In Memory of George “Bus” Ackerman, Antioch’s First All-American
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Today Antioch Sports History- April 7, 1970- 51 years ago today Antioch High’s Gene “Butch” Rounsaville toes the rubber at Chicago’s White Sox Stadium as a relief pitcher and becomes Antioch’s first Major League Baseball (MLB) player. It would be eight long years before the 6’3’ 205 pound, 1962 graduate would stand facing his first…
NFL Hall of Fame Super Bowl 50 Luncheon Ticket Drawn
Antioch Sports Legends volunteer Sam Johnson and Antioch Sports Legends Coordinator Tom Lamothe holding the winning NFL Hall of Fame Luncheon ticket! The winner of the Super Bowl 50 NFL Hall of Fame luncheon tickets honoring John Madden, winning Raider Coach of Super Bowl XI is, Antioch chiropractor Dr. Lance Miller! The luncheon, held at…
The 1947 Bears, Antioch’s Own Field of Dreams Baseball Team
Just as in Kevin Costner’s movie, “Field of Dreams” the 1947 Antioch Bears played baseball in a cornfield. The Bears, a sandlot team made up of 9 to 13 year old boys played ball in a growing cornfield in Antioch’s old Prosserville District on Seventh Street. Each day after work, Penrose “Penny” Russell would watched…
AHS and DVHS Senior Athletes Continue Athletic Careers at 4 Year Colleges
By Steve Dulas, Sports Legends staff writer ANTIOCH – The presence of Antioch athletes will be felt across the country next school year, as a handful of athletes from Antioch and Deer Valley high schools will be continuing their athletic careers at four-year colleges. Two members of Antioch High’s football team are moving on, offensive…
1995 Antioch High Panthers Listed in CalHiSports Greatest Teams in California History
Congratulations to Antioch High’s 1995 Baseball Team for breaking into CalHiSports’ 40 Greatest Baseball Teams in California history. The ’95 Panther’s, inducted into the Antioch Sports Legends Hall of Fame (HOF) in 2018, were proceeded by team members Aaron Miles HOF 2014, Brian Oliver HOF 2015, Manual Bermudez HOF 2014 and Coached by John Whitman…
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Between 1963 and 1965 the two Hall of Famers paths crossed for 32 games with the Colts