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    Jason Kidd
    David Hegler
    • May 19
    • 4 min

    Jason Kidd

    Jason Kidd was one of the most decorated recruiting prospects to come out of the Bay Area in the 1990’s. Despite receiving a vast amount...
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    The Little Team that Almost Could
    David Hegler
    • Apr 3
    • 4 min

    The Little Team that Almost Could

    Every year during March Madness, there are usually one or more teams that seemingly come out of nowhere to produce a major upset that...
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    Phil Woolpert
    David Hegler
    • Mar 27
    • 4 min

    Phil Woolpert

    The 1955-1956 University of San Francisco basketball team won back-to-back national titles while losing just once in those two years. Led...
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    Chris Burford
    David Hegler
    • Feb 12
    • 3 min

    Chris Burford

    Northern California has produced many football players who have played on the sport's biggest stage, the Super Bowl. From Lynn Swann to...
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    1999 Stanford Football
    David Hegler
    • May 14, 2021
    • 4 min

    1999 Stanford Football

    Ever since Stanford’s upset of Michigan in January of 1972, they had failed to reach the Rose Bowl. Over the years, though they had some...
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    Tony Gonzalez
    David Hegler
    • Mar 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Tony Gonzalez

    Tony Gonzalez was one of the greatest two-sport athletes to ever come through the University of California, Berkley. As a Golden Bear, he...
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    Pete Newell
    David Hegler
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 5 min

    Pete Newell

    Pete Newell lived a rich life in the game of basketball. In his 14 year coaching career, he won a national championship at Cal, an NIT...
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    Evans Diamond: A Brief History of the Cal Baseball Team
    David Hegler
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Evans Diamond: A Brief History of the Cal Baseball Team

    Evans Diamond has hosted many great baseball teams from Cal. It opened as Edwards Field in 1933, but was soon renamed Evans Diamond after...
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    Stanford's Back-to-Back World Series Championships
    David Hegler
    • Mar 17, 2021
    • 4 min

    Stanford's Back-to-Back World Series Championships

    Stanford baseball has had a long storied history. Since 1963, they have made 16 appearances in the College World Series and were the...
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    Mike Montgomery
    David Hegler
    • Jan 14, 2021
    • 6 min

    Mike Montgomery

    Mike Montgomery had a long career coaching basketball in the San Francisco Bay Area. From 1986 to 2014 he coached Stanford, California...
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    Stanford Women's Basketball: The Early Dynasty
    David Hegler
    • Jan 10, 2021
    • 5 min

    Stanford Women's Basketball: The Early Dynasty

    For much of their early history, the Stanford Women’s Basketball team rarely made an impact in the NCAA. While their teams weren’t...
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    Jeff Garcia
    David Hegler
    • Dec 20, 2020
    • 5 min

    Jeff Garcia

    Jeff Garcia is one of the most remarkable stories to come out of the Bay Area. When he was young, his family suffered immeasurable...
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    College Football in the Bay Area during the Spanish Flu
    David Hegler
    • Dec 13, 2020
    • 6 min

    College Football in the Bay Area during the Spanish Flu

    It began with a cough. Or was it a fever? However it started, the original symptoms tended to blur as the illness became more and more...
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    Kurt Rambis
    David Hegler
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    Kurt Rambis

    Kurt Rambis was a key component of the Lakers dynasty of the 1980’s. The forward from Cupertino, California and Santa Clara University...
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    The Nash Years
    David Hegler
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Nash Years

    Santa Clara University has rarely had a great basketball team, but there was a time in the 1990’s when they changed the outlook of their...
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    Undefeated and Uninvited: The 1951 University of San Francisco Dons
    David Hegler
    • Nov 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    Undefeated and Uninvited: The 1951 University of San Francisco Dons

    One of the most legendary teams in college football history was the 1951 University of San Francisco Dons. Over the previous three years,...
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    The Vow Boys
    David Hegler
    • Nov 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Vow Boys

    The Stanford-USC rivalry has a unique history. In general, USC typically dominated as they were the team loaded with the Heisman winners,...
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    John Ralston's Incredible Coaching Staff on the Farm
    David Hegler
    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 7 min

    John Ralston's Incredible Coaching Staff on the Farm

    Stanford football has had a very impressive list of coaches roam its sidelines. From Pop Warner and Bill Walsh to Jim Harbaugh and David...
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    The Wow Boys and the Legacy of the T-Formation
    David Hegler
    • Nov 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Wow Boys and the Legacy of the T-Formation

    After years of tinkering, Clark Shaughnessy implemented the T-formation while at Stanford. His Stanford squad won the national...
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    The Wonder Teams: A Golden Era for the Golden Bears
    David Hegler
    • Oct 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Wonder Teams: A Golden Era for the Golden Bears

    No college football team in the modern day has won more than two consecutive national championships. However, before bowl games were...
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