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2006 Inductees

George Schutte, Football

George A. Schutte was born in Galveston, TX in 1924 of German Immigrant parents.  He was a superior athlete. George earned at scholarship to USC, where he played four years of Varsity Football. He served in World War II, in Europe, as a B24 Navigator, at twenty years of age.  A 1949, USC graduate, George …

Filed Under: 2006 Inductees, Football

Frank Rustich, Football/Boxing

Frank Rustich is a legendary figure in San Diego Sports Officiating history. Frank had a 50 plus year officiating career that included boxing, football, basketball and baseball.  He was a basketball referee in San Diego County for 50 years, and worked in the American Basketball League.  Rustich was a referee in old American Football League …

Filed Under: 2006 Inductees, Boxing, Football

Ed Runge, Baseball

Ed Runge’s 17 year career as an American League baseball umpire included three World Series and four All-Star games. His crew worked the 1956 World Series when Point Loma High alumnus Don Larson of the New York Yankees pitched a perfect game. Previous to his years in the American League, he worked in Mexico, the …

Filed Under: 2006 Inductees, Baseball

Ellie Minor, Field Hockey

Both a player and a coach, Minor’s greatest achievement in field hockey was her position as an instructional chairperson for the CIF San Diego Section.  Her program raised the level of work by officials in San Diego.  She also served as San Diego’s representative for the National Federation of High Schools Rules Committee for five …

Filed Under: 2006 Inductees, Field Hockey

Doug Harvey, Baseball

Doug Harvey was a National League baseball umpire for 31 years and spent 47 years as a baseball umpire. He worked in five World Series, eight league championships, and six All-Star games. His time officiating sports includes 22 years in football and 27 years in basketball in the American Basketball League and American Basketball Association. …

Filed Under: 2006 Inductees, Baseball

Phil Gutierrez, Softball

Phil Gutierrez has been an official for than 30 years in softball, baseball, football and boxing in San Diego, Southern California and around the nation. He has been an umpire at many CIF championship events and American Softball Association national championships. He is serving as the Executive Director of Margarita Officials Association and has been …

Filed Under: 2006 Inductees, Softball

David Gonzalez, Baseball

Filed Under: 2006 Inductees, Baseball

Bob Duggan, Lacrosse

Bob Duggan has been a lacrosse official in San Diego since 1976 and has worked at the collegiate and post-graduate level since 1980.  He was selected to work as a professional official for Major League Lacrosse in 2006.  He has been assigned to numerous NCAA games, as well as the first California high school state …

Filed Under: 2006 Inductees, Lacrosse

Shelley White, Youth Baseball

Filed Under: 2006 Inductees, Youth Baseball

Jack Taylor, Basketball

Filed Under: 2006 Inductees, Basketball

Debby Ahrenstein, Softball

Debby Ahrenstein has been making assignments for officials in youth, High School and College softball since 1981 and High School swimming, soccer and field hockey for many years. She has also worked as an official in softball, from youth to Division 1 including Men’s and Women’s fast pitch, as well as High School volleyball. She …

Filed Under: 2006 Inductees, Softball

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