Salón de la Fama del Deporte de Rancho Cordova

A multi-sport athlete at Cordova High, Venable was a star of the 1975 Lancer Football team. While he excelled in all sports, he turned down football scholarships to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played for the San Francisco Giants and other teams including the Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds and California Angels.