2007 Hall of Fame

JJerry Downey

X-Country- Head Coach since 1985 8 League Titles 7 CIF Titles 3 CIF Runner up finishes 3 Top 10 in State meets. 5 All-Americans. Montana State Champions- 1968. Track- Head Coach since 1985 8 League Titles 1 CIF Title. Numerous State qualifiers.

Coach Downey has been the head Track and Cross Country coach at Saints for the past 23 years. As the track Coach, Jerry’s teams have accumulated 8 League Championships along with the 2006 CIF Championship--the first in school history. He was named CIF Coach of the year in 2006. In Cross Country, Coach Downey is the dean of all county coaches.

Jerry won his first State High School Championship in Montana in 1968 before heading south to San Diego. His Saints teams have won 8 league titles. His incredible run of CIF Championships began in 1992 and is highlighted by an unprecedented 5 in a row in '96, '97, '98, '99, and 2000. He added another in 2005 and his teams have also been the CIF runners-up in '91, '93, and 2003. His teams have finished 3 times in the top 10 in the state meet.

During this time there have been numerous state qualifiers and many college runners who have benefited from Jerry’s program. He has been named as the CIF coach of the year 4 times and the 2000 California State Coach of the Year.

Javier Pamus '93

Baseball- Varsity Letterman (10,11,12) 2nd Team All-League (10) 1st Team All-League (11,12) 2nd Team All-CIF (11) 1st Team All-CIF (12) Team MVP (12) College- Leading Pitcher for Mesa College (95) Varsity Letter winner San Jose State University (96,97,98) 2nd Team All-American NCBWA Team (98) 1st Team Baseball America All-American (98) 1st Team WAC (98) SJSU record holder- wins in a season- 13 (98) Struck out 114 batters (98) Career record of 20-8 is 3rd best in school history. Hot Stove College Pitcher of the Year (98) Pro- Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 11th round- did not sign (97) Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 20th round (98) A- Played for Spokane in the short A League (98) A- Promoted to Lansing of the Midwest League (98) A- Spent season with Charlston and compiled a 3-3 record with 2.79 ERA with 4 saves (99) AA- Split time with Wilmington and Wichita. Selected to the 2001 Northern League All-Star Game (Injured did not play) Elbow injury ended career

A 1993 graduate and teammate of current Hall of Famers Pete Albers and Craig da Luz.Javie lettered three times in baseball and was selected to the all-league team each year.He was selected 2nd team all-CIF after his junior year and 1st team All-CIF after his senior year. He was also selected team co-mvp that season.Javie tossed two no-hitters in his high school career.After leaving Saints he played one yr at Mesa College and was the teams leading pitcher before accepting a scholarship to San Jose State University where he lettered three times.In his senior year Javie was selected 1st Team All- Western Athletic Conference and was named to the NCAA All-America Team by Baseball America, and by the Baseball Writers Association.
His 13 wins set a San Jose State school record in1998..He struck out 114 hitters tht year as well.
He was named the Hot Stove College Pitcher of the Year, and his career record of 20-8 is 3rd all-time at San Jose State.He was drafted after his Junior year by the Houston Astros but chose to return to school and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals after his senior year.He split his first year between Spokane and Lansing at the single A level, and played the 99 season in Charleston compiling a 3-3 record with a 2.79 ERA and 4 saves.He spent the following season at AA Wichita.He was selected to the Northern League All-Star game in 2001, but an elbow injury cut his season and career short.

 

Fred Jones '95

Football- Varsity Letterman (10,11,12) 2nd Team Western League (10) 1st Team Western League (11,12) Western League Defensive Player of the Year (12) 2nd Team CIF (11) 1st Team CIF (12) CIF Defensive Player of the Year (12) Blue Chip All-American (12) Cal-Hi Sports All-State (12) Team MVP (12) Honorable Mention for the Gold Medal for Athletics (12) Basketball- Varsity Letterman (11,12) College- Accepted scholarship from the University of Colorado Varsity Letterman at Colorado (96,98,99) 2nd Team All-Conference (96) 1st Team All-Conference (98) Lee Willard Outstanding Freshman Award (96) Dave Jones Outstanding Defensive Player Award (98) Finished with 10.5 sacks at Colorado Pro- Signed as a free agent by and played for the Buffalo Bills (00,01) Signed by the Kansas City Chiefs and played for two years (03,04) Totaled 59 tackles and 1.5 sacks in his career- Mostly on special teams. Total- 5 years