The San Jose State Spartans are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent

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. SJSU sports teams compete in the

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at the

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level, with

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competing in the

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(FBS). San Jose State is one of 20 Division I members in the state of

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, seven of which are FBS members. The other FBS members are fellow Mountain West conference mates

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and

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, plus

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members

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and

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. SJSU has participated in athletics since it first fielded a

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team in 1890. San José State sports teams have won NCAA national titles in

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, cross country,

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and

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. As of 2023, SJSU has won 10 NCAA national Division 1 team championships and produced 50 NCAA national Division 1 individual champions. SJSU also has achieved an international reputation for its

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program, winning 52 National Collegiate Judo Association (NCJA) men's team championship titles and 26 NCJA women's team championship titles between 1962 and 2024. SJSU alumni have won 20 Olympic medals (including seven gold medals) dating back to the first gold medal won by Willie Steele in track and field in the 1948 Olympics. Alumni also have won medals in

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, judo,

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and boxing. The track team coached by "Bud" Winter earned San Jose State the nickname "Speed City", and produced Olympic medalists and social activists Lee Evans,

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and

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. Smith and Carlos are perhaps best remembered for giving the

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salute from the medalists' podium during the

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. San José State University sponsors teams in eight men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports. Jeff Konya has served as the director of athletics since June 12, 2021.

Nickname and mascot history

SJSU's mascot changed many times before the school finally adopted the Spartans as the official mascot and nickname in 1922. Mascots and nicknames prior to 1922 included the Daniels, the Teachers, the Pedagogues, the Normals and the Normalites. The school's current mascot is Sammy the Spartan, or Sammy Spartan for short. After 1887, the school's official name was the State Normal School at San Jose. The school's athletics teams initially played under the "Normal" identity, but they gradually shifted to the "State Normal School" identity, as evidenced by images of SNS football and basketball squads from this era. In official publications, the school was referred to as the "California State Normal School, San Jose."

Sports sponsored

All varsity teams representing San José State University compete in the Mountain West Conference except beach volleyball (

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), women's water polo (

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), men's soccer (

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), and men's water polo ( Golden Coast Conference).

Baseball

The Spartan baseball team made NCAA tournament appearances in 1955, 1971, 2000, 2002 and 2023. In 2000, the team advanced to the

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. From 1997 to 2013, the SJSU baseball team competed in the

, earning three WAC pennants in 1997, 2000 and 2009. In 2023, the SJSU baseball team won both the Mountain West Conference regular-season title and tournament championship title. Under head coach and SJSU alumnus Sam Piraro (1987–2012), the SJSU baseball team reached the 30-win mark 17 times (including five 40+ wins seasons) and appeared in the national rankings 47 times. As of 2023, the SJSU baseball team has produced over 25

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including seven first-team selections. Over 100 Spartans have been taken in the

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draft since 1965.

Basketball

The SJSU men's basketball team has garnered 10 conference championship titles beginning with a California Coast Conference championship victory in 1925. The Spartans' most recent conference championship victory occurred in 1996 when SJSU defeated Utah State in

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to win the

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championship tournament. The SJSU men's basketball team has made three NCAA tournament appearances (1951, 1980 and 1996). SJSU was defeated in the first round all three times. The SJSU men's basketball team has made one

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(NIT) appearance (1981), but was defeated in the first round. The SJSU men's basketball team has made two

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(CBI) tournament appearances (2011 and 2023). As of 2023, twelve former SJSU men's basketball players have been drafted into the

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. San Jose State began fielding a varsity women's basketball team in 1974.

Cross country

In 1962, the San José State University cross country team became the first racially integrated team to win the NCAA national championship. The San Jose State men's cross country team has appeared in the NCAA tournament six times, finishing first in 1962 and 1963. The team has compiled an unofficial record of 84–19 (). The San Jose State women's cross country team has never made the NCAA tournament.

Football

San Jose State players with 2012 Military Bowl trophy

San Jose State first fielded a football team in 1893 and has won 17 conference championships dating back to 1932. During the 1930s and 1940s, the Spartan football program was considered a powerhouse, winning eight conference championships over an 18-year span. The 1932 team finished 7–0–2 and the 1939 team finished 13–0, marking the only undefeated seasons in school history. More recent success includes an 11–2 finish in 2012 when SJSU achieved its first-ever BCS ranking and first national ranking since 1990. SJSU was ranked No. 21 in both the 2012 post-season Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. The football team had another successful season in 2020 when it cracked the AP Poll top-25 for the first time since 2012 and appeared in the College Football Playoff ranking at No. 24. The team also won its first conference championship title since 1991. The Spartans finished the 2020 season 7–1 and ranked No. 24 in the final AP poll. The San Jose State Spartans football team served unexpectedly with the

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during World War II. The team had just arrived in Honolulu to play the

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in the Shrine Bowl, but was stranded on the islands after the

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attack. SJSU earned more

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football championship titles than any other team in the history of the Big West conference. The SJSU football team has made 12 bowl appearances. Its most recent bowl appearance occurred in 2022 when the Spartans faced

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in the

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. SJSU, the

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and the

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are the only schools known to have produced two alumni who would go on to serve as head coaches of

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-winning teams. SJSU has produced over 70

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team members, including five first-team selections. As of July 2023, 143 San Jose State players have gone on to play in the

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, and eight former Spartans are actively playing in the NFL. The 143 players include 125 draftees, six NFL

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selections, six first-round draft picks, two MVP award winners, and one NFL Rookie of the Year. San Jose State has appeared in 13 bowl games and has an overall bowl record of 7–6.

Golf

Men The SJSU men's golf team has garnered one NCAA championship title (1948) and has produced two NCAA individual champions, Bob Harris in 1948 and Terry Small in 1964. The team has also won 10 conference championships dating back to 1968. Conference Championships *

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(1): 1968 *

(8): 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985 *

(1): 2012 The SJSU men's golf team has garnered 12 Western Intercollegiate tournament team championships and 12 individual Western Intercollegiate championships, thus earning its place as the winningest team in tournament history. The team has also produced 33 All-America team members (including four 1st-team members) and seven different

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winners. Notable SJSU alumni include Arron Oberholser and

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. NCAA Men's Golf Championship Results Women The SJSU women's golf team has garnered three NCAA championship titles (1987, 1989, 1992), 18 conference championships, and 37 All-America honors. The team has also produced one

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individual champion ( Patty Sheehan in 1980) and one NCAA individual champion (

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in 1989). The team's most recent conference championship victory came in 2022, when the Spartans won the Mountain West Conference tournament. In 2022, the SJSU women's golf team won the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional title and finished 7th overall in the 2022 NCAA national tournament. SJSU golfer Natasha Andrea Oon finished 2nd overall on the D1 national tournament leaderboard. The 2022 women's golf team also finished No. 3 in the final NCAA national rankings. Notable alumnae include Danielle Ammaccapane, Dana Dormann,

and

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. NCAA Women's Golf Championship Results In June 2017, the first phase of the Spartan Golf Complex was completed, which includes a 400-yard driving range, hitting positions for 80 golfers, as well as chipping and putting areas. Phase 2 of the facility is currently in the planning stages and is expected to include a clubhouse, locker rooms, meeting rooms and coaches' offices.

Indoor track and field

The San Jose State men's indoor track and field team appeared in the NCAA Division I national tournament six times, finishing as high as 3rd in 1969. In 2024, San Jose State women's indoor track and field sent two individuals to compete in three events.

Soccer

The SJSU men's soccer team went an undefeated 18–0–1 during the 2000 regular season, finishing with a 20–1–1 overall record. The Spartans concluded the regular season as the No. 1-ranked team in the country. The Spartans men's soccer team has made a total of 14 NCAA championship appearances dating back to 1963, and has an overall NCAA D1 tournament record of 7–14. The Spartans' most recent NCAA championship appearance occurred in 2003. The men's soccer team earned two

(MPSF) championship titles in 2000 and 2003, and two SJSU players have been taken in the

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SuperDraft since 1998. The SJSU women's soccer team won the Western Athletic Conference championship title in 2000, 2009 and 2010, and won the Mountain West Conference championship title in 2015, 2018 and 2022. The women's team has an NCAA Division I tournament record of 0–4 through four appearances. NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament Results NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament results

Softball

The SJSU Spartan softball team earned NCAA appearances in 1990, 1992, 2013, and 2017, and has an NCAA Division I tournament record of 1–8. Phases one and two of the new SJSU Spartan softball complex were completed in 2018. As of 2023, the third and final phase is under construction and will add permanent bleachers, restrooms, a concession stand and press box. The final stadium will be an enclosed facility with seating for over 700. NCAA Softball Tournament results

Tennis

The San Jose State women's tennis team won the Western Athletic Conference championship title in 2013, and made NCAA tournament appearances in 2013 and 2017. The team also won the Mountain West Conference championship title in 2017 and 2021. San José State University opened a new tennis complex in July 2018. The state-of-the-art facility includes six competition courts with lighting, sound system, spectator seating and viewing areas, and a full scoreboard. The Spartan Tennis Complex also includes a seventh court, the Mubadala Stadium Court. The complex formerly hosted the San Jose State All-Comers Championship and currently hosts the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, a

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event, over nine days every August.

Volleyball

Since first being recognized as a varsity sport in 1974, The San Jose State women's volleyball team has made 12

tournament appearances, with an 8–12 record. The team advanced to the final four in 1984.

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was added as a spring semester sport in 2014, playing in the

. The volleyball program has had 9 head coaches, the first being former Olympian Jane Ward. Craig Choate had the longest tenure, 14 years, and was the winningest coach; Dick Montgomery achieved the best win–loss record, 191–99 over 9 years, and was inducted into the Spartans Hall of Fame in 2000. Todd Kress became head coach in 2023. SJSU has had two volleyball All-Americans: Teri DeBusk in 1985 and Lisa Ice in 1986. Ice is also the only San Jose State athlete to win an NCAA Top Six Award. In the 2024 season, the women's volleyball team received national attention after it became public as a result of a lawsuit against the NCAA that the team included a transgender player. Four

teams and one non-conference opponent forfeited games against the Spartans, and an assistant coach was suspended after bringing a

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lawsuit against the university. After the

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declined to play them in the semifinal, the Spartans advanced on a bye to the conference final, where they were defeated by the

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Water polo

The San Jose State men's water polo team was a national powerhouse in the 1960s and '70s. The team won a national title in 1968, one year before the sport was officially recognized by the NCAA. The team would go on to finish in the top five nationally four times in the 1970s. In 1981, the school discontinued the program to comply with Title IX regulations, but the program was reinstated in 2015. The team has an NCAA Division I tournament record of 5-5 through five appearances and advanced to the national championship match in 1971 and '72. National Men's Water Polo Championship Results (NCAA from 1969)

Club sports

In addition to its various NCAA Division I sports programs, San José State University has a very active club sports community consisting of approximately 25 sports and 50 teams. Many of the club sports teams are run and organized by students, although some of the more established teams employ full-time paid coaches and enjoy strong alumni support. The list of club sports active at SJSU includes: Men's and women's

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, men's and women's

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, men's

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Hockey

Founded in 1990, the San Jose State men's ice hockey team garnered one PCHA Division ll championship (1992) and four PCHA Division l championship titles (1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997), before withdrawing from the PCHA and becoming an independent

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(ACHA) Division ll team in 1998. SJSU won one additional PCHA Division 1 title as a non-member in 2017. In 1992, the team went undefeated, finishing the season with a 17–0 record. The team finished 26-1-1 (18-0-1 at home) in 2006, and went undefeated through 42 consecutive home games from 2004 to 2007. The SJSU hockey team has qualified for the ACHA national championship tournament nine times, finishing as high as 10th in 2010. In 2011, SJSU hosted the ACHA national tournament. More recently, the team qualified for the Pac-8 tournament in 2019, 2020 and 2023. The San Jose State men's ice hockey team posted 26 consecutive winning seasons from 1991 to 2017.

Judo

The San Jose State

program was established in 1937 to help train police cadets. In 1940, sophomore biology major

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was hired as the student coach. The program was disbanded during World War II, and reestablished in 1946 upon Uchida's return to the college. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Uchida and

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coach Henry Stone established rules to allow their students to compete with each other, including a

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system. Uchida and Stone persuaded the

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to sanction judo as a sport, and San Jose State hosted the first AAU national championship in 1953. In 1962, the Spartans won the inaugural National Collegiate Judo Championship. They would continue to dominate the event to the present day, winning 52 National Collegiate Judo Association (NCJA) men's team championship titles and 26 NCJA women's team championship titles between 1962 and 2024. In 2005, SJSU alumnus and head coach Mike Swain announced the establishment of the Swain Scholarship, the first full

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in judo at an American university. In 2008, the SJSU judo program was named one of six National Training Sites by USA Judo. Notable SJSU Judoka * Kevin Asano, silver medalist, 1988 Olympic Games * Bobby Berland, silver medalist, 1984 Olympic Games * Marti Malloy, bronze medalist, 2012 Olympic Games; silver medalist, 2013 World Championships * Ben Nighthorse Campbell, gold medalist, 1963 Pan American Games *Gerardo Padilla, gold medalist, 1979 and 1983 Pan American Games * Mike Swain, bronze medalist, 1988 Olympic Games; gold medalist, 1987 World Championships (first American male to win World Championships); head coach, 1996 U.S. Olympic judo team *

, head coach 1964 United States Olympic Judo Team *Joe Wanang, gold medalist, 1991 Pan American Games

Rugby

San Jose State Spartan Rugby was established in 1971 and competes in the Pacific Western Rugby Conference. The Pacific Western Rugby Conference plays at the Division 1AA level. The Spartans compete against

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, San Francisco State,

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and

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. San Jose State competes for the USA Rugby National Championship in both 15's and in

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. In 2013, SJSU finished first in the conference in 7's competition.San Jose State Spartan Rugby website
/ref> In 2023, SJSU defeated the University of South Florida 17–12 in a game between runner-up teams (in rugby terms, a bowl game) from D1AA conferences in California and Florida. The SJSU women's rugby team went undefeated in 2021–2022, finishing a perfect 5–0 on the season. The team won the 2022 USA Rugby's Division II rugby sevens championship, defeating St. Mary's, 22–0.

Salsa

San Jose State's salsa team, "Spartan Mambo", was established in 2010 and competes at amateur and collegiate competitions across the country. Spartan Mambo holds two championship titles from the College Salsa Congress in 2011 and 2015 as well as the 2015 and 2016 Collegiate Salsa Open. Spartan Mambo also won the Collegiate Teams division at the 2013 World Latin Dance Cup.

Table tennis

The SJSU table tennis team regularly competes in National Collegiate Table Tennis Association tournaments. The San Jose State table tennis team rose to No. 4 in the national rankings and competed in the NCTTA national championship tournament in 2012. The team was led by Truong Tu and reached the semifinals.

Discontinued

Wrestling

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has a history at San José State University dating back to the early 1930s, although SJSU has not sponsored a Division 1 wrestling program since the 1988 season. Eddie Baza is one of three two-time All-America wrestlers in San Jose State University history and was inducted into the Spartan Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.

Championships

NCAA championship appearances

San José State University sports teams have competed in NCAA national tournaments across 15 active sports (8 men's and 7 women's) over 170 times at the topmost level. Men's (110) * Baseball (5): 1955, 1971, 2000, 2002, 2023 *

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(3):

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

*Cross country (6): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967 *Golf (32): 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997 *Soccer (14): 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1998, 2000, 2003 *Indoor track and field (6): 1969, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 *Outdoor track and field (39): 1934, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 *Water polo (5): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973,

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Women's (60) *Golf (23): 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2023 *Gymnastics (9): 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2022, 2023 *Soccer (4): 2000, 2015, 2018, 2022 *Softball (4): 1990, 1992, 2013, 2017 *Swimming and diving (7): 1984, 1985, 1986, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015 *Tennis (3): 2013, 2017, 2021 *Indoor track and field (2): 2023, 2024 *Volleyball (12): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001

NCAA team championships

The San José State Spartans have earned 10 NCAA national Division 1 team championship titles. Men's (7) *

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(3): 1958, 1959, 1960 * Cross country (2): 1962, 1963 *

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(1): 1948 *

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(1): 1969 Women's (3) *

(3): 1987, 1989, 1992 Results

National team championships not granted by the NCAA

Men's (53) * Judo (52): 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024 (NCJA) * Water polo (1): 1968 Women's (33) *Bowling (1): 1976 ( USBC) *Fencing (5): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 ( NIWFA) *Judo (26): 1978, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 (NCJA) *Rugby 7s (1): 2022 ( USA Rugby DII) Co-ed (3) * Flying (3): 1966, 1968, 1969 ( NIFA)

NCAA individual championships

San Jose State has earned 50 NCAA national Division 1 individual championship titles. Patty Sheehan won the

individual women's golf championship in 1980. Additionally, at the NCAA Division II level, San Jose State has garnered two individual NCAA titles.

Rivals

Fresno State

San Jose State's biggest rival is

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, due in large part to the two schools' geographic proximity and long history of competing in the same conferences. Fresno State is San Jose State's most-played opponent in the

for

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. Fresno State and San Jose State first started playing each other as members of the

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in the 1920s.

Stanford

San Jose State also has a natural athletics rivalry with the

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, due in large part to the two school's geographic proximity. The approximate physical distance between the two universities is 23 miles. Additionally, San Jose State and Stanford are each known for having a large alumni workforce presence in

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. The two schools first played each other in football in 1900.

Facilities

The Provident Credit Union Event Center, Spartan Complex, and Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center (SRAC) are the principal sports facilities for athletes on the main campus. Additional athletics facilities, including

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(formerly known as Spartan Stadium), administrative offices, and multiple training and practice facilities, are located on SJSU's south campus approximately south of the main campus. A CEFCU Stadium east-side building addition is currently under construction at a projected cost of $57.6 million. Known as the Spartan Athletics Center (SAC), the , multi-story facility will house a new football operations center, locker rooms, offices, meeting and training rooms and a sports medicine center. The facility will also include soccer team offices and locker rooms, as well as dining and hospitality facilities, event spaces and premium football viewing areas. Along with construction of the SAC, a major renovation of the stadium's entire east side is currently underway. The east-side stadium renovation has temporarily reduced seating capacity at CEFCU Stadium from just over 30,000 to 21,520. Approximately 9,000 seats were removed from the stadium in 2019 to make way for the new building. This includes virtually all of the east-side stadium seating and some of the north end zone bleachers. The north end zone bleachers were removed to make way for construction of a new state-of-the-art video scoreboard and outdoor bar and lounge area. Installation of the new video scoreboard was completed in 2021 at an approximate cost of $5.2 million. SAC construction and remaining east and north-side stadium renovations are projected to be completed in August 2023. In April 2014, a new $76 million south campus development plan was unveiled. The plan was later revised and the estimated cost was increased to $150 million including the cost of the new football stadium addition. The plan calls for construction of a golf training facility, new baseball and softball stadiums, new outdoor recreation and intramural facility, new soccer and tennis facilities, three beach volleyball courts, a new multilevel parking garage, and a new track and field facility. The new golf, soccer, and tennis facilities opened in 2017. The new softball facility opened in 2018, and the beach volleyball courts were completed in 2019. The new outdoor recreation and intramural facility and parking garage were completed in 2021. The first phase of a new baseball facility was also completed in 2021. In October 2022, university officials announced they had secured $9 million in funding for a new $25 million, joint-use track and field facility to be constructed approximately southeast of CEFCU stadium on the site of the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. In 2023, new bleachers and a press box were added to the new soccer facility. As of spring 2023, remaining south campus projects include the third and final phase of the new softball stadium, the second phase of the new golf facility, and the second phase of the baseball facility. The third and final phase of the softball stadium will add permanent bleachers, restrooms, a concession stand, and a press box. The stadium will be an enclosed facility with seating for over 700. The second phase of the new golf facility is expected to include a clubhouse, locker rooms, meeting rooms, and coaches' offices. The second phase of the new baseball facility will add stadium seating, restrooms, a concession stand, and a press box. In August 2015, a $55 million renovation of the Spartan Complex was completed. Located on the main SJSU campus, the Spartan Complex houses open recreation spaces, gymnasia, an indoor aquatics center, the kinesiology department, weight rooms, locker rooms, dance and judo studios, and other classroom spaces. The primary project objectives were to upgrade the structures to make them compliant with building codes, correct ADA deficiencies, correct fire safety deficiencies, and expand and modify existing structures. The new Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center (SRAC) was completed in 2019. At a cost of $132 million, the new facility houses a gymnasium, weight and fitness center, exercise rooms, rock climbing wall, sports club organizations, and competition and recreation pools with support spaces. The new facility is located on the main campus at the corner of 7th Street and San Carlos.

Main Campus

* Provident Credit Union Event Center — men's and women's

*Spartan Complex — women's

, women's

, club judo *Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center (SRAC) — women's

and

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, men's and women's

South Campus

—

*Spartan Baseball Practice Facility —

*Spartan Beach — women's

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*Spartan Golf Complex — men's and women's

(practice facility) *Spartan Soccer Complex — men's and women's

*Spartan Softball Stadium —

*Spartan Tennis Complex — women's

Off Campus

* Excite Ballpark —

(adjacent to SJSU south campus) * Pasatiempo Golf Club, San Jose Country Club, Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, and Almaden Country Club — men's and women's

* Solar4America Ice — men's club hockey (adjacent to SJSU south campus) * West Valley College Beach Volleyball Complex — women's

Former facilities

*Aquatic Center — women's swimming and diving (demolished in 2017) *Blethen Field — baseball (demolished in 2016) * Bud Winter Field once known as "Speed City" — track and field (demolished in 2019)

Notable sports alumni

Baseball

* Jeff Ball – former

player,

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* Aaron Bates – Major League Baseball player,

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* Mike Brown – former Major League Baseball player,

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and

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– former Major League Baseball player,

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et al. * Anthony Chavez – former Major League Baseball player, California Angels * Chris Codiroli – former Major League Baseball player,

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* Kevin Frandsen — Major League Baseball player, San Francisco Giants * Gary Hughes – former Major League Baseball assistant coach,

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* Pat Hughes – play-by-play radio broadcaster for Chicago Cubs * Jason Jimenez – former Major League Baseball player,

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and

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– former Major League Baseball player,

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* Brad Kilby – Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics * Hal Kolstad – former Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox *

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– former Major League Baseball player,

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, California Angels, et al. * Larry Lintz – former Major League Baseball player,

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et al. * John Oldham – former Major League Baseball player,

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*Sam Piraro – winningest head baseball coach in SJSU history * Jason Simontacchi – former Major League Baseball player,

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and

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* Anthony Telford – former Major League Baseball player,

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, Montreal Expos, et al. * Carlos Torres – Major League Baseball player,

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Basketball

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(Olivier Saint-Jean) – former

player (

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) * Ricky Berry – former NBA player (Sacramento Kings) *Bobby Crowe – former NBA player ( Baltimore Bullets) * Coby Dietrick – former NBA player (

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and

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) * Justin Graham – professional overseas basketball player *Dick Groves – former NBA player (

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) * Darnell "Dr. Dunk" Hillman – former NBA player (

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''et al.'') *Ed Hughes – former BAA player (

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) *

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– former NBA player and coach (

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, ''et al.'') *Chris McNeally – former NBA player (

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) *Doug Murrey – former NBA player (Golden State Warriors) * Adrian Oliver – professional overseas basketball player * Wally Rank – former NBA player ( San Diego Clippers) *Sid Williams – former NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers) * C. J. Webster – professional overseas basketball player

Football

* Courtney Anderson – former

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and

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Stacey Bailey Stacey Dwayne Bailey (born February 10, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans. He was selected in the t ...

– former NFL

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, Atlanta Falcons * Kim Bokamper – former NFL

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* John Broussard – NFL wide receiver,

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* Gill Byrd – former NFL

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; two NFL

appearances * Jim Cadile – former NFL guard,

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* Matt Castelo – former NFL

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; former

CFL The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division and five in the West Division. The CFL is the highest pr ...

linebacker,

Hamilton Tiger-cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home game ...

* Steve Clarkson – nationally renowned quarterbacks coach; founder of Steve Clarkson Dreammaker quarterback camp * Sherman Cocroft – former NFL defensive back,

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. Established in 1959 ...

*Clarence Cunningham – former AFL wide receiver, defensive back, running back, and kick returner; former

AF2 The AF2 (often styled as af2, and short for arenafootball2) was the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like its parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football r ...

starter, Stockton Lightning; IFL

free safety Safety (S), historically known as a safetyman, is a position in gridiron football on the American football positions#Defense, defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up ten to fifteen yards from the line of scrimmage. There are two var ...

, Catania Elephants * Neal Dahlen – former SJSU quarterback, NFL manager and scout; holds the record for the most earned

rings at seven. * Rashied Davis – NFL wide receiver, Chicago Bears *

Steve DeBerg Steven Leroy DeBerg (born January 19, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 years. Early life DeBerg is an alumnus of Savanna High School in Anaheim, Califor ...

– former NFL

quarterback The quarterback (QB) is a position in gridiron football who are members of the offensive side of the ball and mostly line up directly behind the Lineman (football), offensive line. In modern American football, the quarterback is usually consider ...

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. T ...

* David Díaz-Infante – former NFL and CFL

offensive guard Offensive may refer to: * Offensive (military), type of military operation * Offensive, the former name of the Dutch political party Socialist Alternative (Netherlands), Socialist Alternative * Fighting words, spoken words which would have a tende ...

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ...

, and Sacramento Gold Miners *

Terry Donahue Terrence Michael Donahue (June 24, 1944 – July 4, 2021) was an American football coach and executive. He served as the head coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1976 to 1995, compiling a record of 151–74–8. His 15 ...

–

head football coach; College Football Hall of Fame inductee ''(attended SJSU for one year)'' * Carl Ekern – former NFL linebacker,

Los Angeles Rams The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles, Greater Los Angeles area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West ...

; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance * David Fales – Quarterback,

Mervyn Fernandez Mervyn L. Fernandez (born December 29, 1959), nicknamed "Swervin' Mervyn", is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Los Angeles Raiders in the Na ...

–former NFL wide receiver,

Los Angeles Raiders The Los Angeles Raiders were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders played in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994 before relocating back to Oakland, California, where the team played from its inaugural ...

Coye Francies Coye Glenn Francies (born November 15, 1986) is a former American football cornerback. Francies grew up in Rancho Cordova, California and played college football at American River, Oregon State, and San Jose State. In the 2009 NFL draft, the Cl ...

– NFL defensive back,

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team is named after ...

* Robert Frasco -

, Overseas professional QB, Legnano Frogs *

Chon Gallegos Chon Fernando Gallegos (September 28, 1939 – January 17, 2023) was an American football quarterback. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans, leading the country in passing touchdowns and completion percentage in 1961. He p ...

– NFL quarterback,

* Jeff Garcia – NFL quarterback,

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member ...

et al.; four NFL Pro Bowl appearances; also played in the

and UFL * Jarron Gilbert – NFL defensive tackle, Chicago Bears * Charley Harraway – former NFL running back,

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East ...

and

Paul Held Paul Ernest Held Jr. (October 20, 1927 – July 19, 2019) was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Biography Held was born in El Segundo, California. Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL draft by the Detr ...

– former NFL quarterback,

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. Founded in 1933 P ...

and

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They ar ...

Willie Heston William Martin Heston (September 9, 1878 – September 9, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He played halfback at San Jose State University and the University of Michigan. Heston was the head football coach for Drake Universit ...

– former SJSU halfback;

College Football Hall of Fame The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and interactive Tourist attraction, attraction devoted to college football, college American football. The National Football Foundation (NFF) founded the Hall in 1951 to immortalize the players ...

inductee ''(attended SJSU from 1898–1900; graduated from

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

)'' * James Hodgins – former NFL fullback,

St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). They played in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1995 through the 2015 season, before moving back to Los Angeles, California, where the team had played ...

et al. * Johnny Johnson – former NFL running back,

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...

; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance; consensus choice for Rookie of the Year (1990) *

Cody Jones Cody Jones (born May 3, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans and played pro ball for the Los Ang ...

– NFL defensive tackle, Los Angeles Rams; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance * James Jones – NFL wide receiver,

* Rick Kane – former NFL running back,

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home game ...

* Bob Ladouceur – among winningest high school football coaches in U.S. history; coached De La Salle High Spartans to 151 consecutive wins from 1992 to 2003 * Bill Leavy – NFL referee; officiated

Super Bowl XL Super Bowl XL was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion 2005 Seattle Seahawks season, Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Pittsburgh S ...

* Dwight Lowery – NFL defensive back, New York Jets and two-time All-American at SJSU * Joe Nedney – NFL kicker, San Francisco 49ers *

William Yaw Obeng William Yaw Obeng (born April 14, 1983) is a former American football offensive lineman of the Arena Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at San Jose State Spartans ...

–

Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 Arena Football League season, 1987 season, making it the third longest-runnin ...

lineman,

San Jose Sabercats The San Jose SaberCats were a professional arena football team based in San Jose, California. The SaberCats had been members of the Arena Football League (AFL) since 1995 (the year in which the team was founded); and until 2015, they belonged to ...

* Chris Owens – NFL defensive back,

* Tom Petithomme – former AFL player, San Jose Sabercats * Art Powell – NFL wide receiver,

; Raiders' 7th all-time leading receiver *

Waylon Prather Waylon Glenn Prather (born February 16, 1985) is an American football coach and former punter who coached wide receivers and tight ends coach at Cabrillo College and was the head coach at Harbor High School. He played college football at San ...

– former NFL punter,

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...

, New York Jets and

Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The ...

* David Richmond – former NFL wide receiver,

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its h ...

* Scott Rislov – AFL quarterback,

* Al Saunders – former NFL head coach for the

Wes Schweitzer Weston Robert Schweitzer (born September 11, 1993) is an American former professional football offensive guard of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans and was selected by the Atlanta Fal ...

— current NFL offensive linemen with the

Rufus Skillern Rufus Skillern (born May 12, 1982) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans. Skillern also pla ...

– CFL and NFL wide receiver,

BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division (CFL), West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions playe ...

and

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its home g ...

* Gerald Small – former NFL defensive back, Miami Dolphins * Carl Sullivan – former NFL defensive end,

* Adam Tafralis – CFL quarterback,

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home game ...

* Tyson Thompson –NFL kick returner, Dallas Cowboys *

Bob Titchenal Robert Alden "Titch" Titchenal (October 17, 1917 – July 5, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at San Jose State University from 1937 to 1939 and was captain of the school's undefeated 1939 San Jose State ...

– former NFL linebacker, Washington Redskins and

Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the newly formed football league the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1946 Los Angeles Dons season, 1946 to 1949 Los Angeles Dons season, 1949, and played their home games in the L ...

; one Pro Bowl appearance; former head football coach,

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; ) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1889 by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature, it is the state's second oldest university, a flagship university in th ...

and SJSU *

Dick Vermeil Richard Albert Vermeil ( ; born October 30, 1936) is an American former football coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He was the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for seven seasons, the St. L ...

– NFL head coach; winning coach,

Super Bowl XXXIV Super Bowl XXXIV was an American football game played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 30, 2000, to determine the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1999 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion ...

Bill Walsh William Ernest Walsh (November 30, 1931 – July 30, 2007) was an American professional and college football coach. He served as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Stanford Cardinal, during which time he popularized the West Coast off ...

– NFL head coach; winning coach,

Super Bowl XVI Super Bowl XVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...

Super Bowl XIX Super Bowl XIX was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...

, and

Super Bowl XXIII Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champ ...

;

Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional football (gridiron), professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, 1963, the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of profes ...

inductee * Gerald Willhite – former NFL running back,

* Billy Wilson – former NFL receiver, San Francisco 49ers; six NFL Pro Bowl appearances * Louis Wright – former NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos; 1st round

NFL draft The NFL draft, officially known as the Annual Player Selection Meeting, is an annual event which serves as the most common source of player recruitment in the National Football League. Each team is given a position in the drafting order in reve ...

pick; five NFL Pro Bowl appearances * Roy Zimmerman – former NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins; one Pro Bowl appearance

Golf

* Danielle Ammaccapane –

LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly ...

golfer * Ron Cerrudo –

golfer and tour winner * Bob Eastwood – PGA Tour golfer and tour winner *Tracy Hanson – LPGA Tour golfer *

– LPGA Tour golfer and tour winner; #16 on the all-time LPGA money list *

– LPGA Tour golfer; two-time

U.S. Women's Open The U.S. Women's Open is one of 15 national golf championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, which includes the Chevron Championship, Women's PGA Championship, ...

winner (1999 and 2002); #4 on the all-time LPGA money list *

Mark Lye Mark Ryan Lye (born November 13, 1952) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Early life Lye was born in Vallejo, California. Amateur career Lye attended San Jose State University, where he was ...

– PGA Tour golfer and tour winner *

Roger Maltbie Roger Lin Maltbie (born June 30, 1951) is an American professional golfer and on-course analyst for NBC Sports. Early life Maltbie was born in Modesto, California and grew up in San Jose. He attended James Lick High School where he was a teamm ...

– PGA Tour golfer and tour winner * Janice Moodie – LPGA Tour golfer and tour winner * Arron Oberholser – PGA Tour golfer;

AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held annually at Pebble Beach, California, near Carmel. The tournament is usually held during the month of February on two different courses, currently Pebble Beach ...

winner (2006) * Patty Sheehan – LPGA Tour golfer; two-time U.S. Women's Open winner (1992 and 1994) *

– PGA Tour golfer; 1964 U.S. Open winner and ''

Sports Illustrated ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with a circulation of over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellen ...

'' "Sportsman of the Year" *

Mark Wiebe Mark Charles Wiebe (born September 13, 1957) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Early life Wiebe was born in Seaside, Oregon and grew up in Escondido, California. He attended ...

– Champions Tour golfer; PGA Tour winner and senior major winner

Olympic Games

* Charles Adkins – 1952 Olympian (

); gold medalist * Kevin Asano – 1988 Olympian (

); silver medalist; USA Judo Hall of Fame inductee * Bob Berland – 1984 Olympian (judo); silver medalist * Felix Böhni — 1980 and 1984 Olympian (pole vault) *Vinnie Bradford – 1984 Olympian (

) * Suzannah Brookshire-Gonzales — 2020 Olympian (softball) * Colton Brown — 2016 and 2020 Olympian (judo) * Ed Burke – 1964 and 1968 Olympian (

) *Russ Camilleri — 1960 and 1964 Olympian (freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling) * Robin Campbell — 1984 Olympian (track and field –

800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...

) *

– 1968 Olympian (track and field –

200 meters The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

); bronze medalist; best known for giving

salute from the medalist's podium during the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in

* Dedy Cooper – 1980 Olympian (track and field – 110 meter hurdles) * Michelle Cox — 2020 Olympian (softball) * Jim Doehring – 1992 Olympian (track and field –

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

); silver medalist * Emma Entzminger — 2020 Olympian (softball) * Clara Espar Llaquet — 2020 Olympian (water polo); silver medalist * Lee Evans – 1968 Olympian (track and field – 4x400 meters and

400 meters The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

); two-time gold medalist and world record holder * Jeff Fishback – 1964 Olympian (track and field) *

George Haines George Frederick Haines (March 9, 1924 – May 1, 2006) was a competitive swimmer and coach who for twenty-three years coached the highly successful Santa Clara Swim Club which he founded in 1951. He later coached UCLA, Stanford University, ...

– swim coach for seven U.S. Olympic teams; head swim coach at

and

*Steve Hamann – 1980 Olympian (

) * Mike Hernandez – 1972 Olympian (

) *

Mitch Ivey Mitchell Ivey (born February 2, 1949) is a former American international swimmer who was a backstroke specialist and Olympic medalist. Ivey later became a prominent Olympic and college swimming coach. Early years He was born in San Jose, Cali ...

– 1968 and 1972 Olympian (

); silver and bronze medalist * Margaret Jenkins – 1928 Olympian (track and field) *Stacey Johnson – 1980 Olympian (fencing) *Russ Lockwood – 1976 Olympian (Greco Roman wrestling) * Marti Malloy – 2012 Olympian (judo); bronze medalist * Keith Nakasone – 1980 Olympian (judo) * Ben Nighthorse Campbell – 1964 Olympian (judo) * Ray Norton – 1960 Olympian (track and field) *

Christos Papanikolaou Christos Papanikolaou (, born 25 November 1941) is a Greek retired pole vaulter. On 25 October 1970, he set the world record at , significant to Americans as the first man to pole vault 18 feet. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics a ...

– 1968 Olympian (track and field –

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a #bar, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

); world record holder (first man over 18 feet) * John Powell – 1976 and 1984 Olympian (track and field – discus); two-time bronze medalist * Raju Rai — 2008 Olympian (men's singles

) * Ronnie Ray Smith – 1968 Olympian (track and field athlete – 4 × 100 meters); gold medalist and world record holder *

– 1968 Olympian (track and field athlete – 200 meters); gold medalist; best known for giving raised fist salute from the medalist's podium during the 1968 Summer Olympic Games * Willie Steele –1948 Olympian (track and field –

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

); gold medalist * Robyn Stevens — 2020 Olympian (20k race walking) * Jill Sudduth – 1996 Olympian (

synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming), also known as artistic swimming, is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by World A ...

): gold medalist * Mike Swain – 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 Olympian (judo); bronze medalist; first American male to win the World Judo Championships, 1996 US Olympic Judo Coach * Lynn Vidali – 1968 and 1972 Olympian (swimming); silver and bronze medalist * Jim Zylker – 1972 Olympian (soccer)

Other

* C.J. Brown –

MLS Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanctioned by the United ...

soccer player ( Chicago Fire) * Krazy George Henderson – professional cheerleader and inventor of the audience wave * Ryan Lowe –

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as goalie or netminder) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays ...

(

Utah Grizzlies The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play their home games at Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. Franchise history The current Utah Grizzlies franchise started in 1981 as the Nashville South Stars i ...

) * Ernie Reyes Sr. – world-renowned martial artist *Tony Reyes –

Professional Bowlers Association The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Mechanicsville, Virginia, and currently owned by the Lucky Strike Entertainment Corpor ...

member; 17th bowler to throw a perfect 300 game on television; PBA tour winner * Peter Schifrin (born 1958), Olympic fencer and NCAA champion; sculptor * Ryan Suarez – former

soccer player (

Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...

and

Dallas Burn Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

) * Yoshihiro Uchida – head coach, SJSU judo team; team coach, 1964 U.S. Olympic judo team; instrumental in developing organized intercollegiate judo competition in the U.S. *

Peter Ueberroth Peter Victor Ueberroth (; born September 2, 1937) is an American sports and business executive known for his involvement in the Olympics and in Major League Baseball. A Los Angeles–based businessman, he was the chairman of the Los Angeles Ol ...

–

Commissioner (1984–1989);

U.S. Olympic Committee The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for the United States. It was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado ...

chair; ''Time'' (magazine) " Man of the Year"

References

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