Sixteenth AnnualMarin County High School

Athletic Hall of FameInduction Banquet

Friday, November 14, 2003Embassy Suites Hotel

San Rafael

Marin Athletic Foundation

Board of Directors Advisory Board Glen E. Robinson, President Peter Arrigoni Sharon Adams Sandy Boyd Joe Ayoob Mary Jane Burke Jeff Brusati Eugene Clahan Carney J. Campion Dan Coleman Joan Capurro William Daniels Judith Colton Mario Ghilotti William L. Cope John Govi Michael Daly Carolyn Horan Gary Frugoli William Isetta John S. Graham Jim King Ned Griffith Walter Kosta John Heilmann Kenneth MacDonald Marion Higgins Matt MacPhee Thomas Knopf Terrel Mason Rick Lafranchi Marie McCarthy Vicki McDill Peter Mitchell Richard Nave Robert Teasdale Robert E. Spain Sharon Valentino Natu Tuatagaloa Jamie Williams

Executive Director: Peggie Daly

Hall of FameBanquet Committee

Bill Brody Vicki McDill Jeff Brusati Hank Moroski Don Collins Rich Nave Mario Ghilotti Phil Roark George Lewis Glen E. Robinson Susie Woodall

The purpose of the Marin Athletic Foundation is to support and insure a full rangeof quality sports programs for all students at MCAL high schools. MAF fundingsupports athletics at Branson, Drake, Marin Catholic, Novato, Redwood, SanMarin, San Rafael, Tamalpais, Terra Linda and Tomales. Individual, business andorganization donations are vital in MAF’s fundraising efforts. Tax-decuctible con-tributions may be sent to:

Marin Athletic Foundation250 Locust AvenueSan Rafael, CA 94901

(415) 454-2247.

Program6:00 p.m.Reception

7:00 p.m.Grand Entrance of Inductees

7:30 p.m.Dinner

Welcome and IntroductionsGlen E. Robinson

President, MAF Board of Directors

Introduction of InducteesDon Collins, Master of Ceremonies

Presentation of Plaques

The Marin High School Athletic Hall of Fame, established by the Marin Athletic Foundation,recognizes and honors athletes who distinguished themselves in Marin County high schoolsports. It also gives recognition to coaches and others who made significant contributions tohigh school athletics in Marin County. The annual induction banquet is held in the fall.

2003 InducteesAthlete

Susan Burroni-Biggar - Drake - 1982Gene Ferrari - Marin Catholic - 1952

Jerry Goff - San Rafael - 1982Steve Kenilvort - Drake - 1982Brad Muster - San Marin - 1983

Sarah Sweeny - Marin Catholic - 1978Veronica Venezia-DeMartini - Terra Linda - 1976

CoachesAl Scott - NovatoBill Taylor - Drake

Special RecognitionDr. Robert Teasdale, Jr.

AcknowledgmentsMarin Athletic Foundation gratefully acknowledges:

Major SponsorShapell Industries – Dan Coleman,

Greater Bay Bank – Marin, Joe Ayoob, Jamie Williams,Rich & Dolly Nave

Special thanks to

The Marin Athletic Foundation also extends special thanks to Geoff Lepper of the Marin Independent Journal for the program preparation and to the Marin County Office of Education and

Burns Florist for their assistance and support.

Susan Burroni-BiggarAthlete — Drake 1982

Fellow MAF Hall of Famer and Drake graduate Carl Kotala had thisto say about Sue Burroni: “(She) was the tallest woman I’d ever seenin my life — not to mention being a great player.” While her 6-foot-2 frame might have imparted a natural advantage, Burroni madesure not to waste it, becoming a three-time All-Marin County Ath-letic League player in basketball (twice a first-teamer) and a two-time all-league honoree in volleyball. Burroni was the starting centeron Drake’s state championship basketball team in 1981-82 andplayed in the final despite back pain so severe that she was stuck inbed until 48 hours before game time. Though she achieved morerenown with the Pirates’ basketball team, Burroni believed she wasa more complete volleyball player, so she accepted a scholarship in that sport to Duke. The Blue Devils, with Burroni asa team captain, captured Atlantic Coast Conference championshipsin her final two seasons there. As a senior, Burroni was named anAcademic All-American. She lives in Melbourne, Australia, with herhusband, Darryl Biggar, and their three sons: Aidan (7 1/2), Oliver(5) and Ellis (1).

Gene FerrariAthlete — Marin Catholic 1952

The long-standing tradition of Marin Catholic running backs whocompiled huge numbers all began — literally — with Gene Ferrari.As the starting tailback on the school’s first three varsity teams afterits opening in 1949, Ferrari accumulated some eye-popping statistics:3,752 yards (averaging 134 per game), with 24 rushing touchdownsand 19 passing TDs. Ferrari accounted for five touchdowns in MC’sfirst varsity game and didn’t look back, earning first-team All-MarinCounty, first-team All-Catholic League, first-team All-Northern Cal-ifornia Catholic and honorable mention All-Northern Californiaawards in each of his three years as a Wildcat. “He had that star qual-ity,” said John Kunst, a teammate who was two years younger thanFerrari. “Everyone in the school looked up to him.” Ferrari played ahalf-season at College of Marin before a broken nose — these werethe days before facemasks — forced him to the bench. He joined theAir Force during the Korean War and served for four years, thenworked in credit and insurance investigations until his retirementin 1992. He lives in Novato with his wife of 50 years, Marge. Theyhave three sons and seven grandchildren.

Jerry Goff Athlete — San Rafael 1982

Of the 159 athletes in the Marin Hall of Fame, Jerry Goff owns oneof the most unusual combination of awards — as a senior, he wasAll-Northern California as a third baseman and as a punter. A classic three-sport athlete — football, basketball and baseball —Goff proved most versatile in the first sport, earning All-MCAL ac-colades at center, linebacker and punter as a senior. He was also cap-tain of the Bulldogs’ MCAL co-championship team. The followingspring, Goff posted a .468 batting average and was named first-teamAll-MCAL while captaining a pennant-winning squad. Goff playedone year at College of Marin, where he was All-Conference in foot-ball and baseball, then spent three seasons at Cal, where his seniorbaseball campaign ended with first-team All-Pac-10 and All-Americarecognition. The Seattle Mariners selected Goff in the third round ofthe 1986 draft. He made it to the majors in 1990 with Montreal, andplayed two seasons each with the Expos, the Pittsburgh Pirates andthe Houston Astros. Goff, who’s been a firefighter in Millbrae for thepast five years, lives in Novato with his wife Nancy, daughter Lau-ren (11) and son Jared (9).

Steve KenilvortAthlete — Drake 1982

As a junior, Steve Kenilvort somehow escaped the notice of theMarin County Athletic League boys basketball coaches, failing toland a spot on the All-League first team. His senior season made cer-tain that mistake wouldn’t be repeated. Kenilvort, a 6-foot-4 forward, led the league in scoring and was a captain on the Piratessquad that was 34-0 en route to a Division II California state championship. Kenilvort earned spots on the All-MCAL first team,plus the All-Bay Area and All-Northern California squads. In thestate finals against Banning, Kenilvort grabbed 16 rebounds andscored 35 points — 21 of those in the third quarter alone. It was aperformance that prompted Santa Clara coach Carroll Williams tosay: “Kenilvort is breathing fire. ... He will not let his team lose.” Per-haps not surprisingly, Kenilvort received a scholarship to SantaClara and was immediately named West Coast Conference Fresh-man of the Year. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1986NBA draft by the Warriors, but a second major injury to his left kneeended his professional career before it began. Kenilvort lives inPasadena and is a broker with First Capital Mortgage.

Brad MusterAthlete — San Marin 1983

Arguably the best NFL player ever to come out of Marin, BradMuster’s career with the Mustangs gave a good idea of what was in store. A first-team All-Marin County Athletic League player infootball and basketball for each of his last two seasons, Muster’s fa-vorite memories come from his junior year. In football that year, SanMarin claimed the North Coast Section 2A North crown, and in basketball, Muster earned those all-league accolades as the Mus-tangs’ sixth man. As a two-way senior, Muster scored 24 touch-downs and was named MCAL Back of the Year after totaling 1,867rushing, receiving and passing yards. Muster went on to star at Stanford, where he was a Kodak first-team All-American and Pa-cific-10 Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a junior. He wasselected by Chicago with the No. 23 pick overall in the 1988 NFLdraft, and during a seven-year career with the Bears and New Or-leans Saints, Muster collected 2,231 yards and 24 touchdowns.Muster lives in Santa Rosa with his family — wife Vicki, daughterKelly (13) and son Bo (6) — and is an assistant coach in football andgolf at Santa Rosa Junior College.

Sarah SweenyAthlete — Marin Catholic 1978

Sarah Sweeny did not go down as one of Marin’s rare state champions in track and field, but she completed what may be an even more difficult landmark of sustained success: reaching the finals at the State Meet for four consecutive years. Sweeny’s spe-cialty was the mile; she placed fifth in the state as a freshman, secondas a sophomore — behind Tamalpais’ Linda Broderick, a 2000 Hallof Fame inductee — fourth as a junior and seventh as a senior. Her mile time is still second-best in Marin history and shealso ranks in the top 10 all-time in the 800- and 3,200-meter distances. Sweeny also starred for the Marin Catholic cross country team; all told, she earned seven All-MCAL honors and an-other seven team MVP awards. Sweeny went on to qualify for theNCAA national championships in track and cross country at UCSanta Barbara before moving on to other sports. Since then, she’stried her hand at triathlons, cycling (competing in the 1984 U.S.Olympic trials in road racing), outrigger canoe racing and marathonrunning. Sweeny lives in Ventura and is a project coordinator for outdoor clothing manufacturer Patagonia.

Veronica Venezia-DeMartiniAthlete — Terra Linda 1976

Veronica Venezia didn’t waste any time writing her name in theMarin track and field history books. In 1974, the first year that girlswere granted equal access to the State Meet, Venezia — then a sophomore — was simply unbeatable over 440 yards, winning everyrace she entered. At the State Meet, Venezia won in 56.4 seconds — a time that still ranks among the three fastest in Marinhistory. That was her final race for the Trojans, however; Veneziamoved to Sacramento the following year to train with a privatecoach. She left holding Terra Linda records in the 100, 220, 440, longjump, 440 relay and 880 relay. Venezia won a national title with theUCLA track team but left after her freshman year. After getting mar-ried and giving birth to a son, Chad, a 25-year-old Venezia returnedto competition in 1984 with College of Marin, setting school recordsin the 400 and 800. She transferred to Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo andplaced second in the 1985 Division II NCAA championships. Venezia coached track and field at Terra Linda forsix seasons in the late 1980s. She lives in Novato with her husband,Richard DeMartini.

Al Scott Coach — Novato

When Al Scott was first nominated for the MAF Hall of Fame several years ago, he demurred, saying he didn’t want to be considered until his career was concluded. His friends knew betterthan to wait. “Jeff Brusati and Ron Price said I’d be coaching all mylife,” Scott said. “So they did it while I was in Hawaii.” As Novato’shead football coach for 15 seasons — 1966 through ’79, plus 1990 —Scott led the team to Marin County Athletic League championshipsin 1968, ’71, ’73 and ’74. One of his favorite victories was the 27-0win over Hogan of Vallejo in the Top of the Bay Bowl to cap the undefeated ’74 season. Scott coached golf at Novato for 10 seasons,beginning in 1967 with the arrival of future MAF Hall of Famer Ray Leach, winning four championships. For 16 years, Scott also or-ganized “Fight Night” fundraisers, training Novato students for sixweeks then setting up a ring he purchased from Hamilton Air ForceBase in the school’s gym. Scott is currently the offensive line coachat Santa Rosa Junior College. He lives in Santa Rosa with his wife, Linda Kay, and has three children, eight grandchildren and onegreat-grandchild.

Bill TaylorCoach — Drake

Now in his 26th year coaching Drake’s cross country and track andfield teams — both boys and girls — Bill Taylor has helped 21 Pirates sail into the State Meet waters, a number that’s fairlymind-boggling. Of course, Taylor came to Drake with a pedigree forsuccess, having earned a scholarship to USC — then the country’s preeminent track power — and becoming the Trojans’ No.1 half-miler in 1954 and ’55. Among Taylor’s most cherished high-lights are Morgan Banks’ second-place State Meet finish in the 800meters in 2000, and the Drake girls mile relay team of 1978, whichwas ranked third in the country, the highest rating accorded anyMarin quartet in 50 years. In 1978, Taylor founded the Arete Westprogram, in which a handful of students take a year-long course inEuropean culture and history, then tour the continent for a month or more. Taylor has since taken 13 groups of studentsacross the Atlantic. “It started as a European track tour,” Taylor saidin 1990, “and it’s become a European mind tour.” Taylor and his wife, Patricia, live in San Anselmo; sons Jess and Cory graduated from Drake in the 1980s.

-- Compiled by Geoff Lepper, Marin Independent Journal

Dr. Robert Teasdale Jr.Special recognition

As a football player at Pomona College, Robert Teasdale once caughta pass in the Rose Bowl stadium. Since arriving in 1981 and taking on the job of team doctor for College of Marin, Teas-dale has been giving Rose Bowl-quality medical services to thecounty’s athletes. Working with exercise physiologist David “Satch”Hennessy, Teasdale — an orthopedic surgeon with a private practicein Greenbrae — has started several programs meant to assist injuredathletes and prevent their injuries in the first place. Each year, Teas-dale gives pre-participation physicals to roughly 500 students at var-ious high schools — and he’s donated his fees back to each school’sathletic department. For several years, Teasdale also has conducteda free clinic on Saturday mornings for prep athletes, in an attempt toidentify injuries earlier and treat them before they became chronicproblems. “I love seeing the kids out there doing a good job,” Teas-dale told the IJ in 1991. “It’s a great feeling to see these kids out therecompeting successfully and coming back from their injuries. I likethe spirit and attitude that these young guys have.”