Fred "Tex" Winter, NBA icon and former Compton College star pole vaulter,has been inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame. Winter, who joins legendary Jerry West in the 2010 class, is honored

in the California CC T&F Hall of Champions. His profile is as follows:

Fred “Tex”Winter…Big meet vaulter; NBA icon

Huntington Park HS / Compton JC / USC

Huntington Park HS: Played basketball; no T&F results found

Compton JC: 1941 Metro Conf. 1^st 13-3, So Cal Finals-1^st 13-3;

1942 West Coast Relays JC-1^st tie 13-9 1/8 *Compton record; Coach Herschel Smith

WWII- Military Service

USC: 1946-47: Winter, competing in basketball and track and field, vaulted 14-0 to tie for the Compton Invitational title; NCAA Championships-1946: 4^th 14-0

NCAA Honors: 2010-Inducted into College BB Hall of Fame; Winter was selected National Basketball Coach of the Year while Kansas State Head BB Coach.

NBA Honors: Winter served Phil Jackson as assistant/consultant with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. He helped implement the triangle offense with both multi-championship teams of the Bulls and Lakers. In the fall of 2009, after suffering a stroke, Winter, in appreciation for his contributions to the Lakers, was honored with a 2009 NBA Championship ring.

In 1971 Bob Rush, then College of San Mateo head T&F/XC coach, and Loren Lansberry designed one of the few true cross country courses in the United States. Located on San Francisco Water Department open space game reserve, an all dirt course was designed to accommodate both high school and college-university races. Located on the very edge of the San Andreas Fault, the Crystal Springs course has panoramic views of the city of San Francisco and the bay area. The start and finish are located close to each other and about 80% of the course can be seen from the starting area. It is a coaches, spectators, and photographers paradise to watch races on this challenging course.

Three USA men’s and women’s championships have been run on the course. Countess junior high school, high school, state community college, sectional and university championships and invitational races have been run on the course. An estimated 200,000 runners have competed on the course, not counting the joggers and public who use the course throughout the year. It is the home course of the College of San Mateo and many high schools. Rush has been scheduling races, maintaining and directing the course for the past 40 years.