Tam Celebrities & Alumni of Note

Elmer Collett 1962 - NFL Guard, San Francisco 49ers & Baltimore Colts

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:55:03 PDT

1971 San Francisco 49ers Team Issue Postcard E. Collett - #66; 6'4" 240lbs - eBay Description: 5.75" x 8.8" black & white, thin card stock, bio & brief stats on back -...

Beth Ashley, Tam 1944* - journalist

Sat, 24 May 2008 00:06:19 PDT

Sweeping changes have radically transformed women's lives over the last few decades. At times the changes have been confusing and overwhelming, but always they have been...

Mayumi (2009) & Rieko Tsuchida (2012?) - Piano Sisters

Mon, 19 May 2008 16:25:56 PDT

"I am completely blown away by the musical, technical and emotional sophistication of this 13yr. old. . . . She has so much love in her playing - sensational !" 2005...

Montgomery McFate, Tam 1985 - U.S. Institute of Peace

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:23:22 PST

A cultural anthropologist by training, Montgomery McFates work emphasizes the importance of sociocultural knowledge in the formation of national security priorities....

apalmermv writes "Would like to suggest Scott Palmer, Tam High Class of '71 for your site. He..."

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:35:35 PST

Would like to suggest Scott Palmer, Tam High Class of '71 for your site. He graduated a year early in 1970 so not sure what year he is in the yearbook. see Internet Movie Database entry: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658445/ Scott ran cross-country and played freshman football. He attended Edna Maguire Middle School and Old Mill Elementary School. Scott has 2 daughters that attended Tam (one graduated from Brown University, MA and Masters, and the other is a senior at University of Tulsa) and has a son who is currently at Tam, on Varsity Football, JV Basketball and Baseball.

Dennis Hogan, et al. - Tazmanian Devils try again

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:42:13 PDT

The Tazmanian Devils were almost rock stars. In the mid-'70s and early '80s, the band had achieved the status of rock heroes in Marin County, and the future lay bright...

Cassandra (Politzer) Webb, 1976 - Centro d'Arte Workshops

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:55:29 PDT

Cassandra Wiseman is the director of the children's program. She grew up both in Sausalito, California, and in the Australian Outback. She studied in England at the...

Snatam Kaur, Tam c. 1990 - luminous vocals

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:35:02 PDT

Shanti by Snatam Kaur Shanti, the Sanskrit word for peace, is the luminous successor to Snatam's critically acclaimed album, Prem. Snatam Kaur's exquisite, soothing...

Peter Laufer, Tam 1968 - Journalist, Broadcaster & Documentary Filmmaker

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:24:47 PST

Peter Laufer, winner of major awards for excellence in reporting, is an independent journalist, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker working in traditional and new...

Joe Breeze, Tam 1972 - Mountain Bike Hall of Fame

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:16:20 PST

Induction Year: 1988 Breeze is one of the central figures in the development of mountain biking. He is best known as the designer-builder of the first successful modern...

Charlie Cunningham, Tam 1967 - Mountain Bike Hall of Fame

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:48:06 PST

Original founder of Wilderness Trail Bikes. Severed ties to the company March 2002, along with Steve Potts. The first aluminum mountain bikes were custom built by Charlie...

Patti Weiss, Tam 1977 - musician, neuropsychologist

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:22:31 PST

Patti grew up in San Francisco. She began studying classical violin at the age of six and bluegrass at thirteen. In high school Patti joined the jazz ensemble and began...

Joe DeMaestri, Tam 1946 - MLB Shortstop: Sox, Browns, As, Yankees, 1957 All...

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:33:46 PDT

Joseph Paul (Joe) DeMaestri (born December 9, 1928 in San Francisco, California) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox...

William L. Patterson, Tam 1911 - Attorney & Civil Rights Pioneer

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:37:06 PDT

Just over half a century ago, Paul Robeson and William L. Patterson, two giants of the struggle for African-American equality, delivered to the United Nations a petition...

Michael Goldberg, Tam 1971 - Editor in Chief / Co-Founder: neumu

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:55:06 PDT

Michael Goldberg, InsiderOne's president, CEO and founder, is a distinguished pioneer in the online music space; Newsweek magazine called him an "Internet visionary."

Peter Shor, Tam 1977 - Mathematician, MIT; MacArthur Fellow

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:24:53 PDT

You can see why I chose a career as a scientist rather than as a poet. I gave a talk about Minkowski's and Keller's cube tiling conjectures conjectures, their...

Flora Elizabeth Reynolds, Tam 1929 - Librarian (Sausalito, Mill Valley, Mills...

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:46:11 PDT

"A Dukedom Large Enough": Forty Years in Northern California's Public and Academic Libraries, 1936-1976 2000, x, 158 pp. Childhood in Marin County, CA; living in...

George R. Nock III, Tam 55 - Professor, Deputy Attorney General

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:32:08 PDT

Seattle University School of Law Remembers Seattle University School of Law is deeply saddened by the sudden death of George Nock, a beloved professor at the law school...

Goldie Rush, Tam 1963 - Rock impresario

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:24:40 PDT

Stinson Beach resident Goldie Rush (Carole McLaughlin), a bookkeeper to the stars and a member of rock band Grateful Dead’s inner family, died at home on Monday, March...

Michael Athans, Tam 1954 (AFS) - Professor Emeritus, MIT

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:45:49 PDT

Michael Athans (formerly Athanasiadis) was born in Drama, Macedonia, Greece on May 3, 1937. He came to the United States in 1954 for a one year exchange visit under the...

Romeo Bandison, Tam 1989 - NFL; NCAA Football Coach

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 23:04:48 PDT

Romeo Bandison is in first year as defensive line coach at Colorado, as he was one of four assistants to join Boise State head coach Dan Hawkins when he accepted the...

Steve Edmonson, Tam 1973 - Musician

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:26:04 PDT

Steve was almost literally born with a guitar in his hands. The son of folk musician Travis Edmonson (of Bud and Travis fame), Steve spent the first several years of his...

cholleran writes "Another famous Tam alum is William L. Patterson, Class of 1911. His mother was..."

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:32:05 PDT

Another famous Tam alum is William L. Patterson, Class of 1911. His mother was a slave in Virginia prior to the Civil War. He was Tam's first African-American grad who went on to get a law degree at Berkeley. He was a leader of the Civil Rights Congress and was a member of the American Communist Party. He was friends with Paul Robeson and other prominent left wing activists. Mr. Patterson was also involved in the defence of Sacco and Vanzetti, the Scottsboro case and in his later life, the defence of Angela Davis. He died in 1980.

Signy Coleman, Tam 1979 - Actress

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:28:18 PDT

Signy Coleman was born on July 4 in Ross, California, at Marin General Hospital. She grew up in Mill Valley, California. Signy has three siblings. She has two older...

Chris Chaney, Tam 88 - Musician, The Panic Channel

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:23:06 PDT

Born in Mill Valley, California in 1970 (home to the Grateful Dead and other prolific acts), Chris Chaney was destined to become a renowned and accomplished bass player....

John Anthony Lennon, Tam 68 - Composer, Emory University

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:17:35 PDT

John Anthony Lennon has been commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Theatre Chamber Players, the Library of Congress, the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, the National...

Coutney Thorne-Smith

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:58:28 PDT

Born in Mill Valley, Thorne-Smith first realized her love of acting while performing in her kindergarten production of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." She was...

Courtney Thorne-Smith, Tam 85 (?) - 80s Crush of the Week

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:47:59 PDT

80's Crush Because: Okay, I know you're saying "She's not Eighties! She's Nineties!". Not so fast. Before she hit the big time playing Allison Parker on "Melrose Place",...

Bill Gibson, Tam 1968 - Musician

Sun, 04 Jun 2006 14:35:15 PDT

William Scott Gibson was born November 13, 1951 in Sacramento, California. He comes from a musical family (his father was a musician), and friends describe him as...

Ann Killion, Tam 1979 - From Tam to the Top

Wed, 31 May 2006 00:14:53 PDT

Fifteen seconds in to his last event, United States Olympic skier Bode Miller was disqualified for the third time when he missed a slalom gate. Former Tamalpais High...

Honor Jackson, Tam 1966 - NFL

Sat, 27 May 2006 21:12:37 PDT

Drafted by Dallas in ninth round of '71 ... retired prior to start of 1971 and staged great comeback last year ... became starting safetyman and showed great hitting...

Alex Call, Edna Maguire 1962 - musician & songwriter (Clover, solo)

Sat, 27 May 2006 21:03:08 PDT

A hit songwriter from Nashville, TN

Larry Lee Holman, Tam 1970 - Square Peg, Round Whole

Sun, 21 May 2006 14:16:00 PDT

Born in Los Angeles in 1952, I had the tremendous blessing due to the foresight of my parents, Joy and Lee V. Holman, to grow up in the thriving music and art environment...

1967 YEAR-IN-REVIEW - MCAL BOYS STANDINGS

Fri, 19 May 2006 19:12:48 PDT

BOYS LEADING SCORERS (minimum 10 games); RANK SCHOOL COACH WINS LOSSES PCT; BOYS ALL-LEAGUE TEAM

Glen Robinson, Tam 1950 - U.S. Marshal

Fri, 12 May 2006 09:03:42 PDT

Glen Robinson of Mill Valley, who in 1962 was the first African American hired as a deputy U.S. marshal and later became the first black to head a U.S. marshal's office...

Tupac Shakur (1971-1996), Tam 1989? - Actor, Rapper

Thu, 11 May 2006 22:47:41 PDT

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971–September 13, 1996) was an American hip hop artist, poet and actor. He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the...

Birgit Wiegandt O'Connor, Tam 1978 - Watercolor Artist

Thu, 11 May 2006 10:21:53 PDT

I am a self taught artist inspired by the stories of my family. I thought that it would not be possible to be a recognized woman artist. I developed my art while having a...

Drew Wicks, Tam early 1990s? - Actor

Thu, 11 May 2006 10:06:58 PDT

Drew Wicks grew up in San Francisco where he attended Tamalpais High School and shared the drama club stage with Tupac Shakur. After graduation he was accepted to USC...

Brian Murphy, Tam 1985 - KNBR

Thu, 11 May 2006 09:22:39 PDT

SAN FRANCISCO - At an hour of the day when most people are just barely rolling out of bed and might prefer pillow talk to sports talk, Marin native son Brian Murphy was...

Lee P. Heitner, Tam early 90s? - Coast Guard EPOY

Thu, 11 May 2006 09:18:59 PDT

Boatswain’s Mate First Class Lee P. Heitner is the 2000 Enlisted Person of the Year for the U.S. Coast Guard. He was selected for this honor because of his exemplary...

Jeff Pflueger, Tam 1988? - Outdoorsman, photographer

Thu, 11 May 2006 09:07:59 PDT

Jeff Pflueger was a maven of the outdoors even as a teenager growing up in Mill Valley. While his peers were probably at the mall, Pflueger was likely to be leading...

Willie Hector, Tam 1957 - NFL, Tam Coach, City College of SF PE Dept

Wed, 03 May 2006 02:41:10 PDT

B.A., University of the Pacific; M.A., San Francisco State University Mr. Hector has taught at CCSF for the past 33 years. His educational goal is to work with students...

MCAL Track & Field All-Time Top-Ten Performance List

Wed, 03 May 2006 01:43:24 PDT

Maintained by Tom Lyons - Updated 05/07/05

Bryan Price, Tam 1980 - Pitching Coach

Wed, 03 May 2006 00:55:07 PDT

Bryan Price resides in Scottsdale, AZ with wife Judy and daughter Amber...graduated from Tamalpais H.S. in Mill Valley, CA in 1980, where he was an all-state pitcher as a...

Marin High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Tue, 02 May 2006 23:38:13 PDT

Established in 1988 by the Marin Athletic Foundation, the Hall recognizes and honors athletes who distinguished themselves in Marin County high school sports. It also...

Ann Killion, Tam 1979 - Sports Columnist

Mon, 01 May 2006 11:02:10 PDT

Ann Killion, a native of the Bay Area, has been with the Mercury News since 1988 and has been a columnist since '93. She graduated from UCLA and has a master's degree...

Tom Killion, Tam 1971 - Woodcut Prints

Mon, 01 May 2006 10:44:59 PDT

Tom was born and raised in Mill Valley, California, on the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais. The rugged scenery of Marin County and Northern California inspired him from an early...

John Cipollina: The Life And Death Of San Francisco’s Most Prolific Guitarist

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 04:32:01 PDT

While the death of any popular musician is a painful experience, leaving a gap to be filled for both his audience and bandmates, the loss of John Cipollina, the guitarist...

John Cipollina, Tam 1964 - Memorial Site

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 03:51:20 PDT

As a founding member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, John went on to perform and record with dozens of bands , blazing a trail from rock to blues to jazz over a...

Howard Stanton Levey, Tam 1947 or 48? - aka Anton Szandor LaVey

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:44:23 PDT

Author of The Satanic Bible, a wacky book mixing LaVey's personal philosophies and life experiences. LaVey rails against the patent absurdity built into modern religions....

Mario Cipollina, Tam 1972 - Musician

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:46:22 PDT

Mario was born November 10, 1954 in San Rafael, California. He has the nickname of 'Bad Boy' (perhaps attributed to his love of wearing mean-looking black leather and...

Sean Hopper, Tam 1971 - Musician

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:41:32 PDT

Sean Thomas Hopper was born March 31, 1953 in San Francisco, California. Sean has played in bands longer than any other member of the News, his first band being the...

Dan Caldwell, Tam-Drake 1952 - Actor & Karlene Crockett, Tam 1976 - Actress

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 21:32:22 PDT

Dan is honered at the groundbreaking for the new Dan Caldwell Performing Arts Center. With his wife, Karlene Crockett.

Eve Arden (Eunice Quedens) Tam 1926 - Actress

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:09:26 PDT

Eve was born just north of San Francisco and was interested in show business from an early age. At 16, she made her stage debut after quitting school to joined a stock...

Pat Paulsen, Tam 1945 - Comic, Statesman

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:04:33 PDT

comedian, statesman, politician, husband, father, friend

Sam Chapman, Tam 1934 - Sports Legend - the "Tiburon Terror"

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:00:08 PDT

A native of Tiburon, California, Sam Chapman not only lettered in football at Tamalpais Union High School, but in baseball, basketball, and soccer as well. At the...

Matt Hazeltine, Tam 1951 - NFL Linebacker

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:45:49 PDT

Varsity football began dramatically for Matt Hazeltine. Freshmen were eligible in 1951 because of the Korean War, but Matt had seen little action going into the last week...

Rob Nilsson, Tam 57

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:44:27 PDT

Rob Nilsson, a San Francisco based director, won the Camera d'Or at Cannes for NORTHERN LIGHTS and the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for HEAT AND...

Rob Moitoza, Tam 1963 - Musician

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:43:12 PDT

Rob Moitoza has appeared on over fifty record albums as bassist, vocalist or writer. He has written over a thousand original songs, and he is an experienced recording...

George Duke, Tam 1963 - Legend of Jazz

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:39:32 PDT

Catch George Duke appearing on Legends of Jazz, airing on local PBS stations the week of April 24, 2006. The 13-week season coincides with National Jazz Appreciation...

Martha Wax and Julia "Girl" Dryer (Tam, 1967) - Muses of psychedelic rock

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:37:06 PDT

When Martha and Girl Met David and David and Paul and Skippy and Dino and Michael and...

Ben "King" Perkoff, Tam ~1971 - Musician

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:33:25 PDT

Like many Bay Area artists from Marin County, Ben went to Tam High. Ben recalls that the amount of talent at this high school was really unusual. "Mr Greenwood was the...

Charlie Kelly, Tam 1963 - Polymath

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:30:52 PDT

A personal website with links to mountain biking, The Fat Tire Flyer, The Sons of Champlin, The Aphids, and piano moving. Hey, what's your site about?

The Sons of Champlin - Bill Champlin, Dave Schallock, et al.

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:29:02 PDT

Bill Champlin (vocals, organ, and guitar) appears with original members Geoff Palmer (keyboards, vibraphone, and baritone sax), bassist David Schallock and drummer James...

Bill Champlin, Tam 1965 - Musician

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:26:42 PDT

The popular soulful singer and keyboardist Bill Champlin was born on June 21... (show more)

Stanley Jackson, Tam 1969 - Musician

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:25:09 PDT

Stanley Jackson was a very cool black dude who played a portable electric organ, a Vox instrument as I recall. His trio was, naturally, rounded out by a bass player and a...

Kathleen Quinlan, Tam 1972 - Actress

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:23:04 PDT

Only child born to Robert and Josephine Quinlan. She grew up in Mill Valley, Ca, and got her break in acting when George Lucas came to her high school to cast for his...

Karlene Crockett, Tam 1976 - Actress

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:19:21 PDT

After appearing on stage and studying acting, Crockett became recognized for her five years spent on the popular nighttime soap opera "Dallas" (1978) playing Murial...

Merritt Butrick, Tam 1977 - Actor

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:12:04 PDT

... aka Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation) - Symbiosis (1988) TV Episode .... T'Jon * "Jake and the Fatman"

Courtney Thorne-Smith - Tam 1985?

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:03:32 PDT

- The Year of Bob? (1996) TV Episode .... Danielle * Beauty's Revenge (1995) (TV) .... Cheryl Ann Davis ... aka Midwest Obsession * Mimi wo sumaseba (1995) (voice:...

Tamalpais High School - Famous Alumni

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:00:25 PDT

Tell us if we're missing a famous person from Tamalpais or for any other school. What is famous?