Programs

Palo Alto Glory

Sunday, October 8, 2023
2:00 - 4:00 pm

Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road
Palo Alto

Join us on October 8 when Bo Crane will give a talk that will include brief profiles about a selection of notable athletes from Palo Alto high schools from 1910 to the 1970s

To borrow a line from the Chariots of Fire movie, All these athletes were honored in their generation and were a glory in their days. Among the athletes featured in our program are a footballer educated at a Klamath River Indian boarding school, a discus thrower raised in Cheyenne, Wyoming with Bohemian immigrant parents, four football-playing Japanese brothers who spent time in an internment camp, a soccer champion born in Mexico City, and a swimmer who competed in the 1968 Olympics (but not on a high school swim team).

One of the athletes featured in our program was the great-great-grandson of Secundino and Maria Robles and grew up on a 3-acre ranch remnant of their once 8,000-acre grant. This land grant eventually became part of South Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Stanford.

Our speaker, Bo Crane, was born in Palo Alto and has written a number of books about local history and made numerous contributions to the Tall Tree. His book, Palo Alto Glory, contains much more than could ever be included in a PAHA program, but his talk will offer a quick flash of these generational heroes.

Bo Crane

Mark your calendars for upcoming PAHA programs: December 3, January 28, March 10. Check back for more information.