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Hollywood High Grads Inducted into Hall of Fame
Four former Sheiks were among the 55 athletes honored at an inaugural ceremony June 5.
The Los Angeles High School Hall of Fame held its inaugural induction ceremony June 5 at the University of Southern California and several Hollywood High School graduates were among the 55 initial inductees, all of whom contributed to the Los Angeles City Section's sports history. The Hollywood alumni are as follows:
Willrich "Bill" Schroeder: Class of 1923
The third baseman on Hollywood High's City championship baseball team in 1923, Schroeder was co-founder of the Helms Athletic Foundation, which moved from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City in 1948. It had a well-known sports library and museum and created numerous sports Halls of Fame. Schroeder was a Southern California Olympic Committee member and founded the Shrine North-South football game. He died in 1983 following a lengthy illness.
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Les Haserot: Class of 1923
Haserot played with Schroeder on Hollywood's 1923 City championship baseball team, was all-conference at Occidental College, and eventually went on to coach over 40 pro baseball players at Fremont High. In his 28 years as coach, the Pathfinders won eight City championships. Among the pro players Haserot coached are Bobby Doerr, Gene Mauch, Nippy Jones, Merril Combs and George McDonald. He died on May 23, 1957 in Los Angeles.
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Lee Barnes: Class of 1924
Barnes was only 17 when he pole vaulted 12’ 11 ½” to capture the gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games. He won both the LA City and state pole vault titles earlier that year, then set a world record of 14” 1 ½” as a senior at USC in 1928. He won back-to-back National AAU titles in 1927-28 and finished fifth at the 1928 Olympics. He died on December 28, 1970 in Oxnard.
Raoul "Rod" Dedeaux: Class of 1931
In his 45 years as baseball coach at USC, Dedeaux’s Trojans won a record 11 NCAA titles, 28 conference titles and 69.9 percent of their games. He piloted the 1984 U.S. Olympic team and began the USA-Japan College World Series. After starring at Hollywood High, Dedeaux played with four minor league clubs and two games for the Brooklyn Dodgers before his career was shortened by a back injury. The College Baseball Hall of Famer died on January 5, 2006 in Glendale.
Below are the other inaugural Los Angeles High School Sports Hall of Fame inductees:
AQUATICS
Dorothy Poynton, Fairfax High, 1933
Sammy Lee, Franklin High, 1939
Esther Williams, Washington High, 1939
BASEBALL
Emmett Ashford, Jefferson High, 1934
George "Sparky" Anderson, Dorsey High, 1952
Don Drysdale, Van Nuys High, 1954
Ozzie Smith, Locke High, 1973
Bret Saberhagen, Cleveland High, 1982
BASKETBALL
Frank Lubin, Lincoln High, 1927
Fred "Tex" Winter, Huntington Park High, 1940
Alex Hannum, Hamilton High, 1942
Larry Hanson, Jefferson High Coach (1947-72)
Willie Naulls, San Pedro High, 1952
Gail Goodrich, Polytechnic High, 1961
Marques Johnson, Crenshaw High, 1973
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Locke High, 1981
Willie West, Crenshaw High Coach (1970-2007)
FOOTBALL
Jim Blewett, Manual Arts High, 1917
Harry "The Bull" Edelson, Jefferson High, 1926
Ernie Smith, Gardena High, 1929
Kenny Washington, Lincoln High, 1936
Bob Waterfield, Van Nuys High, 1938
Tom Fears, Manual Arts High, 1941
John Ferraro, Bell High, 1942
High McElhenny, Washington High, 1948
Jack Kemp, Fairfax High, 1953
Mike Garrett, Roosevelt High, 1962
Ricky Bell, Fremont High, 1973
John Elway, Granada Hills High, 1979
GOLF
Amy Alcott, Palisades High, 1974
GYMNASTICS
Dick Bishop, Polytechnic High, 1930
Jack Beckner, Franklin High, 1948
Makoto Sakamoto, Los Angeles High, 1965
SOCCER
Hugo Perez, Los Angeles High, 1982
SOFTBALL
Sheila Cornell Douty, Taft High, 1980
TENNIS
Mary K. Browne, Polytechnic High, 1909
Patricia Henry Yeomans, Los Angeles High, 1935
Pauline Betz Addie, Los Angeles High, 1936
Bob Falkenburg, Fairfax High, 1942
TRACK & FIELD
Lillian Copeland, Los Angeles High, 1923
Cornelius Johnson, Los Angeles High, 1934
Thomas Bradley, Polytechnic High, 1937'
Mal Whitfield, Jefferson High, 1943
Mel Patton, University High, 1943
Charles Dumas, Jefferson High, 1953 (finished at Compton Centennial High in 1955)
Valerie Brisco, Locke High, 1978
Denean Howard Hill, Kennedy High, 1982
VOLLEYBALL
Gene Selznick, Manual Arts High, 1948
Mary Perry, Birmingham High, 1961
Gayle Van Meter, Palisades High Coach (1970-91)
WRESTLING
Jack Fernandez, Los Angeles High, 1948