Charles Bock (1966)

Coach Elvin Brown.  Coach Brown was the head boys varsity basketball coach from the schools opening season, 1960-1961 (competed with only 10th and 11th graders-no 12th graders that year) until I believe his last season at PHS-1969-1970.  His teams struggled the first few seasons and then competed very well through the  rest of the 60's decade.  Pacific competed in the extremely tough Alameda County Athletic League-one of the toughest leagues in the Bay Area all through the 60's. Coach Brown coached against schools with  2-3 times as many students, schools with grades 9-12 ( Pacific during the 60's was 10-12)  and inner city schools such as Richmond and Berkeley.  He coached many outstanding athletes/ basketball players: Frank Silva, Darryl Youngblood, Ron Peterson, Fred Cariss, Wayne Childree, Ralph Cook, Mitch Bazell, Rich Galbraith, Ricky Paiva, Dan Heiser, Mike Denego, Dave Walker & others.  Coach Brown was a "players coach"- he coached for all the right reasons.  Most important to him were his players and the game of basketball.  He excelled at teaching fundamentals and most importantly, how to compete.  I frequently run into or talk to fellow players that played for Coach Brown and we all admired and respected him.  After he left Pacific, he moved to West Valley College in Saratoga, CA and coached men's basketball and later became the Athletic Director. Many of his assistants at West Valley went on to coach at Stanford and other D-1 colleges & universities. He died sometime in the mid 90's-died from an infection after open heart surgery.  He left behind his wife Pat and I believe 5 children. Through my teens, next to my father, he was one of the strongest male role models in my life. Coach, you are loved by many.