09-19-2014, 01:58 PM
More on Eric Cross for you younger folks...
He was an incredible high schooler. Heck, he was the only guy I ever rooted for while he was at Stanford.
From a website dedicated to Alameda HS football - an amazing program "back in the day"...
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The Running Backs:Â The 40/40 Club
Over the decades, Alameda has had some truly great teams, with many outstanding position players -- from QBs to lineman, and from linebackers to receivers -- but the Hornets have always been most noted for the outstanding stable of running backs they've fielded over the years; runners like Herman Pete (waiting for stats), Dan Reynolds (1,127-yds in '72), Mike Floyd (1,691-yds; 20 TDs in '78; Trib Player of the Year), Bob Arnold (1,201-yds in '80), Dan Nguyen (2,181-yds in 1993; All-State), Tavis V'ee (1,600-yds in '03; League MVP) and Jonathan Ve'e (404-yd game in '05; League MVP).
But out of all those all-league performers, two runners stand out amongst the rest:Â Eric Cross (#40) and Rob Kahuanui (#40).
Eric Cross...
Eric was a three sport star at Alameda; was a gifted receiver as well as running back, and was the cornerstone of the highest-ranked Hornet team of all-time in 1968.
1967 All ACAL 1st team
In the 1968 season:
Season scoring record 150-pts (25 TDs/9 games)
In The Big Game, ran for 115-yds and scored 4 TDs
All ACAL 1st team
All Northern California, First Team
1968 AHS football team was ranked #1 in the state and #8 in the nation.
1969/NorCal All Star Shrine Game, where he set a then Shrine Game record of 4 TDs
Played for:
Stanford University
Went to back-to-back Rose Bowls.
Holds Stanford record of most receptions in a game (14).
1974 - Played briefly with the Dallas Cowboys until he was accepted into Stanfords Graduate School of Education.
He was an incredible high schooler. Heck, he was the only guy I ever rooted for while he was at Stanford.
From a website dedicated to Alameda HS football - an amazing program "back in the day"...
---
The Running Backs:Â The 40/40 Club
Over the decades, Alameda has had some truly great teams, with many outstanding position players -- from QBs to lineman, and from linebackers to receivers -- but the Hornets have always been most noted for the outstanding stable of running backs they've fielded over the years; runners like Herman Pete (waiting for stats), Dan Reynolds (1,127-yds in '72), Mike Floyd (1,691-yds; 20 TDs in '78; Trib Player of the Year), Bob Arnold (1,201-yds in '80), Dan Nguyen (2,181-yds in 1993; All-State), Tavis V'ee (1,600-yds in '03; League MVP) and Jonathan Ve'e (404-yd game in '05; League MVP).
But out of all those all-league performers, two runners stand out amongst the rest:Â Eric Cross (#40) and Rob Kahuanui (#40).
Eric Cross...
Eric was a three sport star at Alameda; was a gifted receiver as well as running back, and was the cornerstone of the highest-ranked Hornet team of all-time in 1968.
1967 All ACAL 1st team
In the 1968 season:
Season scoring record 150-pts (25 TDs/9 games)
In The Big Game, ran for 115-yds and scored 4 TDs
All ACAL 1st team
All Northern California, First Team
1968 AHS football team was ranked #1 in the state and #8 in the nation.
1969/NorCal All Star Shrine Game, where he set a then Shrine Game record of 4 TDs
Played for:
Stanford University
Went to back-to-back Rose Bowls.
Holds Stanford record of most receptions in a game (14).
1974 - Played briefly with the Dallas Cowboys until he was accepted into Stanfords Graduate School of Education.