Notable Alumni Athletes
Many great athletes have played sports at San Jose High School and some of the more notable ones are the following:
Fernando Balderas c/o 1980: CCS Region III Cross Country; Individual Champion 1979
Jim Cadile c/o 1958: Played for the Chicago Bears
Cass Jackson c/o 1960: All American Football SJ City; SJSU Football Hall of Fame
Pete Kmetovic c/o 1938: Played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions
Cung Le c/o 1990: 1990 158 lb. California JC Wrestling champion; 2001 International Kickboxing Pro Light
Heavyweight Sanda World Title; 2008 Strikeforce Middleweight champion
Marvin Mecklenburg c/o 1957: Played in the Minnesota Twins minor league organization
Heather Moles c/o 1992: All American high school field hockey goalie; All American field hockey goalie at Duke University
Hal Rhyne c/o 1920: Played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago White Sox
Jesus Perez c/o 1981: CCS Soccer (1981) Player of the year
Jack Pierce c/o 1968: Played for the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers
Set the Mexican League record of 54 home runs that still stands
Jacque Robinson c/o 1981: 1982 Rose Bowl MVP as a freshman 1985 Orange Bowl MVP; Played for the Philadelphia Eagles
Chuck Taylor c/o 1938: All American guard at Stanford; Played for the Miami Seahawks
Vern Wilson c/o 1950: 1956 Olympian high jumper at the Melbourne, Australia games