Past Inductees
Zeke Bella
Zeke Bella INDUCTEE 2013 – John “Zeke” Bella former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bella played for the New York Yankees in 1957 and the Kansas City Athletics in 1959. In 52 career games, he had 18 hits in 92 at-bats, with a .196 batting average. He batted right and threw left-handed. Bella was signed by…
Read MoreSue Merz
In 1976, the town’s skating rink in Byram was named in honor of Dorothy Hamill after the Riverside native won the Olympic figure skating gold medal. Twenty-six years later, a second resident’s name was added to the facility when the roadway leading into the rink was named Sue Merz Way in tribute to the two-time Olympic medalist with the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team.
Read MoreSteve Young
NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback Steve Young took over the 49ers after Joe Montana. Attempting to fill shoes that seemed to big to be filled, Young took the field and showed every fan in the league why Bill Walsh went after him so progressively. Two MVP awards later, and one Super Bowl Championship ring, Steve Young’s days as a 9er seem to be in jeopardy. To one of the greatest to ever play the game, and to a competitor who would never call it quits, this page is for you Steve, and my hope is you retire, you most definitely deserve it, and the thought of you lying on the ground once more sends shivers down my spine.
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