Inductees

The thousands of Antioch youngsters who have been introduced to “America’s Favorite Pastime” in the last five decades owe thanks to Alvin “Kelly” Martin. Read More “Alvin “Kelly” Martin”

Suiting up for the Rose Bowl in 1957 was the culmination of a stellar prep and college football career for this Panther football star. Carl’s Antioch High accomplishments included scoring 13 touchdowns his senior year, part of the 24 he scored as a three-year varsity player during the 1952-1954 seasons. Read More “Carl Maxwell”

The 5’ 9”, 195-pound fullback was top vote-getter in the selection process for the Antioch Ledger’s “Cream of the Crop” 1950-1967 First Team in which Sports Editor Bill Boyer asked 22 prominent local sports experts to select the most outstanding gridiron stars who attended Antioch High from the 1950s through 1967. Read More “Larry Merlini”

Antioch High School named Ron as Co-Athlete of the Year and football MVP as a senior in 1963 but his gridiron skills were evident from an early age. Read More “Ron Morelli”

If anyone asks Bill Snelson about his own experiences as an athlete, the likely response would be, “Oh…I boxed a little.” What the modest former Panther coach doesn’t reveal is that he was second in NCAA Championship boxing while attending California State University, Sacramento, and was inducted into the CSUS Hall of Fame in 2002. Read More “Bill Snelson”

The 1984 Antioch High graduate earned a long list of honors and achievements during his three years as a varsity tight end and linebacker. Read More “Eric Snelson”

Jeff played 13 professional seasons in baseball, including appearing in 113 major league games in three seasons for the Chicago Cubs between 1988 and 1990. Read More “Jeff Pico”

A child’s tiny, shamrock-green windbreaker, emblazoned with “Rockets” across the back could have belonged to any Little Leaguer. Read More “Mia Rexroth”

The Panther pitcher set six all-time baseball records at UCLA, but he developed his athletic gifts in Antioch Little League and later on at Antioch High, where he spent three consecutive years as a First Team All-Diablo Valley Athletic League selection and two years as All-East Bay and All-Northern California. Read More “Alex Sanchez”

He was selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America two times as a First Team All-America player at the University of Arizona, in 1987 and 1988, the first time any athlete from Antioch has become an All-American twice. Read More “Larry Silveira”