Sam Cathcart played running back for the 1942 LBCC Vikings before being drafted into the United State Army where he battled in World War II and earned a Purple Heart and Silver Star. Following wartime, Cathcart returned to school at UC Santa Barbara where he was a member of the football, track, and boxing teams (1946-48). He was named all-conference in football and boxing while at UCSB. Cathcart then took his talents to the NFL where he played running back, defensive back, and returned kicks for the San Francisco 49ers (1949-50, 1952). Following his professional football career, he was the head football coach at Santa Barbara High School for 30 years (1954-84). He has also served as a NFL officiating observer as well as a college scout. He is a member of the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame (1979) and Long Beach Poly High School Football Hall of Fame (2009).

* - Emeritus Inductee