Inductees

Grover was varsity quarterback at Antioch High for his junior and senior years in 1954 and 1955: a “potent factor” in the Panthers’ most successful football seasons since 1948, coached by Brooks Golden. Read More “Grover Garvin”

Golf may be the only sport in which players can improve with age. Living proof for that claim is Bob Heaton. Read More “Robert “Bob” Heaton”

Baseball skills emerged early for Larry Hopwood. The 1970 Antioch High graduate was already a Babe Ruth All-Star by the age of 15. Read More “Larry Hopwood”

Athletic achievement is not always synonymous with physical brawn. Exhibit A: Bob Koupeny, the 106-pound “Little Blacksmith” who was one of the most successful wrestlers to graduate from Antioch High. Read More “Bob Koupeny”

“Put me in, Coach – I’m ready to play today; Look at me, I can be, Centerfield.” Mike Lucido is the living embodiment to the lyrics from that John Fogerty hit song. Read More “Mike Lucido”

Older brother Gino – the NFL Hall of Famer – acknowledges that his bruising 215-pound little brother Angelo was the better football player in high school. Read More “Angelo “Itsie” Marchetti”

No player will ever again wear the number 12 on their Panther softball uniform. It was officially retired from use in 2007 – forever linked with Debbie Nelson, a 1983 star athlete at AHS. Read More “Debbie Nelson”

Antioch residents might recognize the late Nick Rodriguez as the namesake of the town’s community center on F Street. Nick was the city’s long-serving Parks and Recreation Commissioner, former Mayor and City Council member. Read More “Nick Rodriguez”

Michelle Gromacki’s face may have been hidden behind a catcher’s mask during her playing career, but she continues to make herself known in the world of softball. Read More “Michelle Gromacki”

Jack was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal as a Rear Admiral in the Navy, but decades earlier he had earned a chest full of varsity letters at Antioch High – eight to be exact. Read More “Jack Garrow”