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 Twenty-three men and women
were selected at the April 12 & 13 tryouts to represent San Jose State
University as its 2003-04 spirit squad. For the first time, the Spirit
Squad has both a cheer group and a dance team.
"Our tryouts were very competitive. The depth of the competition allowed
us to diversify our squad and create both a cheer and a dance unit that
will entertain people who attend Spartan sporting events next season,"
said Jenise Mills, head coach of the San Jose State University spirit
squad.
Jeff Garcia, the San Francisco 49ers’ three-time Pro Bowl quarterback,
and two-time LPGA Tour winner Janice Moodie are among the eight 2003
inductees into the San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame.
The 2003 class also includes four more student-athletes and two coaches.
Stacey Johnson, a 1980 U.S. Olympic Team fencer and current member of
the United States Olympic Committee’s Board of Directors; Ron Livers, a
former world and American record holder in the triple jump; and Hank
Pfister, an All-American tennis player, who once was ranked among the
top-20 singles players in the world during his professional career; and
Anthony Telford, who has nine seasons of major league baseball service
pitching in the American and National Leagues join Garcia and Moodie as
the student-athlete inductees. Lee Walton, who coached San Jose State
University to its only national championship in water polo, and the late
DeWitt Portal, a former Spartan boxing coach, are the two coaches in the
2003 Hall of Fame class.
2003 San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame biographies
JEFF GARCIA was a quarterback on the 1991 through 1993 football teams. A
transfer from nearby Gavilan College, he excelled at the position even
though he had four different head coaches. His first season with the
Spartans, 1990, was spent as a redshirt. As a sophomore in 1991, he
shared the starting job, but played in enough games to finish third
nationally in passing efficiency. Garcia, a 1992 honorable mention
All-American, holds the school career record for total offense and is
third on the career list for career passing yards, number of completions
and passing efficiency. The 1994 "Outstanding Offense Player" at the
East-West Shrine Game signed a free agent contract with the Calgary
Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. Garcia threw for 16,449
yards and 111 touchdowns in five seasons. He was a four-time CFL
all-star and was named the "Most Valuable Player" of the 1998 Grey Cup
leading the Stampeders to victory. Garcia joined the San Francisco 49ers
in 1999 as a free agent and became a starter in his first season. He has
taken the 49ers to the playoffs in each of the last two seasons and is a
three-time Pro Bowl selection.
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