Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame

Jerry Manuel

A three-sport star in football, basketball and baseball, Manuel (Cordova '72) put Cordova High on the national stage when he and Mike Ondina became the first pair of prep teammates ever to be drafted by MLB in the first round. Following a six-year MLB career he went on to coach, eventually managing the Chicago White Sox, where he earned "Manager of the Year" honors, and New York Mets. He now heads the Jerry Manuel Foundation, which is dedicated to bringing more African American players into the game of baseball and heads baseball operations for William Jessup University in Rocklin.