Message from CCC President Kimberly Rogers

CCC reaffirms its commitment to supporting all students, especially those vulnerable due to immigration status, during this period of change. We are here to ensure everyone feels safe, valued, and supported. More information available through the links below on guidance for students for possible immigration enforcement on campus.

HomeAboutNewsCCC Debuts Comet Athletics Hall of Fame

CCC Debuts Comet Athletics Hall of Fame

Pumpsie Green, 1961

Contra Costa College (CCC) is proud to announce the induction of the first-ever class of 100 athletes, coaches, and contributors into the newly established Contra Costa College Athletics Hall of Fame. This historic event celebrates the rich legacy of CCC’s athletic program and honors those who have made significant contributions to the college’s sports history.

The inaugural Hall of Fame class includes former student-athletes, coaches, and community members who have demonstrated excellence in their respective sports and brought honor to the college through their achievements.

The first group of athletes includes the likes of:

– Benny Barnes, a CCC alum who went on to become an NFL great, notably playing as a cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, where he was a key player in Super Bowls XII and XIII.

– Eddie Hart, an Olympic gold medalist who made history in track and field, winning gold in the 4×100 meter relay at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

– Pumpsie Green, who paved the way for future generations of athletes as the first African American player for the Boston Red Sox.

These athletes, along with 97 other distinguished inductees, represent the best of Contra Costa College’s proud athletic tradition. The college has already begun selecting former student-athletes for the second round of inductions.

“We are thrilled to induct such an incredible group of individuals into our Athletics Hall of Fame,” said Kyle Alvarado, Athletic Director at Contra Costa College. “This is a momentous occasion for our college, as we honor the legacy of those who have not only excelled in athletics but also contributed to the spirit and community of CCC. Benny Barnes and Eddie Hart are shining examples of the exceptional talent that has emerged from our programs, and we are proud to recognize their achievements alongside our other inductees.”

The induction ceremony will take place on November 8th, 2024, at Contra Costa College’s newly renovated Gymnasium, where the honorees, their loved ones and other community members will gather to celebrate this significant milestone. The event will also serve as an opportunity to reunite former athletes and coaches, celebrating decades of athletic excellence and camaraderie at CCC. The college does ask that all attendees RSVP at www.contracosta.edu/hof prior to attending, to allow for appropriate planning.

The Hall of Fame will serve as a lasting tribute to those who have left an indelible mark on CCC’s athletic programs, inspiring current and future generations of student-athletes to pursue their dreams both on and off the field.

For more information about the induction ceremony or to learn more about Contra Costa College’s Athletics Hall of Fame, please visit www.contracosta.edu/halloffame.

**Complete List of Inductees:**

Start YearPlayer or CoachNamePrimary Sport
1951PlayerSam BrownFootball
1952PlayerElijah GreenBaseball
1952PlayerEural McKelveyMen’s Basketball
1953PlayerCredell GreenFootball
1954PlayerJoe D. BanksMen’s Basketball
1954PlayerClyde HardemanMen’s Basketball
1954PlayerDon MoitozaBaseball
1954PlayerKen PuckettBaseball
1954PlayerRay LuceBaseball
1955PlayerBabe WilliamsMen’s Basketball
1958PlayerJohn ScruggsMen’s Basketball
1958PlayerCornell GreenMen’s Basketball
1959PlayerEd GreeneMen’s Basketball
1961PlayerJames HarrisFootball
1963PlayerTravis WilliamsFootball
1964PlayerJoe KoontzFootball
1964PlayerMcKinley ReynoldsMen’s Basketball
1967PlayerEddie HartTrack and Field
1967PlayerOllie EllisonMen’s Basketball
1967PlayerHarry BrownMen’s Basketball
1968PlayerBenny BarnesFootball
1970PlayerFloyd AllenMen’s Basketball
1970PlayerWayne KempMen’s Basketball
1971PlayerMarvin WebbBaseball
1971PlayerDarrell DickensBaseball
1971PlayerMichael JohnsonMen’s Basketball
1972PlayerMike BurnsFootball
1973PlayerRay StrongFootball
1973PlayerJim UlversoySwimming
1974PlayerJimmy AllenMen’s Basketball
1976PlayerLarry McGrewFootball
1978PlayerDonnie HeidarySwimming
1978PlayerKen DanielsFootball
1978PlayerOllie JohnsonMen’s Basketball
1979PlayerRicky FlenoryMen’s Basketball
1980PlayerWillie PrestonMen’s Basketball
1981PlayerBrian FinleyBaseball
1982PlayerByron CriddleTrack and Field
1983PlayerPatrice CarpenterTrack and Field
1984PlayerVeronica SamuelsTrack and Field
1986PlayerMarcus FelderBaseball
1987PlayerCharlotte WIleyWomen’s Basketball
1987PlayerMatt FelderBaseball
1987Player“Hook” MitchellMen’s Basketball
1987PlayerBrent MerrittMen’s Basketball
1989PlayerBernard WardMen’s Basketball
1990PlayerJoe MaddenBaseball
1990PlayerTony TorresBaseball
1991PlayerKarleen ShieldsWomen’s Basketball
1992PlayerStacey ThompsonTrack and Field
1992PlayerMarc LazzareschiBaseball
1995PlayerShanice BoyetteWomen’s Basketball
1999PlayerAlicia HernandezWomen’s Basketball
1999PlayerAshonda WilliamsWomen’s Basketball
2000PlayerRanvir SinghMen’s Soccer
2000PlayerIman YoungWomen’s Basketball
2000PlayerLionel ArnoldFootball
2001PlayerJackie BrownWomen’s Basketball
2002PlayerJasmine DemeryWomen’s Basketball
2003PlayerCory DunlapBaseball
2003PlayerAngelita HuttonWomen’s Basketball
2004PlayerDuane JonesMen’s Basketball
2004PlayerMarqueta GreenWomen’s Basketball
2005PlayerCiara TaylorWomen’s Basketball
2008PlayerKenyanna MartinWomen’s Basketball
2010PlayerKyle ToblerFootball
2011PlayerDesmond HarrisonFootball
2011PlayerEriquel FlorenceFootball
2011PlayerDemetrius CherryFootball
2012PlayerDavonte Sapp-LynchFootball
2012PlayerTyran FinleyFootball
2012PlayerDominique HarrisonFootball
2012PlayerJewel RogersWomen’s Basketball
2014PlayerJohnathan BanksFootball
2014PlayerLarry WickettMen’s Basketball
2015PlayerBobby SyvanthongMen’s Basketball
2015PlayerCameron BurstonFootball
2015PlayerEdgar YepezMen’s Soccer
2015PlayerJulian RobinsonWomen’s Basketball
2016PlayerJavenal PenaMen’s Soccer
2019PlayerJohn Wade IIIMen’s Basketball
2021PlayerSeneca WilloughbyMen’s Basketball
2021PlayerJohnny HudsonFootball
2021PlayerMike FranklinFootball
1950CoachGene Corr
1952CoachRudy Hansen
1957CoachVince Maiorana
1965CoachLeroy Mims
1968CoachDottie Wendt
1969CoachEd Greene
1974CoachSteve Greer
1981CoachTom Kinnard
1985CoachLarry Quirico
1986CoachPaul Debolt
2010CoachAlonzo Carter

As well as the following teams as single entries per team:

Year + SportPlayer
1954 BaseballAl Reynolds
1954 BaseballAl Shaeffer
1954 BaseballBill Hatzell
1954 BaseballGene Corr
1954 BaseballDan Helix
1954 BaseballDon Moitoza
1954 BaseballEural McKelvy
1954 BaseballGene Stang
1954 BaseballKen Puckett
1954 BaseballMerle Whitlock
1954 BaseballRay Luce
1954 BaseballRich Smith
1954 BaseballRoger Wendorff
1954 BaseballSam Hitcher
1954 BaseballSteve Simi
1954 BaseballWally Alexander
1954 BaseballWillie Calvin
1955 BaseballRocky Giordano
1955 BaseballJohn Marvin
1955 BaseballRich Smith
1955 BaseballGary Weber
1955 BaseballJoe Dorsey
1955 BaseballMose Jefferson
1955 BaseballJim Reno
1955 BaseballBen Walker
1955 BaseballSam Hitcher
1955 BaseballBill Hatzell
1955 BaseballAl Reynolds
1955 BaseballBob Pringle
1955 BaseballJim Thompson
1955 BaseballDoyle Williams
1955 BaseballBob Richardson
1955 BaseballJim McCowen
1955 BaseballGene Stang
1955 BaseballFrank Scott
1955 BaseballRay Luce
1955 BaseballRon Roe
1955-56 Men’s BasketballLiso Dixon
1955-56 Men’s BasketballClyde Hardeman
1955-56 Men’s BasketballGus Dyson
1955-56 Men’s BasketballJim Linhart
1955-56 Men’s BasketballCharles Devers
1955-56 Men’s BasketballJoe Dorsey
1955-56 Men’s Basketballand Frezell Hart
1955-56 Men’s BasketballLes Shepherd
1955-56 Men’s BasketballJohn Stimel
1955-56 Men’s BasketballBabe Williams
1955-56 Men’s BasketballDave Peeler
1955-56 Men’s BasketballJohn Mackey
1955-56 Men’s BasketballWilliam Smith
1955-56 Men’s BasketballMillage Ellis
1955-56 Men’s BasketballJim Colvin
1955-56 Men’s BasketballRudy Hansen
1962 FootballRandy Ketlinski
1962 FootballRon Melton
1962 FootballJoe Alvarez
1962 FootballBob Hrbek
1962 FootballJerry Strong
1962 FootballRoger Martinez
1962 FootballRestee Williams
1962 FootballMaury O’Connell
1962 FootballCharles McNear
1962 FootballRich Schmidt
1962 FootballBob Battle
1962 FootballBill Aston
1962 FootballJoe Velasquez
1962 FootballJames Stewart
1962 FootballCurtis Frazier
1962 FootballPhil Lehn
1962 FootballFred Edwards
1962 FootballJohn Ortmann
1962 FootballJeff Johnson
1962 FootballHal Littlejohn
1962 FootballJack Erbland
1962 FootballJames Nelson
1962 FootballBob Kaer
1962 FootballCliff Greenwood
1962 FootballSid Wilkins
1962 FootballLoren Thompson
1962 FootballJames O’Brien
1962 FootballPhil Playle
1962 FootballJeff Blumenfeld
1962 FootballEd Rex
1962 FootballCharles Woods
1962 FootballFrank Porto
1962 FootballDennis Dixon
1962 FootballJames Harris
1962 FootballVie Perata
1962 FootballSam Works
1962 FootballBill Weisend
1962 FootballLynn Koller
1962 FootballJames Hoeffer
1962 FootballEd Hoeffer
1962 FootballJohn Blankenship
1962 FootballMario Mariani
1962 FootballO.C. Emerson
1963 FootballRandy Ketlinski
1963 FootballTim Bowers
1963 FootballDickson Shelton
1963 FootballDill Lasater
1963 FootballBill Westernoff
1963 FootballCharles McNear
1963 FootballMaurice O’Connell
1963 FootballFred Edwards
1963 FootballDennis Kelley
1963 FootballLon Strickland
1963 FootballBarry Elison
1963 FootballWhitney Dotson
1963 FootballJim Bullock
1963 FootballTerry Maoki
1963 FootballTravis Williams
1963 FootballBill Weisend
1963 FootballMike Myers
1963 FootballLeeVell Stringer
1963 FootballEb Hunter
1963 FootballMarshall Nelson
1963 FootballDave Ferranti
1963 FootballPat Conroy
1963 FootballJim Nelson
1963 FootballJeff Blumenfeld
1963 FootballGary Littlejohn
1963 FootballSid Wilkins
1963 FootballLoren Thompson
1963 FootballRick Melton
1963 FootballJoe Velasquez
1963 FootballPhil Playle
1963 FootballJohn Willett
1963 FootballMike Mallory
1963 FootballCharles Woods
1963 FootballKen Erickson
1963 FootballRoosevelt Bishop
1963 FootballVic Perata
1963 FootballAlan White
1963 FootballJim Stewart
1963 FootballJoe Koontz
1963 FootballJames Koeffer
1963 FootballMike Boling
1963 FootballCharles Sadler
1963 FootballTheardis Nelson
1975 FootballM. McNeally
1975 FootballB. Qualls
1975 FootballM. Critternden
1975 FootballG. Mahley
1975 FootballH. Thomas
1975 FootballK. Harris
1975 FootballN. Thompson
1975 FootballRay Strong
1975 FootballT. De Simoni
1975 FootballH. Lollis
1975 FootballD. Miller
1975 FootballK. Pickett
1975 FootballR. Swanson
1975 FootballR. Robinson
1975 FootballM. Sumrall
1975 FootballB. Jones
1975 FootballP. Ramey
1975 FootballJ. Richmond
1975 FootballR. Virgo
1975 FootballW. Blasher
1975 FootballD. Medina
1975 FootballM. Turner
1975 FootballD. Bal
1975 FootballM. Ellerbee
1975 FootballT. Gerber
1975 FootballG. Blakes
1975 FootballJ. Cotton
1975 FootballD. Stinnet
1975 FootballR. Cartwright
1975 FootballLarry McGrew
1975 FootballI. Mitchell
1975 FootballJ. Vaughn
1975 FootballD. Gansen
1975 FootballT. Tipton
1975 FootballD. Green
1975 FootballJ. Speers
1975 FootballP. Zettle
1975 FootballG. Cooper
1975 FootballA. Locke
1975 FootballW. Wallace
1975 FootballL. Coughran
1975 FootballJ. Simon
1975 FootballF. Lockett
1975 FootballF. Overstreet
1975 FootballJ. Marshall
1975 FootballD. Bartlow
1975 FootballD. Tyler
1975 FootballB. Drennan
1975 FootballJ. Young
1987 BaseballJ. Hardy
1987 BaseballD. Evans
1987 BaseballC. Rosales
1987 BaseballA. Shields
1987 BaseballK. Miles
1987 BaseballA. Glavich
1987 BaseballL. Poloni
1987 BaseballV. Woods
1987 BaseballC. Lowery
1987 BaseballJ. Wills.
1987 BaseballCoach Larry Quirico
1987 BaseballB. Basso
1987 BaseballD. Santos
1987 BaseballM. Browning
1987 BaseballB. Roberson
1987 BaseballMatt Felder
1987 BaseballM. Fragoso
1987 BaseballCoach D. Lawn
1987 BaseballT. Morrison
1987 BaseballD. McCarthy
1987 BaseballM. Hills
1987 BaseballB. Moses
1987 BaseballB. Biagi
1987 BaseballM. Lawn
1987 BaseballA. Henderson
2000-01 Women’s BasketballKeith Allison
2000-01 Women’s BasketballPaul DeBolt
2000-01 Women’s BasketballMichael Hughes
2000-01 Women’s BasketballLoren Nakamura
2000-01 Women’s BasketballVeda Taylor
2000-01 Women’s BasketballIman Young
2000-01 Women’s BasketballNakisha Harmon
2000-01 Women’s BasketballAshonda Williams
2000-01 Women’s BasketballValencia Howard
2000-01 Women’s BasketballJackie Letheridge
2000-01 Women’s BasketballTiffany Reynolds
2000-01 Women’s BasketballDeloris Vaughn
2000-01 Women’s BasketballJamelia Taylor
2000-01 Women’s BasketballDamion McNeil
2002-03 Women’s BasketballAshley Sims
2002-03 Women’s BasketballErica Johnson
2002-03 Women’s BasketballBrendale Carter
2002-03 Women’s BasketballPaul DeBolt
2002-03 Women’s BasketballMichael Hughes
2002-03 Women’s BasketballRae Jackson Sr.
2002-03 Women’s BasketballLoren Nakamura
2002-03 Women’s BasketballAdriana Dominguez
2002-03 Women’s BasketballTivonna Jones
2002-03 Women’s BasketballJasmine Demery
2002-03 Women’s BasketballRashonda Abercrombia
2002-03 Women’s BasketballOnida Bragg
2002-03 Women’s BasketballJameelah Hanif
2002-03 Women’s BasketballJackie Brown
2002-03 Women’s BasketballJasmine Braggs
2002-03 Women’s BasketballNicole Brown
2002-03 Women’s BasketballLaNeice Morgan
2002-03 Women’s BasketballReneka Gaines
2002-03 Women’s BasketballKeith Allison
2002-03 Women’s BasketballDamion McNeil
2003-04 Women’s BasketballAlicia Phillips
2003-04 Women’s BasketballLoren Nakamura
2003-04 Women’s BasketballMichael Hughes
2003-04 Women’s BasketballRae Jackson Sr.
2003-04 Women’s BasketballPaul DeBolt
2003-04 Women’s BasketballKeith Allison
2003-04 Women’s BasketballCrystal Thomsen
2003-04 Women’s BasketballRashonda Abercrombia
2003-04 Women’s BasketballLaToya Reed
2003-04 Women’s BasketballJasmine Demery
2003-04 Women’s BasketballGrace Agbekoh
2003-04 Women’s BasketballJelela Simpson
2003-04 Women’s BasketballJackie Randolph
2003-04 Women’s BasketballAngelita Hutton
2003-04 Women’s BasketballTakara Todd
2003-04 Women’s BasketballDamion McNeil