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Originally Posted by oaks1912
Don't forget Dennis Eckersley graduated high school in Fremont... Joe Dimaggio did not graduate high school, and while some sources indicate he 'attended' Gallileo, friends of his said it was more like 'he appeared on campus grounds a few times"
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Can't imagine Joe D being very studius. Dom looks like he was the brains in the family... though maybe the glasses were just a ploy?
Wow, didn't even realize Eck was a local too. I never fully appreciated how home grown those late 80's A's were.. specically '89
LF Rickey (HOF)- Oakland Tech- Oakland
CF Dave Henderson (former AS)- Dos Palos (Central Valley)
3B Carney Lansford (AS and batting champ)- Wilcox HS- San Jose, CA
SP Dave Stewart (staff ace, '89 AS game starter)- St Elizabeth HS, Oakland
RP Dennis Eckersley (AS, HOF closer)- Washington, Fremont, CA
... stretching out a little further, Big Mac (La Verne then USC) and Mike Gallego (Santa Fe Springs then UCLA) were So Cal boys... as was the Billy Beane (Mt Carmel HS in San Diego) who played briefly with that team.
Another local guy I forgot... Tulo! Troy Tulowitski- Fremont High, Sunnyvale.