The Alumni would like to say a Special THANK YOU, to Jean Shaw for all her hard work, support, and dedication to St. Augustine high School and it’s Alumni.
The 2012 Hall of Fame Inductees:
THE 2005 STATE CHAMPION GOLF TEAM-
In 2005, the Saints golf team achieved an unprecedented level of success. For the first time in school history one of our teams accomplished a feat against all comers. As there are no divisions at the state level and only one school earns the right to be crowned State Champion. In 2005 our golfers became the first team to win a State Championship.
SKIP REDONDO- Class of 1967
Skip made his mark here at Saints as a baseball player. From his sophomore year on he was a fixture on the varsity pitching staff.
He was selected all-Eastern league as a junior, and awarded Eastern League Player of the Year as a senior. He was also selected to the All-CIF team, and played in the Breitbard All Star Game.
Skip went on to play two years at Southwestern College where he won All-Conference honors before accepting a scholarship offer to play at UC Irvine.
After college he discovered that his true calling was to tennis. The Redondo’s were the preeminent tennis family in San Diego at the time with both his brother and sister ranked in the world by the USTA. For almost 40 years has been one of the most respected tennis coaches in San Diego County.
Skip served 10 years as the Head Men’s Tennis Coach as San Diego State University. He has been named San Diego Tennis Professional of the Year. And continues to run his own successful tennis academy today.
Posthumously elected- DARRELL RUSSELL- Class of 1994
Darrell lettered three times in football, three times in basketball, and three times in track while at Saints.
While his love of basketball was well known, it was on the gridiron that he excelled.
He was named first team all-league and all-CIF in both his junior and senior years.
As a senior Darrell was named the Defensive Player of the year. He was named a Parade All-American, an ESPN All-American, Blue Chip All-American, and The Gatorade State Player of the Year and participated in the All-American Bowl.
Darrell accepted a scholarship to USC and started on the defensive line for three years earning 1st Team All-PAC 10 honors in 96 and 97.
HE was a finalist for the Lombardi Trophy, the Outland Trophy and the Bronko Nagusrki award.
Darrell entered the NFL draft following his junior year and was the 2nd overall selection by the Oakland Raiders in 1997.
He played 6 seasons for the Raiders and one more for the Redskins and was selected to play in the Pro-Bowl in 98 and 99 averaging 10 sacks per season.
Darrell left us much to early at the age of 29.
SEAN BARRETT- Class of 2003
Sean lettered 3 times in baseball, 4 times in cross country and 4 times in track.
in cross country he was the Western League runner of the year 3 times and 1st Team CIF 4 times. He was the CIF individual Champion as a junior and finished 4th in the State Finals that year.
Sean was named to the All-State team twice the UT Prep Athlete of the Month in November 2001, and was named the UT All-Academic Team Captain as a senior.
In track, he won 1st Team League honors 3 times, and 1st Team All-CIF as a junior and senior.
He was league champion in the 1600 and 3200 as a junior, and as a senior tripled up in the 800, 1600, and 3200.
At Harvard University: Sean lettered in cross country and track 4 times each.
He was an All-Regional selection in his senior year and Team co-captain in 06 and 07.
He graduated from Harvard with an all-time rank of 8th in the 5K and 9th in the 10 K, a list that dates back to 1874.
As a proud member of the United State Marine Corps, Sean was the marathon 10K champion in 2007, the Marine Corp Cross Country Champion in 2008, and won the Iron Mike Fitness Award in 2008.
2011 Hall of Fame Inductees
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Jelani McCoy (’95)
Basketball
- Varsity Letterman (9,10,11,12)
- 1st Team Harbor League (11)
- 1st Team Western League (12)
- 1st Team CIF (11)
- All-State Underclassman (11)
- CIF Player of the Year (12)
- Union Tribune Player of the Year (12)
- McDonalds All-American Game participant (12)
- Cal-Hi All State Team (11,12)
College
- Lettered three times (95-96, 96-97, 97-98)
- Set UCLA season field goal shooting record of .756 (96-97)
- Averaged 6.7 rebounds and 10.4 points per game.
- In 1998 became the career leader in blocked shots.
Pro
- Drafted 33rd overall by Seattle Supersonics
- Played 7 seasons in the NBA for Seattle, Los Angeles, Toronto, Cleveland, and Atlanta. (1998-2005)
- 2002 Laker team won the NBA title.
- Played one season in Italy (07), two in China (09-10) and one in Spain (10)
- Career stats of 1.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.
Misc.
- In 1995 was featured in Sports Illustrated “Faces in the Crowd.”
- In his sophomore year at UCLA, he set a school record for field goal percentage at 75.6% and still holds the career record for shooting percentage at 69.4%
- Jelani holds the record for most blocked shots in a season and most in a career at UCLA with 188.
- After his junior year he was drafted in the second round by the Seattle Supersonics and played 8 seasons in the NBA with the Sonics, Raptors, Nuggets, Cavaliers, Hawks, and Lakers- winning the NBA Championship in 2002.
- He has continued to play professionally in Italy, The Ukraine, Spain and China.
High School
- Varsity letterman football (9,10,11) Injured in car accident- unable to play (12)
- 1st Team Eastern League (11)
- 1st Team CIF (11) Two way starter
- Varsity letterman twice in basketball
- Varsity letterman track (9,10,11,12)
- Undefeated league shot put champion.
- CIF shot put champion (12) 10th in state meet at Berkeley (12)
- Received the St. Augustine Gold Medal for Athletics (12)
College
- After being recruited by Ohio State decided to play football at City College
- Played one season at Offensive guard.
- Oct. 14, 1977 a drunk driver hit his motorcycle head on and ended his athletic career.
Misc.
- Qualified for the Junior Olympics in the shot put while attending St. Rita’s. Held the state record at the time.
- Milton lettered 4 times in track and 3 times in football at Saints.
- In his 4 year career, he was undefeated in dual meets and the league champion each year. In 1976, he broke the 20 year old school record with a put of 56′ 2″. He bettered that in capturing the CIF Championship that year with distance of 57 feet 8 ½ inches. He was a member of the first Saints team to qualify for the State Championships earning a 10th place finish.
- He also held the school record in the discus that stood until 2009 at 135′ 11″.
- In football, Milt was a two way starter at offensive guard and defensive tackle at Saints earning All-league and All-county honors in his junior year.
- After his junior year while weighing scholarship offers from Ohio State, Michigan State, Texas A&M, and Washington State in football and track, Milton was injured by a drunk driver and missed his senior year of football.
- The following year he resumed his football career at San Diego City College; a team rated #1 in the state and began receiving notice again for football.
- Lightning struck twice for him as he was hit head on by a drunk driver while riding his motorcycle. A severe leg injury ended his career.
- After leg rehabilitation, he moved to Las Vegas and resumed a long dormant boxing career as a member of the Amateur Boxing Association with a record of 14-1
Don participated mostly in track at Saints, but made his mark an an official, first in San Diego and eventually on the biggest stage in sports.
- Don was a member of the San Diego County Football Coaches Association as well as a board member and President from 1975 through 1986.
- He served as an official for the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from 1987-1991, and in the Pac-10 from 1992-1994.
- He served NFL Europe as a back judge and referee from 1995 to 2008.
- From 1995 to the present day, he has been a member of the NFL as a back judge, and worked Super Bowl XXXVI (36) in 2003.
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In an era when there were no divisions; and when the entire section played for one CIF Championship, the upstart St. Augustine Saints traveled to San Diego Stadium to put an undefeated record on the line against the heavily favored Grossmont Foothillers.
- Led by a bruising running game and a stifling and opportunistic defense, the team beat Grossmont 13-8. A one yard run by Frankie George and a 69 yard interception return by Robert George, along with a late interception by Curt Young clinched our first ever CIF Championship in any sport.
- On December 4th, 1970, that undefeated championship team gave us all a glimpse of what was yet to come for this great high school.
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