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Celebrating the Top 150 Athletes in Santa Barbara High History

Honorees include Eddie Mathews (’49), Al Geiberger (’55), and Jesse Orosco (’76).

Celebrating the Top 150 Athletes in Santa Barbara High History

It could have been an all-nighter, the most dragged-out awards program in history. To commemorate the sesquicentennial anniversary (that’s 150 years) of Santa Barbara High School, the top 150 athletes in the history of the Dons were recognized at a gathering that filled the confines of the Santa Barbara Club on November 10.

In addition, there were the inductions of nine athletes and three teams into the SBHS Dons Hall of Fame. And a dinner too. What got into them?

David Bolton, left, who put together the celebration of the SBHS top 150 athletes, with his fellow graduate of the 1981 class, former All-Pro quarterback Randall Cunningham. | Credit: Alejandro Navarro

Meet David Bolton, a 1981 graduate of the school. He is the longtime president of Ye Ole Gang, which runs the Hall of Fame, and he agreed to put on the top 150 show for the SBHS Alumni Association.