Papa Joe Francis moved to California in 1951, where he started his career with Downey Unified School District. He worked at North Junior High from 1951 to 1956 and then in 1957 he transferred to Warren High School as the Activities Director until he retired in 1988....
Born on July 30, 1947, Paul moved from Arcadia,CA, to Downey in 1951. In his junior year of highschool, he was recognized by Sports Illustrated forsetting the interscholastic age record for polevaulting. He became the first 16-year-old to clear16 feet. He graduated...
Les Fendia was born Laszlo Harcsa on September 20, 1944 in Hungary. Hungary, like the rest of Europe, wasembroiled at the time of World War II. In fact, the Allies were bombing Les’s hometown the day he was born. His childhood was very difficult. Like most Hungarians,...