George WilsonFootball As a freshman at Everett High School, George Wilson played guard for the undefeated football team coached by Enoch Bagshaw. Shifted to halfback, Wilson helped lead the team to two succeeding undefeated season and two mythical national high school...
Rosalyn SumnersFigure Skating Growing up in Edmonds, Rosalyn Sumners began skating at age 7 at Sno-King Ice Arena in Lynnwood. She would begin practices at 5 a.m. and skate six to eight hours a day for the next 12 years. In 1980 she won the World Junior Figure Skating...
Marv HarshmanBasketball Coach A 1935 Lake Stevens High School graduate, Marv Harshman was an outstanding high school athlete who continued his winning ways at Pacific Lutheran College. Harshman won 13 letters in four different sports at PLC, and helped lead the school...
Dennis EricksonFootball Coach A 1965 graduate of Everett High School. Dennis Erickson excelled as an athlete in an unusual situation, competing against his father, Robert “Pinky” Erickson, who was the head football coach at cross-town rival Cascade High School. As a...
Helen ThayerAdventurer Named “One of the Great Explorers for the 20th Century” by National Geographic, Helen Thayer climbed her first mountain at the age of nine, summiting the 8,200 foot high Mt. Taranaki in her native New Zealand with her parents and family friend...
Anne Quast SanderGolf, Marysville Receiving her first set of golf clubs at the age of 3, Marysville’s Anne Quast became a popular fixture on the links at Cedarcrest Golf Course, owned and operated by her parents. At age 12 she played in her first tournament. In 1952...
Jo Metzger-LevinBasketball A 1977 Everett High School graduate, Jo Metzger earned an outstanding 12 varsity letters in basketball, volleyball, softball and track at the school. She led the Seagulls to four trophies at the state basketball tournament including a 1974...
Larry ChristensonBaseball A standout athlete in several varsity sports at Marysville High School, Larry Christenson had an excellent pitching record with once pitching back-to-back no-hitters. He was also known for his long home runs. During his senior season, up to...
Earl AverillBaseball Born May 21, 1902, in Snohomish, Howard Earl “The Rock” Averill would go on to become the greatest baseball player and, arguably, the most accomplished team-sport athlete ever to come from Snohomish County. A severe arm injury suffered while in...
Chris ChandlerFootball A standout athlete at Everett High School, Chris Chandler had lettered in football, basketball, baseball, track and golf by the time he graduated in 1983. He passed for over 2,000 yards and 49 touchdowns during his high school career and was...