Induction Year: 1990

Born in Santa Barbara, California, February 14, 1915.

Attended Simi Valley High School where he earned thirteen letters in three sports- basketball, baseball, and tennis.

Member of the championship baseball and basketball teams

Won individual championships in tennis, handball, and football distance throwing- 60 yards

Earned rank of Captain in the military- Played on military team which won a baseball championship

Established a Major League Record of throwing 58 pitches in a 2-0 victory against Cincinnatti in one hour six minutes

1946- Led the National League with twenty-three victories, twenty-four complete games and 284.2 innings. Pitched with the Boston Braves and St. Louis Cardinals

Appeared in two World Series, with the St. Louis Cardinals vs. the Boston Red Sox in 1946 and with the Boston Braves vs. the Cleveland Indians in 1948

Pictured on LIFE Magazine cover in 1946- The year the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series

Named to All-Syracuse Team (Triple-A), 1963

Selected as the Syracuse Chiefs’ greatest right-handed pitcher, 1967

Thirty-nine year association with the North Carolina High School Athletic Officials Association

Fourteen year association as Director and Umpire for the USSSA Softball

President of the Wilson North Carolina Hot Stove League

Honored by numerous civic organizations in hometown of Wilson, North Carolina

Birthdate: October I, 1937

Ventura High School 1952-55
Student Body President – 1955

Member of the Varsity Tennis Team – 1952-55
Tennis Team Most Valuable Player – 1955
Ventura County Junior Singles and Doubles Champion – 1955

Stanford University 1955-60
BA – Physical Education – 1959 (Dean’s List, 1959)
MA – Education – 1960
Varsity Tennis Letterman – 1957, 1959, 1960
Tennis Leadership Award – 1960

Mt. View High School – 1960-62; Teacher, Football (J.V.), and Tennis Coach

Foothill College – 1962-66
Coach – California State Championship Junior College Tennis Team – 1964-65
Co-founder and President – Mid-Peninsula Tennis Patrons Association – 1962
Co-founder and President – Recreation Tennis, Inc. – 1966
Author – “Tennis Anyone?” – 1964, 65, 71 , 78, and 85

Fremont Hills Country Club Tennis Professional – 1960-66

President, Northern California Tennis Professionals’ Association 1967

Stanford University – Mens’ Tennis Coach – 1966

USTA – “Master Clinician” designation – 1966

Stanford “Block S” Award for Distinguished Service in Athletics – 1973-74

Honorary Member – U.S. Tennis Professionals’ Association – 1981

UST A “Education Merit Award” – 1983

Volvo “Community Service to Tennis Award” – 1989

Director – U.S. Junior Davis Cup Training Cup 1968, 69, 70, 80
USTA National Junior Training camp – 1985-87

Coach – U.S. Men’s Tennis Team to China – 1977
– Intercollegiate All-Stars to Japan – 1977

Designed and Fund Raised $3.5 million Stanford Tennis Stadium – 1989

Advisor – “Inside Tennis Magazine,” Wilson Sporting Goods, Adidas USA

Coach of the Year Awards:
Pac-IO Conference – 1977, 78, 80, 83, 86, 88, & 89
NCAA/Wilson Sporting Goods – 1974
Sharp Electronics/World Tennis Magazine – 1989
NCAA/Wilson “Coach of the Decade” – 1989

Coaching Honors:
10 NCAA Team Champions (1 973, 74, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 86, 88, 89)
6 NCAA Singles Champions, 4 runner-up, & 29 All- Americans
1982 – 8 former Stanford players reached at least Round 32 at Wimbledon
1983- 4 former Stanford players reached at least the Quarterfinals at Wimbledon
1989-90 – 7 former Stanford players ranked in World’s top 35

Collegiate Coach of 5 “World Top Ten” players (John McEnroe – Wimbledon & U.S. Champion, Roscoe Tanner – Wimbledon Finalist, Alex Mayer – Wimbledon Semi-Finalist, Tim Mayotte – Wimbledon Semi-Finals, and Gene Mayer. (Pat DuPre also reached the Semi-Finals of Wimbledon and attained a World ranking of 14. Scott Davis attained a World ranking of 11.)

Gould coached for 38 seasons at Stanford University…He had 17 NCAA men’s tennis team titles and 50 All-Americans…He was named as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association coach of the decade for the 1980s and 1990s…Gould was named to the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame and the United States Tennis Association Hall of Fame.

Channel League Shot Put Champion, 1962, 1963

Ventura High School Shot Put Champion, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963

Established Ventura High School Shot Put Record – 59′ 7 3/4″

All-American Track Team Member (Honorable Mention) – 1963

Ventura High School Sports Hall of Fame for Track Achievements

Bellflower Invitational Shot Put Champion, 1962, 1963

Second Place Finish in Shot Put in National Golden West Invitational – 60′
1 1/2″, 1963

Third Place Finish at the California State Track Meet – 59′ 10″

Second Place Finish in the Southern Section CIF Championships 58′ 10 1/2″, 1963

Ventura College
Starting tackle on the Western State Conference Football Championship Team, 1965

All-Opponents Team – Western State Conference – Defensive Tackle, 1965

Western State Conference Shot Put Champion, 1964, 1965

Tulsa University

Twice selected as Associated Press “Lineman of the Week,” 1967

Two time Missouri Valley Conference “Lineman of the Week” Selection, 1967

Missouri Valley Shot Put Champion, 1966

Professional Football Career

Defensive End and Special Teams Player for the 1968 Super Bowl Champion – New York Jets

Member of the Boston Patriots, 1969-70

San Diego Chargers, 1971

Born on May 30, 1924 in Bedford, Indiana

Attended Hoover High School in San Diego, CA

CIF Singles Tennis Champion – 1941, 1942

CIF Runner-up Tennis Doubles Competition – 1940

Ranked 5th in USA with Budge Patty in 18 years and under Doubles Competition

Varsity Basketball member – Team won Beverly Hills Tournament – named First-Team, All-Tournament

Attended the University of Southern California

Three year varsity tennis

Intercollegiate Doubles Champion with Bob Perez – 1948, 1949 Ojai Tournanment

NCAA Championship Runner-up with Bob Perez – 1948

Achieved national ranking of 10th in Doubles and 1 7th in Singles – 1949

Ventura College Tennis Coach – 1949-1954 – Two Western State Conference Titles

Ventura High School 1949-1961 – Won or were co-champions of Ventura County League in tennis for 12 consecutive years

From 1953-1961 “B” Basketball Coach – Won eight League Championships

Buena High School – Two League Tennis Championships – 1962-1964

Varsity Basketball Coach – 1961-1971 – Two League Championships

Singles Tennis Champion (50 years and older) Southern California Sectional Championships

Twice Ventura County Tennis Champion

Runner-up in the 50 years and older United States Hardcourt Championships Doubles (Bob Perez)

Lost in play-off to Ted Gleichman for the Ventura County Golf Championship

Forty years of dedication to Ventura Junior Tennis

Helped start the Ventura Youth Basketball Association program

Helped start the Ventura County Tennis Patrons Association

Re-established the Ventura County Tennis Championships

Born January 7, 1921 in Morgan Hill, California

Lettered in track at Oxnard High School in triple jump and long jump

Established league record as a junior in the triple jump

Attended Ventura College and UCLA before entering military during World War Il with the Army Air Corps

Upon discharge in 1946, he established a 42 year relationship with the Oxnard Press Courier

Hal was the sports editor for forty years during which time he gained the respect of the many county coaches for his positive and accurate reporting

Recipient of numerous awards over the years, including awards from both the Oxnard Elks and the Knights of Columbus in appreciation of outstanding news coverage and services rendered in the interest of sports

Received a special recognition award from the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame in 1988