2025 Ceremony
Thank you for supporting the latest inductees to the LA Sportswalk of Fame.
USS IOwa (bb-61)
On October 13, we hosted the annual ceremony and luncheon for the LA Sportswalk on the Battleship Iowa’s fantail.
LA Sportswalk Inductees
Mike Pentecost has lived his whole life in San Pedro, California; attending White Point ES, Dana MS, and San Pedro HS. He has been sailing since age 4. Mike’s racing career started in the late 70’s and has included extensive amateur and professional sailing events around the world. It first started with local offshore sailing at LA Yacht Club in a very popular series called the Whitney…
Phil D’Amato’s trajectory from student to assistant trainer to world-class trainer is a testament to both dedication and competitive mastery. After graduating from USC and the prestigious University of Arizona Racetrack Industry Program, D’Amato spent 11 years under the tutelage of esteemed trainer Mike Mitchell. In late 2013 D’Amato assumed control of the barn and quickly…
John Link John Link was born in Chula Vista, California in 1946. John was always the youngest and smallest in his grade but was also always the fastest runner in his class. He loved sports, especially baseball. His boyhood heroes were Mickey Mantle and Sir Edmund Hillary who summited Mt. Everest in 1953. At the age of sixteen John ran the mile in 4 minutes and 20 seconds…
Murphy Su’a has dedicated his life to the game of baseball, using the sport as a powerful platform to teach discipline, resilience, and character. With more than four decades of experience as a player, coach, scout, mentor, and program builder, he has made an impact on athletes at every level—professional, college, high school, youth, and international…
Marina Vitalich’s journey in athletics is defined by excellence, perseverance, and leadership. A San Pedro native and third-generation graduate of Mary Star of the Sea High School, she became one of the school’s most decorated athletes. Marina set records with 77 career wins, 1,154 strikeouts, and multiple perfect games and no-hitters, while leading the Stars…
Mike O’Donnel has served as a Los Angeles County Ocean Lifeguard for almost 50 years. He has excelled in lifeguard dory boat racing, winning two national open surfboat titles, as well as many national age group titles. He has also won the National Doryman’s Association championship a record seven times. He has completed a race across the Catalina Channel 30 times…
Remembering Ed Arnold
MASTER OF CEREMONIES