2016 Induction Ceremony
2016 Inductees
Coach
Bill Flake (wrestling) 1961-1997
- Wrestling coach at PHS 1964-1989
- 14 SFL championships in 18 years
- Three CAL championships in 7 years
- Eight CIF Subsection championships
Coach
Tom Johnson (football) 1972-1997
- Co-Head Football coach 1972-1982
- Principal 1991-1997
- Six SFL championships
- Five CIF Section AA championships
- Team ranked No. 1 in State by CaHi Sports 1977, 1980
Coach
Rad McCord (skiing, tennis) 1974-2009
- Tennis/Skiing, 30 league titles (19 boys tennis) Division I & II
- Tennis, 10 CIF Sac Joaquin Section titles, Division I & II
- Skiing, 11 California State team titles (6 boys, 3 girls, 2 combined)
- California Coaches Association Tennis Coach of the Year 2002
Athlete
James Hardey (basketball, track) – 1973
- 1973 All SFL, All-Metro, All Section, All Superior California
- 223 assists, most in PHS history
- Leading scorer in PHS history (1,090 points)
- Held PHS triple jump record of 45’11-1/2” for 35 years
Athlete
Carol French (golf) – 1979
- Member of Boys Golf Team 1978-1979
- Competed in Girls State Championship match 1979
- LPGA member 1986-1989
- CSU Sacramento Athletic Hall of Fame 2007
Athlete
Jeff Hamilton (skiing) – 1984
- Four-year alpine ski and tennis team member 1981-1984
- 1992 Olympic bronze medalist speed skiing
- Four-time world speed skiing champion, 1995,1997, 1998, 1999
- World record holder 150 mph 1995
Athlete
Caty O’Connor (snowboarding) – 2010
- Three-time State snowboard champion 2007, 2009, 2010
- Placer High School Athlete of the Year 2010
- Junior Nationals Top 10 finisher 2011
- FIS international Top 50 ranking 2011, 2012
Staff / Community
John Engle (Principal) 1906-1936
- Hired coaches Fred Roumage, Earl Crabbe, Rufus Richardson, Ralph LeFebvre
- Construction of 1918 gym and 1936 Earl Crabbe Gym
- Constructed five major buildings
- PHS became Northern California academic and athletic showcase
Staff / Community
Howard Woodside
(Athletic Director) 1937-1961
- Director of PE and Athletics
- California Coaches Association Hall of Fame 1979
- Charter member Auburn Area Sports Hall of Fame 1994
- Sierra College Athletic Hall of Fame 2006
Team
1912-1917 Cadet Rifle Teams
(state and national champions)
- Coached by Captain Fred Roumage
1911-1916 - Six consecutive State championships
1912-1917 - National championship 1914 Class C
- National championship 1916 Class A
Team
2004 Girls’ Cross Country Team
(state champions 2004)
- Sierra Foothill League Champion 2004
- CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Champion 2004
- Winners of six invitational meet titles 2004
- California State Champion 2004