The first Induction Ceremony of the Pleasant Hill High School took place on August 16, 2024 at Contra Costa Country Club in front of a sold-out crowd of 225 former Rams, family members and friends. The first class consisted of the first Principal Art Bloom, six coaches: Bob McGuire, Hal Briggs, Jimmie Timms, Roger Leonard, Clyde Forrest & Charlene Forrest, 16 athletes and two championship teams, the 1968 “Team of the Decade” Football Team and the 1979 Championship Girls Swimming & Diving Team.
Roger Leonard was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his athletic achievements from the Class of 1959 as a Football, Basketball & Baseball star. He was also inducted as a Coach when he came back to his alma-mater to Coach football with Coach Briggs & Coach Timms. Leonard was also acknowledged for his contributions to the 1968 Championship Football Team.
The first female athlete selected to PHHS Hall of Fame was National Record holder in the ½ mile and mile, Kathy Costello. She also was PHHS’s first ever California State Champion in the mile and ½ mile.
You can read about the other athletic achievements on this website.