Bill “Crutch” Crutchfield (Baseball, 1940 & 1941): LBCC Team Captain & All-Conference (1941) … top hitter with .459 batting average … U.S. Marine Corps Dive Bomber Pilot (1942-1945) … one of most decorated Marine Corps pilots in World War II with 18 Air Medals (including 2 Bronze Stars, 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses & Presidential Citations) … USC Baseball (1946-1947) – Captain & All-American (1947) … played in AAA Pacific Coast League & Boston Red Sox organization (1947 & 1948) … coached 32 Years at Long Beach Jordan & Long Beach Wilson High Schools (1950-1982) … inducted into Wilson High School Hall of Fame (1982) … inducted into City of Long Beach Baseball Hall of Fame (2009).

* - Emeritus Inductee