Jack “Babe” Higgins
Jack “Babe” Higgins
PHS Class of 1942
Basketball, Track, Football, Basketball Optimo Award winner in 1941 and 1942; All-Conference both years. Basketball team won ACAL. Team captain and Senior Class president. Also played football and ran track as a senior. Wildwood playground legend, he invented Higgins Ball, a unique basketball game. Went on to play basketball and football at both Stanford and Cal. In 1948 he was captain of the Stanford basketball team.