2015: Eddie Logans, 70, One of “The Twins”
Eddie Logans, 70, from a family of athletes and achievers, died after a long illness on July 17. Eddie and his twin brother, Elmer, preceded by footballer-wrestler-hurdler Tommy, were standouts at San Diego High.. Eddie ran the 440 in :49.6, the third fastest time in San Diego County, and Elmer was the County’s leading low […]
Read More1928: The Saints and Hilltoppers Have Eligibility Beef
The rivalry between San Diego High and St. Augustine, only a year old in football, had heated up. At least six graduates of the high school continued to play on the prep level, for St. Augustine. This was not uncommon throughout the CIF in the 1920s, but it was one explanation for the 30-year struggle […]
Read More1928: Turbulent Season at San Diego High
The Roaring Twenties were coming to a disastrous conclusion. A new school would rise in East San Diego honoring future president Herbert Hoover, who promised a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage, and San Diego High football was on a bumpy ride that began with John Perry’s departure as coach after […]
Read More1935: Redbirds and Rioting
A 27-0 loss to the Muir Technical Mustangs of Pasadena in the first round of the Southern California playoffs did not dim the luster of one of the greatest seasons in the history of Hoover High football. John Perry, who guided the Cardinals’ program from its beginning in 1930, directed the Eastside club to its first victory […]
Read More1941: “I Want to Play Someone I Can Beat”
That refrain was heard early and often in the CIF Southern Section. It is heard today, a century later. Coaches, players, administrators, fans, even the media, want to see their teams positioned to win or at least able to compete evenly. That’s the way it was when the interscholastic federation was formed in 1913, as […]
Read More2015: Hurdler Bob Fortin, Coach Morris Shepherd
Track standout Bob Fortin, 68, and Vista and Chula Vista head coach Morris Shepherd, 95, passed. Fortin was one of top hurdlers in the San Diego Section and had a best time of :14.7 in the 120-yard high hurdles as a senior at Crawford in 1964. “Snortin” Fortin, as he was affectionately known because of the guttural sounds […]
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