Salinas Sports Hall of Fame

Anthony Toney

The North High and Hartnell College football and track standout won the Central Coast Section 400-meter run and placed fourth in the state in the 200. At Hartnell, he was conference champ in the 100, 200 and was a member of the championship 400-meter relay team. Toney ran for a single-season record 25 touchdowns for Hartnell in 1982. He then led Texas A&M to a 1985 Southwest Conference Championship and a 1986 Cotton Bowl victory. He was drafted 37th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1986. He played in the NFL for five years, rushing for 2,200 yards, 14 touchdowns and 1,031 receiving yards.