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Palo Alto Glory covers the background of high school athletes who attended one of Palo Alto’s three high schools, dating from Paly High’s class of 1909 to 2011, concentrating mostly up to the 1970s. The book is a remarkable collection of participants in different spots. 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.”

Over 40 athletes are included in the profiles with stories of Olympic gold medal winners, world record holders and the first football, basketball, and baseball players from city high schools to make it to the major leagues, plus catching up with those still playing professionally, 

Athletes covred in the book include world record high jump holders: George Horine and Les Steers, in discuss Rink Bapka, 1959 football record holder Ray Hamm, 1963 Paly footballers Tim Barnes and Marty Brill, Olympic swimmer Suzy Joes, Ironman triathlete Mark Allen, the Cubberley football Tana brothers as well as Gunn quarterback Akira Tana, Oregon senator Ron Wyden, track stars Ron Larrieu and Bill Green, tennis stars Lin Murray and Kate Latham, soccer MVP Teresa Noyola, football brothers Don Castle of Paly and Doug Castle of Cubberley, five 1920 Palo Alto Olympians, four 1961 all-league footballers, 1967 Little Big Game star Mike Harrison, and others plus brief notes on Jim Harbaugh, Jeremy Lin, Joc Pederson, and Davante Adams.