San Luis Obispo High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (San Luis Obispo, CA)

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CIF names Rusty Blair AA Player ofthe Year San Luis Obispo's pivotman Rusty Blair was named first team center and player of the year in the CIF South- ern Section, AA division. Blair is only the second Tiger athlete in history to win the coveted player of the year award. Mel Queen was selected player of the year lAA baseballl in '59 and co-player in '6O. Although San Luis Obispo was upset in the playoff quarter-finals, the selection of Blair who averaged 25.6 points in 28 games and shot 55 percent from the floor, was a foregone conclusion according to the southland's sports writers. Blair, who could hook from both sides, execute the underneath fall away shot, and dribble when necessary, turned in single game highs of 48, 42 and 37 points and hauled down 4l6 rebounds. But the unassum- ing 6-8 cager was the first to admit that he was not a one man team. When he was given a standing ovation at the student body awards assembly he thanked his teammates and credited his honor to them, a high scor- ing, star-studded aggregation which relied on a multiple press to rewrite the Tiger basketball record book. At the 3lst annual All-Southern California Board of Basketball Awards Program, Blair, along with Ron Man- toya lNotre Dame-Riversidel and Phil Westphal iAviationl, the A and AAA division leaders, respectively, received the Helms Athletic Foundation medallion recognizing him as player of the year iin the AAl. ALL CIF-Senior center Rusty Blair raises his 6-8 frame by standing tip- toed at the free throw line, Arms outstretched Rusty adds another point toward his 716 season total. ..,.,....,.Qf 'A QS VARSITY BASKETBALL SQUAD-Joe Leonard, head coach, Dyke Steve Bees, Rusty Blair, Tom Pederson, Pat Rusco Pat Boyle Dick Shaffer, manager, Eddy Beltran, Dave Glidden, Mark Bailey, Paget, Mike Lee, Eric Martz, Pete Pedroni manager THIRD TOURNAMENT CROWN-Atascadero's Albert Estrada's block attempt on Rusty Biair's hook shot falls short as Blairs basket enabled him to garner M.V.P. honors and gave the Tigers their third tournament crown in as many starts. Tigers are Pat Rusco l33i Pat Boyle !24i, Steve Bees i231 and all tourney Mark Bailey 1311. SLO won. 50-versity Basketball

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Bengal 23 game win streak snapped by Bishop Knights NK 'MQ ALL LEAGUE FIRST TEAM-Dominafing the myfhi- frh cal all league feam berth were Forward Sieve Bees, Guard Mark Bailey and Cenfer Rusfy Blair. Wrapping up a second Team berfh was Tiger guard Pa? Rusco lnof piduredl, PAT POPS-Taking a bead on fhe hoop in his characier- isfic pose, Junior forward 6-2 Par Boyle helps upsei Ox- nard 96-85, in fhe first round of The Rio Mesa fournamenf, TOURNAMENT DRIVE-All CAH,PER fournamenf 6-2 guard Mark Bailey drives pas! Sanfa Maria's 6-6 cenfer John Rofh to score Two of his 26 point efforf, Bailey, whose scoring was a big facfor in Tiger season, averaged 15 points per game and led fhe feam wiih 182 assists. Varsity Basketball--49

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