Tony Teresa

Teresa’s influence ramains as strong today as it did when he was a football and baseball coach for Hartnell College in the 1970s to the 1980s. He was named Salinas Valley’s Athlete of the Century in 1999 by readers of the Salinas Californian. Teresa caught the historic game-tying touchdown pass on the final play of the game in the 1952 Junior Rose Bowl with two broken wrists. As a member of the original 1960 Oakland Raiders, he was voted the Mr. Heart award winner. Teresa was inducted into the San Jose State and California Community College Coaches Hall of Fame. He coached the Hartnell baseball team to a state title in 1984. The Hartnell baseball field is named after him.