HALL OF FAME
Athletes, Coaches and Community Heroes
Courtney Paris
Courtney Paris
PHS Class of 2005
Courtney Paris was a star athlete on the 2004 girls basketball team (#1 CA , #7 U.S.) and the 2005 team (#1 CA , #4 U.S.), consecutively winning 2 NCS, 2 Nor-Cal, and 2 State Championships. She was named 4-time CIF All-State 2002-05 and was a 3 time CIF Player of the Year from 2003-05. In 2005, she was a McDonald's All-American, a Nike All-American and Naismith National Player of the Year for High School. She went on to play at Oklahoma University where she is the all-time leading scorer, rebounder, and shot-blocker. She is the NCAA Career leader in double-doubles, was named a 4-year AP All-American, and was named Big 12 Player of the Year for 3 consecutive years.
Hayden Tollas
Hayden B. Tollas
PHS Class of 1996
Hayden Tollas was a football team captain and a 2-time Optimo Award Winner, who was named All-League Offense and All-League Defense for 2 consecutive years. He was also named All-League as a running back, and earned All-Bay Area as part of the 1995 PHS Football “Team of Destiny". Tollas was also the recipient of the Coach Fox Award for sportsmanship and character. As a multi-sport athlete, Tollas was also a 4-year starter on the PHS Baseball team and participated in the PITS club rugby program.
Hayden continued his athletic career at Princeton University playing light-weight football and rugby for the Tigers.
Team of Destiny - Piedmont Beats O’Dowd
Doug Duncan
Doug Duncan
PHS Class of 1971
Duncan lettered 3 years in football, was the 2nd leading rusher in the East Bay his senior year, won the Optimo Award 3 years; made the Shrine North-South All Star Team in 1971; had his #22 retired; also played 4 years of varsity baseball and was AU-League twice; lettered 2 years in basketball
Eric Flato
Eric Flato
PHS Class of 2004
Basketball; Tennis
Flato is the all-time leading scorer in PHS men's basketball history, with 1402 points. He was a 3 year varsity starter and earned 1st Team AlI-League honors his junior and senior years. Flato earned the Optimo Award 2 years and was a 2-year captain as well. He led the team to the NCS tournament his sophomore and senior years and averaged 17.7 PPG for his career. Flato also made the Chronicle All-Metro team as a senior. In tennis, he earned 2 letters as a Frosh and a Sophomore, was undefeated in doubles as a Frosh and was the league doubles champion as a Sophomore, also making All-League that year. Flato went onto Yale University, where he was the starting point guard for 3 years and earned All-Ivy League as a junior. He now plays for the Plymouth Raiders m the England professional basketball league.
Links:
Tale Magazine - The thousand-point man
Kevin Hogan
Kevin Hogan
PHS Class of 1959
Football; Basketball; Track; Tennis
Hogan was a 3 year varsity starter at end, halfback, defensive back, kick returner, earning AIl-County; All-Metro; and All-League in 1958 in football; Optimo Award winner in football; 2 year varsity starter in basketball; 3 year varsity track: 220; 440; 880; 880 relay; set PHS 880 record in 1959; 2 year varsity tennis, singles and doubles; Went onto USC on a member of the track team, ran the 440 and 880 runs and relays; USC won the track national championship in 1961 and 1963. Member of the world record 4 x 880 relay team in 1962.
Tim Tyler
Tim Tyler
PHS Class of 1972
Cross Country; Track; Basketball
Tyler was a varsity Cross Country runner for 4 years, winning the Optimo Award each year, earning AlI-League honors 3 times and All-East Bay 2 times, and All-Northern California his senior year. In Track, he was a 4 year varsity member, running the mile and placing 1st in League and NCS, 3rd in Northern California as a Frosh. He was a 2 time Optimo Award winner and set the school record in the mile, earning All-League as a senior. Tyler also lettered 3 years in basketball, making All-League and earning the Co-Optimo Award as a senior.
“Tim Tyler is the greatest natural runner for distance that I have ever coached. He more than any other individual, has been responsible for Piedmont’s success for the last four years. it has been a privilege to be his coach.”
Whitney Temple
Whitney Temple
PHS Class of 2003
Soccer: Tennis; Track
Temple played 4 years of varsity soccer, earning the MVP award each season. Her teams were undefcated in league for 4 years, and she earned All-League honors 4 years. She holds PHS all-time records for career goals; career assists; as well as goals and assists in a season. She was the High School Sports Focus Female Fall Player of the Year in 2003. Also in 2003, she led the PHS Girls' Soccer Team to the NCS Championship. In Tennis,, Temple was an NCS doubles champion as a Frosh on an undefeated league champion. She went onto Loyola Marymount where she served as soccer team captain and led her team to the NCAA tournament in 2006.
John Whalen
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.
William Agnew
William Agnew
PHS Class of 1942
Lettered in three sports: football, basketball and track. Football Optimo in 1941, along with Dick Madigan. Outstanding running back on the undefeated football teams of 1940 and 1941. Bill was the fullback on Brick Johnson's All-time Piedmont High School Team. Considered by many of his teammates to be the best player on those great teams of 1940 and 1941. Member of the RIGMAS.
Steve Brown
Steve Brown
PHS Class of 1994
Steve was a Track and Cross-Country star for the Highlanders as a three-time BSAL champion in cross-country; two-time BSAL champion in 3200 meters; All-League track three years; State champion cross-country; State runner-up cross-country; two-time NCS champion cross-country; two-time BSAL MVP cross-country.
His track accomplishments include:
Cross Country: Won CIF State Meet (Division 4) in 1992. Led team to 4th place finish at CIF State Meet (Division 4) in 1993 while finishing 2nd individually. Qualified for CIF State Meet 4 times. Won NCS Meet of Champions 2 times. Set school records for Joaquin Miller Park and Woodward Park. 3-time league champion. 4-time BSAL all-league.
Track: Qualified for CIF State Meet 2 times. Invited to Arcadia Invitational senior year. Set 3200 school record (9:17.71), which stood for 28 years. Won league 5 times (4 times at 3200, once at 1600).
He was also voted Outstanding Boy’s Athlete in his senior class and was one of ten finalists in the California State Student / Athlete award.
William "Bill" Celli
Bill Celli
PHS Class of 1957
All-County Golf, Golf Optimo, Captain of the ACAL Champion Teams of 1955, 1956 and 1957, and was the individual champion in the ACAL meet in all those years. According to Dick Flynn, who was a golf professional, Celli in those three years lost only one match and that was to John Lott, 65-64; Lott later became a touring professional.
Coach John Stack inherited the 1957 team and he met Bill at that time. He said that Celli was the best golfer who has played for PHS since 1956. Celli was also President of the RIGMAS. Lives in Indian Wells.