Rick Bailey is a legend among his contemporaries because of his wide variety of athletic skills. At various times at Napa High, Bailey was a heavyweight wrestler, a tennis player, a power-hitting baseball catcher and an All-North Bay League two-way…
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Ed Barwick*
Ed Barwick, the voice of Napa High School football since 1970, earned three block N’s during his years as a student athlete at Napa High. Barwick played a year of “B” basketball, a year of tennis, a year of track,…
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Baseball|Basketball (Boys)|Football|Tennis (Boys)|Track & Field (Boys)
Bruce Cassayre
Bruce Cassayre competed in track, tennis and basketball at Napa High School. In 1947, on the C track team, he won the NBL shot put championship. In 1948, he repeated the feat on the B track team, setting an NBL…
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Jake Duckworth
Jake Duckworth was an athlete who achieved considerable success at Napa High School. He played some baseball as a freshman and sophomore and some tennis as a senior, but it was his record in football and basketball that was outstanding.…
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Jim Duncan*
Jim Duncan was a basketball star who also played football and tennis at Napa High School. He played #1 singles and doubles on the 1945, ’46 and ’47 tennis teams. In 1947, Duncan and doubles partner Jack Hosburg won the…
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Joe Flax*
Joe Flax was a three-sport star at Napa High School, excelling in basketball, football and tennis. He played during the time Napa was out of league competition and thus was ineligible for All-League honors. Flax was an outstanding pass-catching end…
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George “Archie” Rice*
George “Archie” Rice began his incredible career in tennis as a sophomore at Napa High School. He was captain and first singles in both his junior and senior years and teamed with friend Bob Heflin in first doubles. In their…
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Barry Young
Barry Young transferred to Napa High School from a school in Waterloo, Iowa and spent only his senior year in Napa, but his contributions to the success of the Napa High School Athletic Program in that one year earned him…