Former soccer star Landon Donovan, who led the San Jose Earthquakes to a pair of MLS Cup championships, shall be inducted together with 4 different South Bay sports activities legends as a part of the 2025 class of the San Jose Sports activities Corridor of Fame on Nov. 6.
The San Jose Sports activities Authority will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the corridor of fame throughout ceremonies on the SAP Middle.
Donovan remodeled the Earthquakes into MLS champions as a 19-year-old and went on to develop into a three-time World Cup star, a six-time MLS Cup champ and one of the adorned gamers in U.S. soccer historical past.
He’ll be getting into the corridor together with former Oak Grove Excessive soccer coach Eddie Buller, rugby pioneer Todd Intelligent, wrestling star Afsoon Roshanzamir Johnston and longtime San Jose Giants government Mark Wilson.
Buller turned Oak Grove right into a soccer energy, main the Eagles to a 214-39-3 document, 18 league titles and 5 Central Coast Part championships whereas serving to produce quite a few collegiate and professional soccer gamers. Intelligent, a Santa Teresa Excessive alum often called “Captain America,” is the most-capped U.S. participant with 76 appearances. He was named American Rugby Participant of the Decade.
Johnston, an Independence Excessive grad, made historical past as the primary American to win a World Medal in Ladies’s Freestyle Wrestling. She later develop into an Olympic coach, the place she led the U.S. to the Gold medal in 2016. Wilson has spent 38 years with the San Jose Giants, together with three a long time as their common supervisor. He’s a two-time California League Government of the 12 months.
“San Jose’s incredibly rich and diverse sports history makes the Hall of Fame selection process very difficult each year,” stated Charlie Faas, Chairman of the San Jose Sports activities Authority Board of Administrators. “We are excited to welcome these five remarkable individuals into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.”
Along with the Class of 2025 Inductees, the November ceremony options the perfect athletes of the yr from Santa Clara County excessive colleges, universities and the Particular Olympics.
The 2025 San Jose Sports activities Corridor of Fame Honorees are:• Excessive College Athletes of the 12 months:Quinten Marsh, Valley Christian Excessive College – BaseballNicole Steiner, Los Gatos Excessive College – Volleyball, Basketball, Observe & Discipline• Beginner Athletes of the YearNick Nash, San Jose State College – FootballEmilia Sjöstrand, San Jose State College – Observe & Discipline• Particular Olympian of the YearMichael Aguilar, Particular Olympics Northern California
