49ers’ quarterback Jeff Garcia one of eight inductees into the
San Jose State University Hall
SAN JOSE – 49ers all-pro quarterback Jeff Garcia and LPGA Tour star Janice Moodie top 2003 list of San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame inductees 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.
Festivities begin Thursday, September 18, at the San Jose State-Nevada football game and conclude with a formal induction ceremony, Friday, September 19, in the Barrett Ballroom of the San Jose State University Student Union.
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 Executive Committee; 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.
Tickets for the 2003 San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame ceremonies are priced at $75.00 each. Full tables of 10 can be purchased for $750.00 and $1,000.00 each. For reservations and additional information, contact Sheri Bragg of San Jose State University a available by calling (408) 924-1692.
2003 San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame biographies
Jeff Garcia (Gilroy, Calif.) 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.
