Matt Leinart (7) of the Buffalo Bills turns to handoff against the Detroit Lions at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Aug. 29, 2013. (Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
U.S. Military Academy–West Point halfback Glenn Davis. He was the 1946 Heisman Trophy winner. (U.S. Military Academy/Getty Images)
California High School Football Hall of Fame—Inaugural Class
Players
- Frankie Albert (Glendale)
- Marcus Allen (Lincoln-San Diego)
NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen laughs during the Julius Erving Golf Classic at The ACE Club in Lafayette Hill, Pa., on Sept. 11, 2017. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images for PGD Global)
- Jon Arnett (Manual Arts-Los Angeles)
- Matt Barkley (Mater Dei-Santa Ana)
- Steve Bartkowski (Buchser-Santa Clara)
- Dick Bass (Vallejo)
- Gary Beban (Sequoia-Redwood City)
- Hal Bedsole (Reseda)
- Ricky Bell (Fremont-Los Angeles)
- Tom Brady (Serra-San Mateo)
- John Brodie (Oakland Tech)
- Tedy Bruschi (Roseville)
- Reggie Bush (Helix-La Mesa)
- Mark Carrier (Long Beach Poly)
- Chris Claiborne (J.W. North-Riverside)
- Randy Cross (Crespi-Encino)
- Randall Cunningham (Santa Barbara)
- Sam Cunningham (Santa Barbara)
- Anthony Davis (San Fernando)
- Glenn Davis (Bonita-La Verne)
- Jack Del Rio (Hayward)
- Morley Drury (Long Beach Poly)
- Henry Ellard (Hoover-Fresno)
- John Elway (Granada Hills-Los Angeles)
Denver Broncos General Manager John Elway celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2016. The Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
- Nello Falaschi (Bellarmine-San Jose)
- Tom Fears (Manual Arts-Los Angeles)
- Vince Ferragamo (Banning-Wilmington)
- Kai Forbath (Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks)
- DeShaun Foster (Tustin)
- Dan Fouts (St. Ignatius-San Francisco)
- Mike Garrett (Roosevelt-Los Angeles)
- Toby Gerhart (Norco)
- Frank Gifford (Bakersfield)
- Tony Gonzalez (Huntington Beach)
- Pat Haden (Bishop Amat-La Puente)
- Michael Haynes (John Marshall-Los Angeles)
- John Huarte (Mater Dei-Santa Ana)
- DeSean Jackson (Long Beach Poly)
- Jimmy Johnson (Kingsburg)
- John Henry Johnson (Pittsburg)
- Maurice Jones-Drew (De La Salle-Concord)
- Napoleon Kaufman (Lompoc)
- Lincoln Kennedy (Morse-San Diego)
- Billy Kilmer (Citrus-Azusa)
- Eddie LeBaron (Oakdale)
- Matt Leinart (Mater Dei-Santa Ana)
- Mercedes Lewis (Long Beach Poly)
- James Lofton (Washington-Los Angeles)
- Ronnie Lott (Eisenhower-Rialto)
- John Lynch (Torrey Pines-San Diego)
- Marshawn Lynch (Oakland Tech)
- Gino Marchetti (Antioch)
- Ollie Matson (Washington-San Francisco)
- Bruce Matthews (Arcadia)
- Bill McColl (Hoover-San Diego)
- Tim McDonald (Edison-Fresno)
- Hugh McElhenny (Washington-Los Angeles)
- Willie McGinest (Long Beach Poly)
- John McKay Jr. (Bishop Amat-La Puente)
- Mike McKeever (Mount Carmel-Los Angeles)
- Freeman McNeil (Banning-Wilmington)
- Ron Mix (Hawthorne)
- Warren Moon (Hamilton-Los Angeles)
- Don Mosebar (Mt. Whitney-Visalia)
- Harold Muller (Oakland Tech)
- Anthony Munoz (Chaffey-Ontario)
- Ernie Nevers (Santa Rosa)
- Ken O’Brien (Jesuit-Carmichael)
- Carson Palmer (Santa Margarita-Rancho Santa Margarita)
Former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer talks to the fans after being inducted into the Cardinals Ring of Honor at halftime of a game against the Seattle Seahawks at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Sept. 29, 2019 (Norm Hall/Getty Images)
- Joe Perry (Jordan-Los Angeles)
- Jim Plunkett (James Lick-San Jose)
Quarterback Jim Plunkett (16) of the Los Angeles Raiders takes a break from the action during the game against the San Diego Chargers at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sept. 28, 1986. The Raiders won 17-13. (George Rose/Getty Images)
- Les Richter (Fresno)
- Ron Rivera (Seaside)
- Jackie Robinson (John Muir-Pasadena)
- Jerry Robinson (Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa)
- Aaron Rodgers (Pleasant Valley-Chico)
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) of the New York Jets talks to reporters after training camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, N.J., on July 26, 2023. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
- Rashan Salaam (La Jolla Country Day)
- John Sciarra (Bishop Amat-La Puente)
- Junior Seau (Oceanside)
- Richard Sherman (Dominguez-Compton)
- Jeff Siemon (Bakersfield)
- Alex Smith (Helix-La Mesa)
- Dennis Smith (Santa Monica)
- Bob St. Clair (Poly-San Francisco)
- Lynn Swann (Serra-San Mateo)
Hall of Fame wide receiver Lynn Swann poses for photos as he is introduced prior to the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 06, 2022. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
- Amani Toomer (De La Salle-Concord)
- Gino Torretta (Pinole Valley-Pinole)
- Norm Van Brocklin (Acalanes-Lafayette)
- Gene Washington (Long Beach Poly)
- Kenny Washington (Lincoln-Los Angeles)
- Bob Waterfield (Van Nuys)
- Charles White (San Fernando)
- Russell White (Crespi-Encino)
- D.J. Williams (De La Salle-Concord)
- Ricky Williams (Patrick Henry-San Diego)
- Roy Williams (James Logan-Union City)
- Ron Yary (Bellflower)
- Charles Young (Edison-Fresno)
- Luis Zendejas (Don Lugo-Chino)
- Gary Zimmerman (Walnut)
Coaches
- Marijon Ancich (St. Paul-Santa Fe Springs, Tustin)
- John Barnes (Los Alamitos)
- Dick Bruich (Fontana)
- Lou Farrar (Charter Oak-Covina)
- Dwight Griffin (Bakersfield)
- Mike Herrington (Hart-Santa Clarita, Bellflower)
- Bob Johnson (Mission Viejo, El Toro-Lake Forest)
- Bob Ladouceur (De La Salle-Concord)
- Herb Meyer (Oceanside, El Camino-Oceanside)
- Bill Redell (Crespi-Encino, St. Francis-La Canada, Oaks Christian-Westlake Village)
- Kevin Rooney (Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks)
- Gene Vollnogle (Banning-Wilmington, Carson)
- Harry Welch (Canyon-Canyon Country, St. Margaret’s-San Juan Capistrano, Santa Margarita-Rancho Santa Margarita)