Year: | 2010 |
Team: | Track & Field |
Joe Riddick (Track & Field,
1950-51): Riddick excelled at the high jump while at LBCC. As a
freshman in 1950, Riddick took second at the National Junior
College Championships and during his sophomore season took first at
the 1951 Metropolitan Conference Championships. Following LBCC,
Riddick headed north to UC Santa Barbara (1952-54) where he
competed in the high jump, javelin, hurdles, and pole vault. He set
the UCSB school-record in the high jump with a mark of 6-7
¾. Following his playing career, he served as a Long Beach
high school teacher, coach, and counselor from 1957-1992. Riddick
was also a CIF track starter from 1989-2005.
* - Emeritus Inductee