Elton Rule Revolutionized an Industry, and We Watched

Elton Rule, a Sacramento City College alumnus, redefined network television programming as ABC’s president.



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Flo Hyman: One of the Early Legends of Volleyball

Flo Hyman was a towering presence on the U.S. National Volleyball Team and internationally for more than a decade before her untimely death in 1986 at the tender age of 31.

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Janet Leigh: Hollywood Starlet Plucked from a Junior College

Jeanette Morrison enrolled at Stockton Junior College (now San Joaquin Delta College) after high school to study psychology and music. While visiting her parents in Lake Tahoe, Morrison’s stunning good looks drew the attention of a legendary Hollywood starmaker.

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Joseph C. Rodriguez: Community College Alumnus Became American War Hero

Just a year after graduating from San Bernardino Valley College, Joseph Rodriguez was an Army private at war in Korea whose act of heroism led to his nomination for this nation’s highest military honor.

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Dan Quisenberry: A Remarkable Life That Ended Too Soon

One of the most famous student-athletes to come out of Orange Coast College, Dan Quisenberry not only left his mark on the baseball program at the college, he went on to leave an unforgettable legacy in the Kansas City area, both on and off the ballfield.

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Admiral Owen W. Siler: From the California Coast to Coast Guard Commandant

From humble beginnings as a student at Santa Maria Junior College, Owen Siler rose to Commandant of the United States Coast Guard and left a lasting legacy that is still felt today.

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Remembering Matthew "Mack" Robinson

In today’s world of multi-million dollar contracts, appearance fees, and endorsements, it’s easy to forget what many world-class athletes had to endure. For an African-American track star in the 1930s, there were no riches or lasting fame.

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