Based on how these players did after high school, here is a look at three of these teams in another short series we’re doing as we wait for the next football season to hopefully begin in the state. For this group of teams, we have the CIF Central Section, CIF Sac-Joaquin Section and Orange County....
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All-Time State Super Bowl Alums
Thanks to the archives of the Cal-Hi Sports State Record Book & Almanac, here are lists of the state’s Super Bowl alums for every year from 1967 to 2024. Crenshaw of Los Angeles was tied recently for most alums from one school by Dorsey of Los Angeles and there are two schools in California that...
Sac-Joaquin Top 5: NFL Starting QBs
We are happy to say that for the sixth straight year the CalHiSports.com web site and Cal-Hi Sports is going to be part of the weekly Final Quarter high school football show on Friday nights on the FOX 40 station in Sacramento.
Kaepernick’s Time Magazine Cover
Former Pitman High of Turlock three-sport standout Colin Kaepernick was featured by himself on the cover of Time Magazine two weeks ago. Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on the cover this week. So who are some other former California high school athletes who’ve been on the same cover in recent years or just those from […]
Sac-Joaquin Top 5: Best NFL QBs
Last week on the FOX 40 Final Quarter high school football show, hosts Jim Crandell and Kristina Werner revealed a list of the top five NFL quarterbacks who are from CIF Sac-Joaquin Section schools, according to CalHiSports.com. It was done with one of them prominent in the news lately.
NorCal Nirvana For NFL Quarterbacks
Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Colin Kaepernick aren’t just three starting NFL QBs from Northern California. They are three of the best QBs in the league. We look back at all three when they were in high school. Note: This column first appeared in SportStars Magazine and has been updated for our website. To see […]
State outshined by Florida for Super alums
While there are 11 former California prep players who will be in this year’s Super Bowl, the state’s total does not come close to Florida (with 16) and also trails Texas (with 13). Go inside for comments about each Californian and for more proof why it’s not essential for a player to be recruited by […]
Kaepernick: One of state’s top prep athletes for 2005-06
The San Francisco 49ers quarterback didn’t get as many high school honors in football or baseball as you might expect, but as an overall athlete he had few peers during the 2005-06 school year. We saw coach Jim Harbaugh play in high school, too.