Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame

A first-team selection on the Sacramento Bee’s 1977 All-Metro defensive team, Valentine was an elite defensive end who was a key member of the Lancers’ section champion football teams in 1976 and 1977. A top hurdler, Valentine established a then-school record 14.4 in the 120 High Hurdles and helped Cordova track teams to back-to-back Metro League titles in 1976-77. Today, Valentine teaches history and is freshman football, and track and field coach at Granite Bay High School.