Willie Shoemaker
The Golden Gate Fields Winners Circle is named for Willie Shoemaker, commemorating his first win there at age 18. He became the nation’s leading rider for 41 years, from 1949-1990, with 8,833 wins. Shoemaker won every major race in the country, including the Kentucky Derby four times, as well as multiple stake races at Golden […]
Tom Meschery
Tom Meschery is an All-American success story. Born in China in 1938, he came to the U.S. with his parents after WW II. He was an All-American at Lowell High School, San Francisco, and St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA, and an NBA Star for ten seasons noted as one of the toughest players in the […]
John Elway
John Elway was a Stanford All-American quarterback from 1979-1982. Then, with the Denver Broncos, he created unmatched NFL records, with 148 wins, passed more than 3,000 yards, and rushed more than 200 yards in the same season for seven straight years. Elway also had 36 career 300-plus yards passing games, played in five Super Bowls, […]
Rosie Casals
Rosie Casals developed her tennis skills at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. At the age of 16, she was ranked top 5 in women’s singles for 11 consecutive years. Ranked #1 worldwide in doubles with 12 grand-slam doubles titles, she is a pioneer of women’s tennis, co-founder of the Women’s Tennis Association, and was inducted […]