Bill Sprague*
Year: | 2012 |
Team: | Track & Field/Football |
Bill Sprague was a two-sport standout at LBCC. In football
(1959-60), he was a member of the 1960 Junior Rose Bowl National
Championship squad. That season, he was named second-team
all-conference as well as All-American honorable mention. In
track (1960-61), Sprague was the Metropolitan Conference runner up
in the 120-yard high hurdles. In 1961, he was a member of the
school-record setting shuttle hurdle relay team. Also in 1961, he
received the LBCC Silver Key and Viking Award. Sprague took talents
to the University of California, Berkeley to compete in both
football and track and was Cal’s top hurdler during his final
two collegiate seasons (1962-63). Sprague continued to remain
involved in track after his running career as an official, and was
named Southern California’s Track Official of the Year in
1997.
* - Emeritus Inductee