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Phil Kemp
Boys Basketball

Phil Kemp was a long time and very successful boy's basketball coach at Phoenix Alhambra High School.  His Lions won two Class 5A State Basketball Championships in 1974 and 1985.  The 1974 title was an amazing game won by Kemp's Lions in 4 overtimes!!!  The Lions bested another Hall of Fame...Read more

Robert "Bob" Schuster
Track

Bob Schuster was a charter member of the Arizona Coaches Hall of Fame in 1984.  Coach Schuster was one of the most successful prep track coaches in the state of Arizona from the late 1950's to the late 1980's.  Coach graduated from the University of Missouri and taught his first few years in...Read more

Jack Chisum
Baseball

Jack Chisum led the Miami Vandals to the Arizona State Class 3A Baseball Championships in 1979 and 1980.  Chisum coached at Holbrook before moving to Miami for a total of 26 years in high school athletics.  Jack was the victorious ACA South Baseball Coach in 1979.  The Arizona Republic naes...Read more

Leonard Agee
Boys Basketball

Coach Leonard Agee was the head basketball coach, history teacher, and Athletic Director at Buckeye High School in the West Valley for 29 years.   Coach Agee's Hawks were very successful during his tenure.  After opening the new gym in 1956 Agee was honored by the facility being named after him...Read more

Max Valkingburg
Golf

Coach Max Valkingburg started the golf program at Benson High School and retired after 22 years as the Bobcats head coach.  His teams compiled an overall record of 247 wins and only 88 losses during that span.  His Bobcats were State Runners-Up in the State Golf Tournament twice.  Coach...Read more

Gretchen James
Archery

Gretchen James was one of the first 5 women inducted into the Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame.  Coach James was inducted in the sport of archery which no longer exists under the AIA umbrella.  Her archery teams dominated the sport during its existence.  Gretchen was the first coach from Arizona...Read more

Tom Dingman
Meritorius

Tom Dingman was inducted into the Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame in 1998.  Coach Dingman was a successful football coach at Ajo and Glendale High Schools.  Dingman went on to be a very successful insurance broker.Read more

John Carlson
Wrestling

John Carlson was the head wrestling coach at Chandler High School in the late 1980's and 1990's.  Coach Chandler's Wolves were the back to back Class 5A State Wrestling Champions in 1989 and 1990.  The 1989 team broke Tucson Sunnyside's 8 year streak of State Titles.  The Wolves won the meet by...Read more

Rhea Wease
Meritorius

Coach Rhea Wease was honored meritoriously for his outstanding dedication and service to Salome High School Athletics.  Salome High School opened in 1956, and Coach Wease was the first educator hired.  He remained at Salome until his retirement in 1993.  He coached boy's sports until 1972 and...Read more

Bary Judd
Track

Bary Judd coached boys and girls track at St. David High School in southeastern Arizona for over 20 years.  His male St. David Tigers were the 1978, 1979, and, twenty years later, the 1998 Class 1A State Track Champions. The boys were also the State Runners-Up in 1974 and 1994.  They were third...Read more

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