Jeff Kent
Jeff Kent’s roots in the bay area are double-tiered. He played on two teams that went to the World Series – the Giants in 2002 and Cal in 1988 – and made an impact on both as a power-hitting middle infielder. To acquire Kent, the giants traded popular Matt Williams, and the deal paid off […]
Peter Magowan
No one person has had a greater impact on the San Francisco Giants baseball franchise than Peter Magowan. Peter, a lifelong baseball fan who grew up in New York City, missed his first day of school ever when his father took him to game one of the 1951 world series between the Giants and the […]
Anne Warner Cribbs
The bay area has produced many great Olympic athletes, but if they could all appoint an official ambassador to represent them, Anne warner Cribbs would be the runaway choice. She won a gold medal in the 1960 Rome games as a 15-year-old swimmer, sparking a relationship with the Olympic movement that spanned six decades. Along […]
Raymond Chester
Raymond Chester was selected in the first round of the 1970 NFL draft and became an instant star, winning NFL rookie of the year honors after catching 42 passes for 556 yards and seven touchdowns. He also formed a friendship with owner Al Davis which lasted until Davis’s death in 2011. Chester was traded to […]
Mitch Richmond
He was the subtle superstar, a basketball player who did what was needed by his team—whether the U.S. Olympic squad, the Golden State Warriors, or the Sacramento Kings—rather than what would get him individual acclaim. He wasn’t always overlooked, but it seemed appropriate he was the middle initial in “Run TMC,” the Warriors high-scoring threesome […]