10.09.07
TRUMBO
INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME
ORANGE, Calif. – Chapman University and
the Donald P. Kennedy Department of
Intercollegiate Athletics will induct
three new members into its Athletic Hall
of Fame on Oct. 20, 2007 in a ceremony and
dinner on campus. The banquet will begin
with a reception at 4 p.m. and precede
Chapman’s final home football game of the
season against Cal Lutheran University at
7 p.m. at Wilson Field. The three
inductees will be Bill Trumbo ’61
(baseball/basketball), Doug Neely ’88
(soccer) and Stephanie Carew ’99
(softball).
Bill Trumbo ’61: A student-leader
at Chapman from 1957-61, Trumbo was a team
captain on the Panthers’ baseball and
basketball teams, as well as president of
Associated Students. In his playing days
he helped Chapman basketball to four NCAA
tournaments, including the national
runner-up team in 1958. He won Chapman’s
Hertzog Trophy in baseball and was named
Co-Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1961.
Trumbo’s basketball coaching career
included stops at Sonoma State, Idaho and
Santa Rosa Junior College. He also served
as Director of Athletics at Hawaii-Hilo
and Cal State Monterey Bay. In retirement
he has authored books and professional
articles on coaching and is the principal
consultant with Pyramid Power, dedicated
to providing programs that “Build Positive
Foundations through Sports”.
Doug Neely ’88: A standout soccer
career at Chapman from 1985-86 was just a
hint of what was to come professionally
for the former halfback. Neely went on to
a 15-year career (1987-02) in professional
soccer that included stops with the Los
Angeles Lazers of the Major Indoor Soccer
League (MISL), the Anaheim Splash of the
Continental Indoor Soccer League and two
stops in Baltimore with the Blast also in
the MISL. He currently resides in Newport
Beach where he owns the printing company
Coastal Printing Solutions.
Stephanie Carew ’99: The
left-handed slugger earned All-America
honors three times from 1997-99 while
guiding the Panthers to two West Region
titles and the NCAA Division III
championship game twice (1998-99). She
also became the only Chapman athlete to be
selected twice to the All-America team and
the Academic All-America team. Carew’s
.501 career batting average still ranks
fourth all-time in Division III history,
while she also ranks No. 9 with 37 career
home runs and No. 2 with a .957 slugging
percentage – all Chapman records. She
currently works for LS Legacy Sports
Group, a player representation firm in
Newport Beach whose list of clients
includes Darin Erstad, Shawn Green and
Brad Penny.
The three newest members and all current
Hall of Fame members in attendance will be
recognized on the field during halftime of
the football game. Tickets are available
for $50 per person or $450 per table.
For more information, contact Hilda Douvas:
714-744-2191 or
douvas@chapman.edu.
01.15.07
Welcome everyone to the newly re-designed
BillTrumbo.com. As many of you are already
aware, I am no longer active in the
coaching profession, but I am certainly
active pursuing other endeavors.
Currently I am the principal consultant
with Pyramid Power, dedicated to providing
programs that "Build Positive Foundations
Through Sports.” I am very excited about
this and I would hope that you take a
moment to click on the pyramid above to
learn more.
I still remain a member of the NABC and am
involved with basketball by running youth
tournaments in California and Hawaii. I am
also holding a market reservation for a
team that will play in Monterey in the
2007-08 season of the American Basketball
Association. I will be providing more
information on the new ABA as it becomes
available.
In the coming weeks more of the sections
within my site will be updated with
information so I hope you continue to
check back.
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