Induction Year: 2014

Born: April 29th, 1978 in Camarillo, CA

Mike Bryan has made his mark on the tennis world. Having won more Grand Slam men’s doubles titles with brother Bob (15) than any other team in the Open Era, the Bryan brothers have won 99 doubles titles and have been runner-up at least 51 times. The two turned pro in 1998 and have spent 16 years together on tour.

During early days as junior players, the brothers were forbidden to play each other in tournament play by their parents (if they were to play each other,
they would alternate defaulting to each other). The Brothers won well over 100 junior doubles titles, including US Open and U.S. National Boys’ 18s in 1995 and 1996.

Mike played at Stanford University from 1997-98 and helped the team to NCAA team titles both In 1998 Mike won the NCAA doubles (w/Bob) and team titles. They were members of winning Davis Cup team in 2007, clinching final (vs. Russia) to finish 4-0 that year. Mike has won two mixed titles.

In 2013 the twins finished as No. 1 team for a record 9th time in 11 years, compiling a 70-13 match record and 11-4 record in finals. Mike has been ranked No. 1 in individual doubles rankings a record 360 weeks. The brothers became the first team to hold all 4 Grand Slam doubles at the same time in Open Era after winning their 3rd Wimbledon title (15th Grand Slam crown) in July. At the Beijing ’08 Olympics they brought home bronze medals.

They also completed a ‘Golden Bryan Slam’ as they won gold medals at the London ’12 Olympics and then 4 Slam titles in a row.

Mike and Bob fell in New York at US Open (loss to Paes-Stepanek) and were attempting to become 1st team to win calendar year Grand Slam since McGregor/Sedgman in 1951.

The twins are the only team to win a Slam title for 9 straight years, compiling a 26-4 match record in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments with 5 titles, capturing their 26th career title in Paris. They also won 4 other ATP Masters 1000 titles: Indian Wells (1st in 15 attempts), Madrid, Rome and Cincinnati. Other titles were London/Queen’s Club, Memphis and Sydney. They had a career- best 25-match winning streak snapped in the Quarter Finals at the ATP Masters 1000 Montréal by Lindstedt-Nestor. They qualified 12th year in a row at Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London and reached the finals (loss to Marrero-Verdasco).

In 2012 the American twins finished as No. 1 team for a record 8th time in the past 10 years, compiling a 60-13 match record and 7-3 in finals. For seven straight years they have won at least 60 matches. Mike has been ranked No. 1 in individual doubles ranking a record 308 weeks, (as of Dec. 31). Both earned a record-tying 12th Grand Slam title at US Open in 2012 giving them at least 1 Grand Slam title in 8 straight years, tying with John Newcombe and Tony Roche for Slam titles. They had 20-3 record in Grand Slams, reaching the finals at Australian Open and at Wimbledon. Titles included Gold Medal at London Olympics, Monte-Carlo and Toronto (16-6 overall at ATP Masters 1000 events).

With Beijing title, Mike became the all-time doubles titles leader in Open Era with his 84th crown, eclipsing Todd Woodbridge’s 83.

Career Accomplishments
Won 18 grand slam titles and 14 second-place finishes.
124 ATP titles.
506 weeks ranked No. 1.
Olympic Gold medal 2012 men’s doubles and bronze medals for men’s doubles and mixed doubles in 2008.
27 Davis Cup wins.
Won grand slam titles in 10 consecutive years.

Career record 1,150-373 in doubles

Born: August 16th, 1953 in Long Beach, California

Gary Bowman’s impressive basketball career started at Buena High School and continued through his college years at California Lutheran College (University) and semi-professional career. As a basketball player Gary is very accomplished including being inducted into Cal Lutheran’s Inaugural Hall of Fame in 2003.

Buena High School 1969-1971
• Channel League Honorable Mention 1970
• Ventura Kiwanis All-Tournament Team 1970
• Ventura County Leading Scorer and Rebounder 1971
• Channel League First Team 1971
• All C.I.F. Team 1971

California Lutheran College 1971-1975
• Freshman Most Valuable Player 1972
• Most Valuable Player 1974, Co-MVP 1975
• Team Captain 1973-74, 1974-75
• N.A.I.A. District 3 All-StarTeams 1973-74
• Holds records in rebounds: 25 game; 352 season; 1,114 career
• Number three in career points scored: 1 ,840
• Most free throws in a game. 19for25

Semi Professional Basketball 1975 Location: Great Britain
• All-Star Five – Pentland Tournament 1975: Scotland, Great Britain
• Top Scorer- Pentland Tournament 1975: Scotland, Great Britain
• Strongarm Man of the Match: November 1975/December 1975

High School Coaching Career
• 1976-1980 Varsity Assistant Basketball Coach at Channel Islands High School
• 1980-1984 Varsity Head Basketball Coach at Rio Mesa High School
• Coached Summer Basketball Camps for Hall of Fame Coaches: John Wooden, Bill Sharman, and Jerry West

California Lutheran University Inaugural Hall of Fame Class of 2003

Gary and his wife of 38 years, Nancy, live in Somis and have a daughter, Shelby, age 20, who currently attends CLU. He has taught in the Oxnard Union High School District since 1977. He has taught at Rio Mesa High since 1980 and has been the Visual and Performing Arts Department Chairman since 1990.

His hobbies include restoring, showing, and racing vintage Mustangs and Shelbys.

Born: April 29th, 1978 in Camarillo, CA

Bob Bryan has made his mark on the tennis world. Having won more Grand Slam men’s doubles titles with his brother Mike (15) than any other team in the Open Era, the Bryan brothers have won 99 doubles titles and have been runner-up at least 51 times. The two turned pro in 1998 and have spent 16 years together on tour.

During early days as junior players, the brothers were forbidden to play each other in tournament play by their parents (if they were to play each other, they would alternate defaulting to each other). In juniors, Bob was ranked No. 1 in U.S. Boys’ 18s in 1996. The Brothers won well over 100 junior doubles titles, including US Open and U.S. National Boys’ 18s in 1995 and 1996.

Bob played at Stanford University from 1997-98 and helped the team to NCAA team titles both years. In 1998 Bob won a rare “Triple Crown” of NCAA singles, doubles (w/ Mike) and team titles. They were members of winning Davis Cup team in 2007, clinching final (vs. Russia) to finish 4-0 that year. Bob has won seven Grand Slam mixed titles with as many partners and Mike has two mixed titles.

In 2013 the twins finished as No. 1 team for a record 9th time in 11 years, compiling a 70-13 match record and 11-4 record in finals. Bob has been ranked No. 1 in individual doubles rankings 344 weeks (as of Dec. 30). The brothers became the first team to hold all 4 Grand Slam doubles titles at the same time in Open Era after winning their 3rd Wimbledon title (15th Grand Slam crown) in July. At the Beijing ’08 Olympics they brought home bronze medals. They also completed a ‘Golden Bryan Slam’ as they won gold medals at the London ’12 Olympics and then 4 Slam titles in a row.

Bob and Mike fell in New York at US Open (l. to Paes-Stepanek) and were attempting to become 1st team to win calendar year Grand Slam since McGregor/Sedgman in 1951.

The twins are the only team to win a Slam title for 9 straight years, compiling a 26-4 match record in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments with 5 titles, capturing their 26th career title in Paris. They also won 4 other ATP Masters 1000 titles: Indian Wells (1st in 15 attempts), Madrid, Rome and Cincinnati. Other titles were London/Queen’s Club, Memphis and Sydney. They had a career-best 25-match winning streak snapped in the Quarter Finals at the ATP Masters 1000 Montréal by Lindstedt-Nestor. They qualified 12th year in a row at Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London and reached the finals (l. to Marrero-Verdasco).

In 2012 the American twins finished as No. 1 team for a record 8th time in the past 10 years, compiling a 60-13 match record and 7-3 finals. For seven straight years they have won at least 60 matches. Bob has been ranked No. 1 in individual doubles rankings 299 weeks (as of Dec. 31). Both earned a record-tying 12th Grand Slam title at US Open in 2012 giving them at least 1 Grand Slam title in 8 straight years, tying with John Newcombe and Tony Roche for Slam titles. They had 20-3 record in Grand Slams, reaching the finals at Australian Open and at Wimbledon.

Titles included Gold Medal at London Olympics, Monte-Carlo and Toronto (16-6 overall at ATP Masters 1000 events).

Career Accomplishments
Won 116 ATP doubles title with Mike Bryan.
169 doubles finals.
Ranked No. 1 in the world 10 times with Mike Bryan.
23 grand slam doubles titles (16 men’s doubles. 7 mixed doubles).
Won grand slam titles in 10 consecutive years

Born: May 5th, 1955 in Compton, CA

Pomona High School 1973
California Lutheran College
1977 -BA
1990 -MA
Ventura College of Law
2006 – Juris Doctorate

Steve Blum ran track and cross country for California Lutheran College from 1973 to 1977. He set eight school running records in distances from 1 mile to the Marathon, was a team captain and MVP in both sports. His coach was the legendary Don Green, a 1997 VC Sports Hall of Fame inductee. Steve continued to run competitively for the next 22 years while also coaching track and field and cross country at Buena High School.

Steve ran in hundreds of races locally and from Alaska to Florida and had many fast times as an Open and Master runner Some of his most impressive feats as an Open runner include a 47:09 at the Cascade Runoff 15K in Portland and 2:26 in the Pikes Peak Ascent in 1978, and in 1983 at the Bakersfield Half Marathon ran a time of 1:06:49. As a Masters runner Steve set a national record for a 5K road race with a time of 14:15 in 1995 and won USATF national championships at 5,000 and 10,000 meters.

Steve coached 22 Channel League championship teams at Buena High (15 in cross country and 7 in track and field). The Buena girls Cross country team won 13 league titles in a row from 1983 to 1995 winning 86 consecutive dual meets and placed in CIF 12 times. Steve’s biggest contributions as a coach cannot be judged by wins alone. He was and is a positive force in the lives of thousands of the young people he coached. He used sports to help young people grow and develop as outstanding people, not just athletes.

Steve also contributed to the sports he loved, competed in and coached on an organizational level. He founded the Seaside Cross country Invitational, the Gordon Steward Classic Track Meet, the Buena 4 Mile Run, and served as the meet director of the Ventura County Cross Country Championships in addition to helping other schools create their own meets and was a long time race director of the Lasse Viren 20K to name but a few.

Steve and his wife Debbie raised a daughter, Teresa, and still live in Ventura. He hopes to return to competitive racing since his retirement from teaching in 2013. He remains a part time attorney and serves on the Ventura County Community College Board as a trustee.

January 4, 1949 – November 27,2004

Rosemead High School 1967
Colorado State University 1968 – 1969
California Lutheran College
1971 -BA
1972 – MA

As a freshman at Rosemead High School Rick lettered in baseball, basketball, and football. His career in football began as the freshman quarterback, but he was soon elevated to the varsity level, where he quarterbacked his entire high school career setting many records including the all-time Offensive Leader, Offensive Captain and First Team All-League. Rick attended Colorado State University on an athletic scholarship for two years. He returned to Southern California to attend California Lutheran College where he received his Bachelors and Masters Degree in education. He played football both years while attending Cal Lu, graduating in 1971.
Rick began his teaching and coaching career at his alma mater, Rosemead High. He coached at Moorpark College from 1974 until 1977; was assistant football coach at Newbury Park High School from 1978 until 1983. In 1984 he became the head football coach at Hart High School in Newhall, where he led his team to the CIF-SS Northwestern Conference Championship in 1986. In 1988 he became the head football coach at Buena High School in Ventura, where he led his teams to the CIF-SS semifinals in 1988 and 1993. His Buena teams won or shared seven Channel League Championships. At the end of the 2003 season he resigned as head coach at Buena High, but shortly ended his retirement becoming the offensive coordinator at Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, where his step-son, Bob, was named head coach. During this last season of Rick’s coaching, the Rio Mesa team had a record setting season of 11 wins and lost only one game, the night before his untimely death.

During the years that Rick coached and taught, he also refereed basketball for the Channel Coast Officials Association and was an instructional chairman for many of those years.

He donated many hours to the community, coaching the Ventura County Police team’s Pride Bowl Football Games and continued to support the Pride Bowl games as announcer.

Rick was a key component in founding the Ventura County Football Coaches Association, which has promoted and benefitted high school programs in Ventura County.

In January 2005 Rick’s family was presented The Clare Van Hoorebeke Award from the Southern California Interscholastic Football Coaches Association. “Presented to a coach who has made significant contributions to the sport of High School Football in Southern California.”

Rick spent his life devoted to teaching, coaching and mentoring young people. He will be remembered for his zest for life, his humor and quick wit. He will be dearly missed by his wife, Sherry; daughter and son-in-law, Megan and Chris Ruffinelli; son, Jake Scott; his devoted mother, Gwen Scott.

In honor of Rick’s life and devotion to football his family has established the “Rick Scott Football Memorial Scholarship”. Each year a scholarship is awarded to a Ventura County student athlete to assist in continuing their education.