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Paul Williams, 1958
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Singer, Songwriter, Actor Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe winning songwriter,
Paul
Williams is recognized as one of America's most prolific and gifted
lyricists and composers. A 'Hall of Fame' songwriter and recipient
of the National Music Publishers President's Award, Williams standards
have been recorded by such diverse musical icons as Elvis Presley, Frank
Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, David Bowie,
Tony Bennett, Sarah Vaughn, Johnny Mathis, The Carpenters, Luther Vandross,
REM, Mel Torme, and Diana Ross. His songs have also found favor with
Country legends including Chet Atkins, Garth Brooks, Kris Kristofferson,
Charlie Pride, Crystal Gayle, Anne Murray, Lynn Anderson, The Oak Ridge
Boys, Diamond Rio and Neil McCoy |
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Melvin Dumar 1962 |
Melvin Dumar is mentioned in the hand written will of Howard Hughes. He was disgraced in court by high paid attorneys representing the Hughes Family Trust. In 1980 a film named "Melvin and Howard" examined the story. In 2005 a Retired FBI Agent found employees that remember Hughes entering the Sands that morning and stating he had been picked up by Melvin in the desert. Furthermore it is noted that Hughes owned mines in the area he was picked up by Melvin. At this point Melvin doesn't care and he is enjoying life in Utah. |
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Laura Baugh 1972
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Laura Baugh is an American Golf Champion where she earned 66 top 10 finishes as a professional golfer and was Rookie of the Year in 1973. Today she operates the Laura Baugh Golf Workshops for women. |
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Paul Goydos 1981
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Paul Goydos is a big time golfer with 15 years on the PGA Tour. Most recently he won the 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii. Not quite Tiger Woods, but we will claim him as a Bruin |
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Bobby
Grich 1967 |
Robert Anthony "Bobby" Grich (born January 15, 1949 in Muskegon, Michigan) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman and right-handed batter who played for the Baltimore Orioles (1970-76) and California Angels (1977-86). |
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Jeff Burroughs 1969
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Jeff Burroughs was the nations first draft pick in 1969 and he joined the Senators at age 19. In 1974 he won MVP honors and had carrier batting .261 with 240 homers and 881 RBIs. Today his son Sean Burroughs is following in Jeff's footsteps. |
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Sean
Burroughs 1998
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Sean Burroughs signed with the Padres rather than accepting a scholarship from USC. Won a gold medal in Sydney Olympics. As a third baseman, he is a career .280 hitter with a .340 on base percentage in 439 games. |
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Swen Langebert, now Swen Nater, was a big man that taught Bill Walton to be a better center at UCLA. Apparently he was not good enough as a Junior to play for Wilson but he was a first round draft pick in the NBA as a UCLA redshirt and played for Milwaukee Bucks, Buffalo Braves, Clippers and Lakers, 1983 -1984 and was a One Time NBA Leader in Rebounds (1980). Today Swen is a Speaker, Writer, Poet and Big Man Coach in Washington and runs a Playing Big Post Camp for students. |
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Arthur L. Costa, Ed.D. is an Emeritus Professor of Education at California State University, Sacramento and Co-founder of the Institute for Intelligent Behavior in El Dorado Hills, California. Dr Costa developed an approach to education named "Habits of the Mind" which is used in many schools throughout the world. His method of education has had a significant influence in education and his books are widely available. |
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Malcom M.
Lucas 1945 |
Chief Justice Malcom M.
Lucas, 26th Chief Justice of California, 1987 to 1996, Malcom was
appointed to the position after his predecessor, Rose Bird was removed by
the electorate in 1986 because of her constant opposition to Capital
punishment.. In stark contrast to the Bird Court, the decisions of the
Lucas Court tended to adhere to the textualist approach of interpreting the
law in strict accordance with its written meaning and precedent. During his tenure, the California Supreme Court issued landmark decisions on reapportionment, insurance law and employment law, among other issues. Widely heralded for bringing order and efficiency to the entire judicial system and restoring confidence in and respect for the Supreme Court, he was responsible for numerous administrative reforms in the high court's internal operations that have improved procedures and streamlined the decision-making process. |
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Bruce Broiwn 1955 |
Bruce Brown, Filmmaker In 1964, film maker Bruce Brown decided to follow two surfers around the world in search of a perfect wave. On a budget of only US$50 thousand, with a 16mm camera, he captured the essence, the adventure, and the art of surfing. Hence the renowned The Endless Summer. From the waters of West Africa, through the seas of Australia, to Haiti, two surfers from California achieved their great dream: to try the wildest waves in the world. With The Endless Summer, Brown broke the mold. Born in San Francisco, Brown grew up in Southern California. He started surfing at 11 on the green rollers that formed in the entrance channel to Alamitos Bay before the Long Beach breakwall was completed. |
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| Lynne Cox, Open Water Swimmer - Lynne has broken almost every women's and men's open water swimming record. Catalina Channel, English Channel, Oresund, Strait of Magellan, Aleutian Islands, Cape of Good Hope, around Joga Shima Island, Bearing Strait, Lake Baikal, Beagle Channel, Spree River, Golf of Aqaba, and even Antarctica. Lynne was inducted into the Swimming Hall of Fame in 2000. More recently Lynne has become an author writing about her adventures. | |
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