Mavis Washington was a star athlete at Rubidoux High School and at the University of California at Riverside, where she lettered in basketball, volleyball, tennis and softball.

Riverside Connection:
Rubidoux High School (1969)
University of California, Riverside (1970-1974)

Accomplishments:
Lettered in Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis and Softball at UCR
Played AAU Basketball in 1974-1977 (Named All-American)
Won AAU National Championship (1975)
Played on USVBA National Team in 1978, 1980, 1984
Inducted into UCR Hall of Fame (1986)
Women’s basketball coach at Nebraska, Syracuse, Miami of Ohio, Fresno State and Idaho

Ray is the highest ranking American ever in the Martial Art of Shotokan Karate. He worked in the physical education department at the University of California, Riverside for 30 years, guiding the Shotokan Karate team to five National Championships.

Riverside Connection:
Instructor in the Physical Education Department at UC Riverside from 1967 – 1997
Coach of the UC Riverside Shotokan Karate team from 1967 – 1997
Owned numerous local and regional Shotokan Karate dojos

Accomplishments:
Highest ranking American in Shotokan Karate
His UC Riverside teams won five National Collegiate Karate Championships
Coached 8 individual National Collegiate Karate Champions
During his tenure as coach, UC Riverside hosted 20 National Karate Association tournaments and 2 International Karate Collegiate Association Tournaments
His 1997 squad finished 2nd in the International Collegiate Association Karate Tournament

Ervin walked on to the football team at Riverside Community College, playing for two years and leading the Tigers to an undefeated season in 1958. He went on to play at Fresno State before becoming an All-League offensive lineman during a 12-year career in the NFL.

Riverside Connection:
El Cajon Valley High School (1957)
Riverside Community College

Accomplishments:
Led RCC to an undefeated season (1958)
All-Eastern Conference at RCC (1958)
Team Co-Captain at Fresno State
Named All-American two-time All-Conference (1960-1961)
Named NFL All-League and played in the 1968 Pro Bowl
Played 110 games in the NFL

Skip was a world-class cyclist whose career spanned more than three decades. He competed in numerous international events including three Olympic Games. After finishing his career, Cutting became a world-wide U.S. ambassador for the sport of cycling.

Riverside Connection:
Winner of Inaugural 45-mile Riverside Bicycle Fiesta (1963)
Norte Vista High School (1964)
Member of the Riverside Bicycle Club for over 10 years

Accomplishments:
Competed in 28 countries and has no fewer than 297 top-three international finishes.
Brought the Masters World Cup of Cycling Criterium and Track Events to the U.S.
Held the National Record in the 4,000 meter pursuit (5:21.5) in 1964
Participated in the 1967 and 1971 Pan American Games
Member of the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympic Teams
Won the World Masters Road Championship in Austria (1987)
Silver medalist at the World Masters Games in Denmark (1989)
U.S. national sprint coach from 1989 – 1990
Inducted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame (2002)
Wore the stars and stripes jersey 11 times as National Champion