"He played two sports at Cal, best known for leading the Bears to their most recent Rose Bowl following the 1958 season. But the man who later quarterbacked the BC Lions to a Canadian Grey Cup championship and the Minnesota Vikings into Super Bowl IV also played hoops for the Bears. He was an All-American in football, a backup guard on the basketball team."
"Before becoming the most prolific tight end in NFL history, catching 1,325 passes and scoring 111 touchdowns, Gonzalez was a star-caliber player in both sports with the Bears. At 6-foot-5, Gonzalez caught 89 passes for 1,302 yards in three seasons at Cal, including 10 receptions for 150 yards in the 1995 Big Game. He also played three seasons of basketball, averaging 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds."
"A stop at the Sweet 16 preceded his Pro Football Hall of Fame career. Pro Football Hall of Famer Ernie Nevers attended Santa Rosa High School and Santa Rosa Junior College. He is famous for holding one of the NFL's longest records, scoring 6 touchdowns and kicking 4 extra points in one game (Nov. 28, 1929). In 1925, the football field at Santa Rosa High School was renamed Nevers Field in his honor."
Joe Kapp played both football and basketball at Cal, leading the Bears to the Rose Bowl following the 1958 season and later quarterbacking the BC Lions to a Grey Cup and the Minnesota Vikings into Super Bowl IV. Kapp was an All-American in football and a backup guard on the basketball team, averaging 1.8 points in both the 1956-57 and '57-58 seasons. Legendary coach Pete Newell praised Kapp's toughness and leadership and credited him as a difference-maker. Tony Gonzalez starred at Cal in both sports, producing strong receiving totals and playing three seasons of basketball, including a 23-point game against Villanova; Gonzalez later compiled 1,325 NFL receptions and 111 touchdowns. Ernie Nevers attended Santa Rosa High and Junior College and set a long-standing NFL single-game scoring record in 1929.
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