John Whalen
PHS Class of 1952
Basketball; Track; PHS Community Physician
Whalen was a two-year varsity basketball player and winner of the Optimo Award as a senior. He was a two-year varsity track athlete in the pole vault, where he won the North Coast Section championship and the Optimo Award in 1952. Whalen attended Stanford, where he lettered for three years in track, in the pole vault. He then became a physician and for 20 years served as the volunteer team doctor for the Piedmont High football program. He has continued to act as pediatrician for Piedmont families for over 40 years.