accomplishments

MDHS Alumni Accomplishments

Mt. Diablo Alumnus Named

FHSU Head Football Coach

By Sarah Chan, '03

Fort Hayes State University's newest head football coach is one of Mount Diablo's own. Tim O'Connor, '86, who was a highly recognized and recruited football prospect, has been chosen to fill the position.

After a hectic recruiting season in his senior year at MDHS, O'Connor selected Boise State University, as former MD coaches were then coaching at Boise. Herb Criner, former MD head coach was now an assistant athletics director at Boise and Lyle Setencich, former MD assistant coach, was the Broncos' head coach.

Tim began his freshman year, after a red shirt season, as the starting weak side linebacker and remained at that position his entire career. Tim is ranked as the 8th leading tackler in the BSU press guide.

Upon graduation from Boise, Tim coached as a graduate assistant at UNLV. He then moved onto Fort Hays State University where he is currently the head fooball coach of the FHSU Tigers.

O'Connor is the 20th football coach in Fort Hays' history and replaces Jeff Leiker. He just completed his ninth football season at FHSU, fourth as the team's defensive coordinator.

Under his leadership, the Tiger defensive unit has been one of the top defenses in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

From Mt. Millennium (MDHS's student newspaper.)

MDHS Concord, CA

Volume 78 Issue 8

February 14, 2001

If you or someone you know has accomplished something special, please share with the Association so we can post your story here!

Keith Godchaux, '66

Keyboardist for

the Grateful Dead

1971-1979

Todd Lichti, '85

All American, Stanford University

Denver Nuggets

Orlando Magic

Golden State Warriors

Perth (Australia) Wildcats

Jerry Reese, '91

San Jose State University

Buffalo Bills

San Jose Saber Cats

Ralph Bollman, 1910

County Supervisor

County Water Board President (Bollman Water Treatment Plant is named after him.)

County Fire Commissioner

Wayman Ballenger, 1912

Concord City Clerk

Joe DeRosa, 1923

Mayor of Concord (youngest in the state when he was elected)

Concord Postmaster for 40+ years

County Fire Commissioner

Robert B. "Brownie" Matheson, 1950

Runs the trucking company with the big yellow trucks with his name on them.

Larry Azevedo, 1953

Mayor of Concord

Ron Hanson, 1953

Chief of UC Davis Medical School's OB/GYN section

Tom Wentling, 1953

Treasurer of City of Concord

Rich Bartke, 1954

First National Park Superintendent of the Presidio of SF National Park.

Pete Weisser, 1954

Now:

Information Officer for the California Department of Water Resources

Before: Department of Fish and Game

Before entering State service: News Reporter, working at the San Fancisco Chronicle,

Associated Press and Sacramento Bee.

During the 1980s: Chief of the Press Office at the State Department of Health Services.

Walt Kaiser, 1955

Professor of Geology(?) at Washington State University

Traveling in South America (as of November 2001)

Bill Macchi, 1955

First Catholic priest ordained in Concord.

Bishop's assistant for several years.

Pastor of St. Francis in YV.

Ron Loveridge, 1956

Mayor of Riverside, CA

Dave Montgomery, 1956

Chief of Stanford Business School

Thomas Edmund "Ted" Plumb, 1957

Professional Football Assistant. Coach:

Chicago Bears

Philadelphia Eagles

Arizona Cardinals

Diane (Tadlock) Longshore, 1962

First female MDHS alumna to become Mayor of Concord.

MDHS Teacher Norm Kestner

Mayor of Concord

MDHS Teacher Tom Torlakson

County Supervisor and now a State Senator

* Thanks to Jim Serventi, '55 for submitting this listing of notable MDHS grads!

* and to Pete Weisser 040704, and to Eric Kuntz 092706, for the updates.

* With further information from commencement programs and the comprehensive alumni data base.

Stan Gaunt, '54

Top Pole Vaulter in California

Don Landrum, '54

Philadelphia Phillies

St. Louis Cardinals

Chicago Cubs

San Francisco Giants

Dan Colchico, '55

Defensive Lineman

San Jose Sate University

Boston Patriots

San Franciso 49ers

New Orleans Saints

* Information from 2001 MDHS Centennial Program.

* Mt. MIllennium, Winter 2003.

* Other sources: linked websites and Google.com

December 4, 2003:

Navy Seaman Recruit Eddie L. Garcia, '02

recently graduated from Operations Specialist School.