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ANAHEIM COLONISTS FOOTBALL
(Established 1900 - Incorporated 1919)
3 CIF CHAMPIONSHIPS
1940, 1956, 1967
28 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
1932, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2006
40 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES
1923, 1926, 1932, 1934, 1940, 1941, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2006
All-Time Record : 500 Wins, 340 Losses, 38 Ties
A Message From VAN...
We welcome all of our Blue and Gold brothers, sisters, family and friends
to come support Anaheim this Friday night at Glover Stadium
as the Colonists fight to bring home another CIF title to Old AU!
No history of high school football in Southern California can go by without mention of the Anaheim Colonists.
Anaheim's gridiron past dates back to a November afternoon in 1900. That day, the boys in Blue-and-Gold defeated their neighbors from Fullerton High 2-0.
Although banned for years as a dangerous sport, the desire for football continued to grow. Thanks to a student petition led by freshman Bill Cook (a member of the OC Sports Hall of Fame), football became a truly official sport in 1919, and Anaheim teams have prowled Southern California gridirons ever since.
A new era began in 1931 with the arrival of Dick Glover as head coach. At first barely older than the boys he led, Glover guided the Colonists to seven league titles, and Anaheim's first CIF Championship in 1940. Fans gathered for the first time at La Palma Park to thrill to the exploits of players like Wally Fee, Jack Fujii, Bud Mahoney, Rusty Roquet, Art & Jerry Shipkey, "Truck" Uyeshima, and Bill Lewis. Glover himself moved on to become the first district-wide athletic director, guiding the development of high school athletics in the city of Anaheim. His legacy of achievement is commemorated in the stadium that now bears his name.
One of Glover's first decisions in his new position sealed the Colonists' claim to greatness. Clare Van Hoorebeke elevated the Anaheim football program to heights no one had dreamed possible. Six straight league titles, a 34-league game unbeaten streak, and a CIF Championship earned before a record setting crowd in the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum made Anaheim the epicenter of high school football in Southern California. Joe Avitia, Mickey Gouyd, Paul Grover, Dean Philpott, Gene Morford, and two-time CIF Player of the Year Mickey Flynn were among this new generation of blue-and-gold heroes.
Through the tumultuous 1960s, Anaheim rose to even greater heights, and its success forged what can only be built through continued excellence; a dynasty. "Boogie" Carrillo, Ron Davini, Gerry Mullins, Ron Pharris, Ty Salness and others too numerous to count made their marks as the Colonists reached CIF nine times in the decade. Making title-game appearances in 1962 and 1966, the Blue-and-Gold boys also made history by defeating the mighty Monarchs of Mater Dei 12-7 in the first CIF playoff game ever played at Anaheim Stadium.
In 1967, the Colonists sealed their legacy of greatness forever, capturing the CIF AAAA title with a spectacular 27-6 win over rival Santa Ana at the Big A. Wayne Bugbee, George Fraser, Pat Mahoney, Mo Rodriguez, Dan Simpson, CIF Player of the Year Tom Fitzpatrick and others represented this truly glorious era.
Through it all, Van Hoorebeke and his "Vanmen" defined high school football in Southern California. With assistant coaches like Brant Cowser, Jack Lee, Bill Miller, Wayne Atkins, John Balaam, Bob Salerno, George Dena and John Wallin, Anaheim boasted a staff of mentors that was second to none.
After Van retired in 1972 as the all-time winningest coach in OC football history, the Colonists' tradition continued, first under Salerno, then under Roger Stahlhut and Ted Mullen. The exploits of Lou Chambrone, Moices Chavez, Steve Evans, Phil Garabedian, Joaquin Garcia, Ernest Johnston, Brian Noble, Joel Ramirez, and John Ybarra punctuated the 1970s and 80s, when Anaheim reached CIF 14 times, including their most recent title-game appearance before a packed house at Glover Stadium in 1987.
Colonist tradition endured its toughest tests through the 1990s and into the 2000s, but Anaheim fans cheered their team to league championships in 1992 and 1996, while being enthralled with record-breakers like Luis Gomez and Reuben Droughns, who along with Jesus Acevedo, Brian Diaz, Steve Howard, Sergio Martinez, Jose and Angel Rodriguez, showed that Anaheim pride remained strong in the hearts of all true Colonists.
As another new season begins, a new generation of Anaheim Colonists will rise up to add their names to the blue and gold history that they have inherited. It is a history that continues to endure, a legacy to stand for all time.
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