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THOMAS DOWNEY KNIGHTS

11 TIME LEAGUE CHAMPS

RECORD 286-259-19

CHAMPIONSHIPS:
1953        VALLEY OAK LEAGUE
1962        CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE
1972        Co-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE
1973        CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE
1978        Co-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE
1979        CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE
1982        Co-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE
1985        CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE
1986        CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE
1991        Co-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE
2003        Co-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE

COACHES
BOB IJAMS                 1952 – 1954
CHUCK HUGHES     1955 – 1973
DAVE ROMANO          1974 – 1978
CHUCK HUGHES      1979 – 1982
NICK CHIPPONERI    1983 – 1991
RUSS GARCIA            1992 – 1996
FRANK BISPO             1997 – 2006
JEREMY PLAA             2007 –

DOWNEY PLAYERS IN THE PROS.

DAN ARCHER: played for the 1967 Oakland Raiders and the 1968 Cincinnati
Bengals

MIKE WHITED: played for the 1980 Detroit Lions

TONY GRAZIANI: played for the 1997 – 1999 Atlanta Falcons. He also played
for Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League 2001- 2004 and
currently plays for the Philadelphia Soul.