Induction Year: 1999

Born July 5, 1962 in Pasadena, California

Attended Channel Islands High School, Oxnard, California
Wrestling — 2 years, lettered sophomore year
Academic Honor Roll
Member, California Scholastic Federation, junior and senior years

Attended Oxnard College and Ventura College

Academy of Radio Broadcasting, Huntington Beach, California

CHAMPIONSHIPS
Fight Factory Karate Association — World Lightweight Champion, 1989
International Sports Karate Association, United States — Lightweight Title, “Fight of the Year,” 1988
International Kick Boxing Association — World Featherweight Champion, 1985
Professional Karate Association — State Featherweight Champion, 1982
Awarded First Degree Black Belt, 1982
Awarded Second Degree Black Belt, 1989

HONORS
KCOP Channel 13 — Sportsman of the week, July 1988
Received Keys to the City of Oxnard, 1989

Born July 27, 1957 in Oxnard, California

Attended Rio Mesa High School, Oxnard, California

Named Athlete of the Year, 1974-75

Baseball — All-League, First Team junior and senior years; Prep All-American, All-County, All-CIF, Team Captain, MVP, All-Tourney- Thousand Oaks Tournament, senior year. All-League, Second Team, sophomore year.

Established seven records:
Most Hits
RBI’s
Doubles
Runs Scored
Home Runs
Bases on Balls
Batting Average

Ventura County highest batting average, all divisions, (.477), 1975

Basketball — Prep All-American, All-CIF, All-Ventura County, All-League, First Team, Team MVP, Team Captain, All Divisions/Ventura County scorer and rebounding leader, Camarillo Kiwanis Athlete of the Month. All-Tournament Team, Hart Tournament, senior year.

Football — Prep All-American, All-League, All-Ventura County, All-CIF Offensive Tackle, Team Captain, senior year; Outstanding Varsity Lineman, junior and senior years.

California Lutheran College
Baseball — All-American, First Base; All-District; Member of the National Baseball Congress Championship Team, All-American First Baseman Award, National Tournament; Player of the Year, Kiwanis International; Team Captain and MVP, 1978.

USA/Japan College Baseball Championship Team member; Player of the Month, Thousand Oaks Kiwanis Club, Team MVP, 1977

Rookie of the Year, established new batting average record (.400), 1976

PROFESSIONAL
Milwaukee Brewers & Cuidad Juarez (Mexican Major League), 1978-1985
Kintetsu Buffaloes, Japan Major League, 1984

Honors/Awards
Mexican League Batting Champion, 1983
Silver Glove, First Base, 1983
Member of Mexican League Championship Team, 1982

COACHING
Rio Mesa High School
Baseball 1986-present
7 Channel League Championships, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998
2 Second-place finishes, 1989, 1995
11 appearances in CIF Championship Tournaments

Honors
Los Angeles Times All-Ventura County Baseball Coach of the Year, 1994
Ventura County All-Star Baseball Coach, 1988, 1998

Football

Varsity assistant, JV head coach, Freshman head coach

Honors
Ventura County Football Coaches Association Lower Level Staff of the Year, 1993

Born June 14, 1909 in Riverside, California

Attended Hollywood High School, Hollywood, California
Football — All-City, senior year; lettered three years

Attended University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy, 1930
Football — Member of national championship team, 1929
Played in 1930 Rose Bowl
Masters, Physical Education, Teaching Credential, 1936

COACHING
Ventura High Football, 1938-47
League championships 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944
Record 52-14
Track, 1938-47

Ventura College
Athletic Director, 1948-1972
Golf coach, 1957-1962
Track coach, 1963-1974
Western States Conference President, 1961-1972

AWARDS
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics — Hall of Fame Inductee, 1974
All Southern California Board of Athletics — Noteworthy Coaching Achievement Award, 1974

COUNTY
Civil Service Commission Commissioner, 1978-1983

Born June 18, 1924 in Middle River, Minnesota

Attended Riverside High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Senior Class President
Football — All-City, First Team, 1942
Lettered three years
Track — City Championship Team Member, 1943
Lettered two years

Attended Milwaukee State Teachers College
Bachelor of Science, 1950
Football — All Conference, junior and senior years
Lettered three years
Track Conference champions, three years
Lettered three years

Received Masters of Science in Education — Cortland State College, Cortland, New York

OFFICIATING
Channel Coast Officials Association
Football, 40 years — Past President of Board and Rating Committee
Basketball, 40 years
Baseball, 25 years
Softball, 17 years
Track & Field, 15 years

College
Western States Conference — football & basketball, 12 years
UCSB, California Lutheran University & Cal Poly football games

AWARDS
Dick Olmstead Award, Channel Coast Officials Association, 1990
Channel Coast Officials Association President’s Award, 1993
CIF-SS Certificate of Appreciation, 1996
Frontier League Appreciation Award for Service to High School Athletics, 1996

Born March 10, 1941 in Geneva, Illinois

Attended Kankakee Senior High School, Kankakee, Illinois

Attended Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
Bachelor of Science, Journalism & Religion, 1964
Varsity Bowling team, three years
Member Sigma Delta Chi professional journalism fraternity

Served in the United States Air Force, 1965-69
Awarded Air Force Commendation Medal Military Newspapers
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, 1966-67
Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, 1967-69

PROFESSIONAL
Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois — sports reporter, 1963
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, Illinois — copy editor, 1964-65
Santa Barbara New Press, Santa Barbara, California — sports stringer/reporter, 1966-67
Ventura County Star, Ventura, California — copy editor, feature writer, news reporter, sports reporter,
sports editor, 1969-present

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Best Sports Coverage, Second Award — California
Newspaper Publishers Association, 1974
Sportswriter of the Year — Ventura County High School Football Coaches Association, 1974-75
Media Person of the Year — Southern California Professional Golfers Association, Tri Counties Chapter, 1981
Outstanding Sportswriter in Ventura County for High School Sports — Ventura High School, 1983-84
Distinguished Service Award — Ventura County High School Football Coaches Association, 1994
Career Award — Ventura County High School Baseball Coaches Association, 1998
Career Award — Ventura County Football Coaches Association, 1998
Career Award Ventura Downtown Lions Club, 1998
Braven “Bud” Dyer Jr. Media Award — Southern California Interscholastic Football Coaches Association, 1999
Career Award — Ventura County Football Coaches Association, 1999

HONORS
The Ventura County High School All-Star Baseball game is renamed The Jim Parker All-Star Game, 1998
Commendations from United States Representative Elton Gallegly, State Assemblyman Jack O’Connell and State Senator Brooks Firestone, 1998

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Represented Ventura County high school athletes on All-CIF Selection Board, served as board senior member, 1972-1996