HIGH LIFE : ROLL CALL

In honor of the county’s Centennial celebration, High Life takes a look back at a bumper crop of students--from entertainers to politicians, astronauts, authors and businessmen--who have helped to put their high schools on the map.

Anaheim

Bobby Hatfield--singer with Righteous Brothers.

Alex Maese--former thoroughbred jockey.

Gerry Mullins--former tackle with Pittsburgh Steelers who appeared in four Super Bowls.

Canyon

Rob Deer--outfielder with Milwaukee Brewers.

Costa Mesa

Dan Quisenberry--relief pitcher with St. Louis Cardinals who has recorded more saves (232 going into 1988 season) since 1980 than any other major league pitcher.

Dana Hills

Melanie Watkins--actress with role on TV’s “Different Strokes.”

Edison

Willie Aames--actor whose movies include “Zapped!” and “Cut and Run” and TV appearances include “Eight Is Enough” and “Charles in Charge.”

Foothill

Bruce Furniss--swimmer in 1976 Olympics (world records in 200-meter freestyle and with 800-meter freestyle relay team).

Steve Furniss--swimmer in 1972 Olympics (bronze medal in 200-meter individual medley).

Fountain Valley

Shirley Babashoff--swimmer in 1972 and ’76 Olympics (silver medal in 100- and 200-meter freestyles in ‘72; silver in 200-, 400- and 800-meter freestyles in ‘76; gold with 400-meter freestyle relay teams in ’72 and ‘76; silver with 400-meter medley relay team in ‘76).

Ken Margerum--former wide receiver with Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers.

Fullerton

Del Crandall--former All-Star catcher with Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians and former manager of Dodgers’ triple-A team at Albuquerque.

Walter (The Big Train) Johnson--former baseball player who is second on list of all-time winningest pitchers in major leagues (416 wins) and first in most shutouts (110); was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936; attended but later dropped out of Fullerton High.

Wendell Pickens--founder of athletic program at Orange Coast College and former baseball coach at the school for 20 years.

John Raitt--Broadway performer.

Arky Vaughn--former baseball player with Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers who led the National League in hitting (.385 average) in 1935.

Garden Grove

Lennie Dykstra--outfielder with New York Mets and author of “Nails,” an account of the 1986 championship season.

Steve Martin--comedian and actor/director whose movies include “The Jerk,” “All of Me,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Roxanne” and “Planes, Trains & Automobiles.”

Irvine

Bobby Hamelin--first baseman who set California community college single-season records for home runs (31) and runs batted in (105) at Rancho Santiago, was recently signed by the Kansas City Royals.

Elaina Oden--volleyball player for NCAA champions University of the Pacific.

Katella

Dave Wilson--quarterback with New Orleans Saints.

Los Alamitos

Cathy Rigby--gymnast in 1968 and ’72 Olympics and an actress.

Marina

Kevin Elster--rookie shortstop with New York Mets.

Sabrina Mar--gymnast in 1987 Pan Am Games (gold medal in all-around competition).

Julie McNamara--member of silver-medal winning gymnastics team in 1984 Olympics (tied for a gold medal in the uneven parallel bars and won a silver medal in the floor exercises).

Mater Dei

John Huarte--Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback at Notre Dame in 1964.

Bobby Meachem--shortstop with New York Yankees.

Dan Meyer--former baseball player with Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners and Oakland A’s.

Jennifer Warnes--pop singer, she and Bill Medley sang the 1988 Academy Award-winning song “(I’ve Had the) Time of My Life” from the movie “Dirty Dancing.”

Larry Williams--guard with Cleveland Browns.

Mission Viejo

Brian Goodell--swimmer in 1976 Olympics (world records in 400-meter freestyle and 1,500-meter freestyle).

Mark O’Meara--professional golfer.

Bob Thornton--pro basketball player with Philadelphia 76ers.

Newport Harbor

Frank Marshall--motion picture producer who has served in various production capacities on such movies as “Poltergeist,” “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” “Gremlins,” “Back to the Future,” “The Color Purple,” “An American Tail” and “Innerspace.”

Kelly McGillis--actress whose movies include “Witness,” “Top Gun” and “Made in Heaven.”

Bruce Penhall--two-time speedway motorcycle world champion and actor who had a role on TV series “CHiPS.”

(Bill) Skiles and (Pete) Henderson--musical comedy act.

George Yardley--first player in National Basketball Assn. history to score 2,000 points in a single season (1957-58) with Detroit.

Orange

Jim Beam--former mayor of Orange.

Fred Kelly--hurdler in 1912 Olympics (gold medal in 110-meter hurdles); first air mail pilot to land in Los Angeles; El Modena High School football stadium and track named after him in 1969.

Mary Decker Slaney--world-class distance runner who holds world record in the mile and U.S. records in 800, 1,500, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 meters.

Gaddi H. Vasquez--member of Orange County Board of Supervisors.

San Clemente

Mike Chamberlin--Channel 13 sportscaster.

Dean Garret--basketball player with Phoenix Suns.

Brad Gates--Orange County sheriff.

Bill Kenney--Quarterback with Kansas City Chiefs.

Larry Poncino--National League umpire.

Dennis Rasmussen--relief pitcher with San Diego Padres.

Santa Ana

Bill Bean--outfielder with Detroit Tigers.

Gerald Paul Carr--astronaut on Skylab 3 in 1974.

Isaac Curtis--former All-Pro receiver with Cincinnati Bengals.

Diane Keaton--actress who won Academy Award for best actress in 1977 for her role in “Annie Hall” and whose other movies include “The Godfather,” “Sleeper,” “The Godfather, Part II,” “Looking for Mr. Goodbar,” “Manhattan,” “Reds,” “Crimes of the Heart” and “Baby Boom.”

Greg Louganis--diver in 1976 and ’84 Olympics (silver medal in platform diving in ’76 and gold medals in platform and springboard diving in ‘84); attended but did not graduate from Santa Ana.

Bill Medley--member of Righteous Brothers and performed with Jennifer Warnes on 1988 Academy Award-winning song “(I’ve Had the) Time of My Life” from the movie “Dirty Dancing.”

Donn Moomaw--linebacker who was Rams’ No. 1 draft pick in the early ‘50s but chose the ministry instead of professional football.

Thomas Segerstrom--developer.

Bob Webster--diver in 1960 and ’64 Olympics (gold medal in platform diving in ’60 and ‘64).

Santiago

Burt Blyleven--All-Star pitcher with world champion Minnesota Twins.

Servite

Blaine Nye--former all-pro right guard with Dallas Cowboys.

Sonora

Ann Meyers--member of silver medal-winning basketball team in 1976 Olympics and only woman to sign an NBA contract.

Dave Meyers--former basketball player with Milwaukee Bucks.

Doug Nordquist--high jumper in 1984 Olympics (placed fifth).

Darren Ward--internationally ranked swimmer on the Canadian Olympic team.

Sunny Hills

Jackson Browne--rock ‘n’ roll star.

Gary Carter--All-Star catcher with New York Mets.

Tustin

Evelyn Furtsch-Ojeda--member of gold medal-winning 400-meter relay team in 1932 Olympics.

Mark Grace--rookie first baseman with Chicago Cubs.

David C. Leestma--astronaut on space shuttle Challenger.

T. Jefferson Parker--author of “Laguna Heat.”

Jeff Partridge--former punter with L.A. Express of USFL.

Rick Partridge--former punter with Michigan Panthers of USFL.

University

Tim Wallach--All-Star third baseman with Montreal Expos.

Amy White--swimmer in 1984 Olympics (silver medal in 200-meter backstroke).

Villa Park

Kevin Costner--actor whose movies include “Silverado,” “The Untouchables,” “No Way Out” and “Bull Durham.”

Pat McInally--former Pro-Bowl punter with Cincinnati Bengals who writes a syndicated newspaper column.

Western

Andy Messersmith--former pitcher with Dodgers, Angels, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees who was baseball’s first free agent.

Westminster

Mark Eaton--basketball player with Utah Jazz.

Debbie Green--member of silver medal-winning volleyball team in 1984 Olympics.

Carlos Palomino--former welterweight boxing champion and actor.