Vapor Trail Magazine “Driver of the Year”

1982–Comp Jet Class World Record Holder (116.88 mph), National Jet Boat Association

1983– Mod Jet World Record Holder (118.11 mph), National Jet Boat Association

1986–Channel 13, KCOP Los Angeles, “Sport Star of the Month” Over-40 Division Trophy for most 1st and 2nd place wins

1987–“Driver of the Year,” International Hot Boat Association
Three National Championships, National Jet Boat Association

1988–First woman and boat in “Hot Rod” magazine

1992 — First woman to race in a safety capsule

Oldest person in professional boat racing

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Board Member of the Racers Emergency Support Program

Volunteer for MADD and DARE

Devotes countless hours to disadvantaged youth

Born February 19, 1933 in Heavender, Oklahoma

Attended Heavender High School 1947-1951

Football: three-year varsity letterman, team captain, All-League junior & senior years

Baseball: four-year varsity letterman

Basketball: two-year varsity letterman

Attended University of Oklahoma (1951-1952) on athletic scholarship and played freshman football

Member of the United States Marine Corps 1953-1955

Awarded athletic scholarship to University of Arizona. Attended University of Arizona from 1955-1958 and was a three-year varsity letterman, team captain, and was selected and played in the 1957 All-American All-Star game

Received Masters of Education in 1959 from University of Arizona

Played professional football with the Washington Redskins (1958) and Denver Broncos (1960)

VENTURA COUNTY COACHING EXPERIENCE

Hueneme High School — 9 seasons (1965-1973) 43-34-4 — school record for most wins

Oxnard High School — 14 seasons (1979-1992) 92-53-3 — school record for most wins

Holds record for most years coached in Channel League (21)

OTHER COACHING

Page, Arizona (1959); Coolidge, Arizona (1960); Imperial, California (1961-1963), includes two league championships; Central, California (1 964); Apache, Arizona (1974-1975), includes a state championship

Selected by CIF and United Savings-Helms Athletic Foundation as assistant coach in 1971 and as head coach in 1972 of the California Prep All-Stars that played the Hawaii Prep All-Stars in the Aloha Senior Football Classic

Coached “West” team in the 1987 Ventura County All-Star game

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Organized first booster club in Oxnard Union High School District

Helped organize first Youth Football program in Oxnard

Served as facility director for Oxnard annual 4th of July fireworks show for eight years

Received the Oxnard Union High School District superintendent’s Most Inspirational Employees Service award in 1989

Born June 29, 1947 in Inglewood, California

Attended Hawthorne High School, Hawthorne, California

Participated in basketball and tennis

Attended El Camino Junior College — varsity basketball

Received BA History with Physical Education minor from Pepperdine University (1970) Played freshman basketball

COACHING

Royal High School — Girls’ Volleyball Marmonte League Champions 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. 101 consecutive Marmonte League match wins (1994-2001)

Overall record (14 years) 267 wins, 29 losses

CIF 4-A Division Champions 1989

CIF Runner-up1991, 1993, 1997, 2001…

20 team members have gone on to play at major colleges

Royal High School — Boys’ Volleyball

Marmonte League Champions 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

Overall record (7 years) 131 wins, 10 losses

CIF Champions 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994

CIF Finalist 1991, 1993

Eight team members have gone to play at major colleges

One team member was college All-American

1992 — Boys’ Cal Hi Sports Volleyball Team – #1 in state

Sinaloa Junior High School, Simi Valley, California (1977-1978)
Coached volleyball (championship), basketball (championship), and track

Sequoia Junior High School, Simi Valley, California (1978-1979) Coached track

Hillside Junior High School, Simi Valley, California (1980-1986) Coached basketball (championship), track (3 championships)

CIF Boys’ Volleyball Representative

Co-authored Simi Valley junior high schools’ Volleyball League by-laws

Coached Vikings youth volleyball for 8 years (3 league championships)

Vikings youth volleyball league coordinator for 3 years

Born September 22, 1942 in Oxnard, California

Attended Ventura College, Ventura, California

COACHING

Santa Paula High School — Boys’ Soccer

CIF Division V Championships 1988, 1993

Frontier League Championships 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995

Ventura County “Coach of the Year” 1983

CIF “Coach of the Year” 1983, 1988

State “Coach of the Year” 1993

Named Frontier League Coach seven times

Recipient of Gold, Silver and Bronze National Coaching Awards presented by Scholastic Magazine

Coached Southern California High School All-stars in 1986

Thirteen team members have received Division I or Division Il full scholarships

Teams have made playoffs in 14 of 15 seasons

Teams have averaged 15 or more wins 11 times

Overall record stands 235-61-19

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

City of Santa Paula Recreation Commission

AYSO past commissioner, board member

Santa Paula Little League vice president

Senior Olympics volunteer

Santa Paula Boys and Girls Club

Ventura Packers coach

Born November 27, 1950 in Riverside, California

Attended John W. North High School, Riverside, California
Played basketball — All Ivy League (senior year)

Riverside City College, Riverside, California
Played basketball — two-year starter

University of California, Irvine
BA Social Science (1972)
Master’s in Education (1974)
Two-year letter winner

COACHING

Ventura College Head Basketball Coach

California State Championships 1987, 1995

Western State Conference Championships 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995

Overall record (10 years) 298-56, a .842 winning percentage
67 of 69 team members accepted to four-year schools

State Community College Coach of the Year 1992, 1993, 1995
Southern California Coach of the Year 1992, 1994

California State University, Fullerton
Assistant Basketball Coach 1981-1985

University of California, Irvine
Assistant Coach 1973-1978

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Urban League Education Award — 1987
Phil Mathews Basketball Camps
Phil Mathews School and Shoot
Ventura County Boys and Girls Club
Cedric Ceballos Alumni Game

Coach Mathews finished the 2023-24 men’s basketball season at Riverside City College with a career record of 598-337…He was named to the California Community College Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997…He has been a head coach for 29 seasons.