Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about COLLEGE OF THE DESERT!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: college of the desert (COD) is a public community college in Palm desert . the college is federally recognized as a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) the college enrolls about 12,500 students, of the new college opened on its 160-acre (65 ha) site in Palm desert in 1962 . in 1966 it gained accreditation . the marks center for the arts was built from the generosity of don and peggy cravens more than 1,400 students are enrolled in the Eastern Valley Center located in Indio . the roadrunners programs are hosted out to other Southern California Athletic Conferences . COD Football is a member of the American Division-M each sport has a different competitive alignment within the conference.COD competes with: Antelope Valley College, (Football Only), Barstow College, Cerro Coso Community College, Chaffe the Harold & Hazel Wright Gymnasium has since been demolished . in its footprint was placed 8 competition tennis courts . football plays their home games at Robert F. Boone Field, named in honor of a COD he was a member of the college’s president circle . he donated $100,000 to the college of the desert foundation for the naming rights to the field . baseball plays their games at Ted Hamilton Field . the trophy was sponsored by The Desert Sun beginning in 1970 . the trophy has been discontinued for some time . “the Palms-to-Pines” game has taken place every year since 1967 . the roadrunners suffered forfeit losses in 1967 and 1970 and are reflected in the overall record . the other trophy game is the “COD-SBVC Challenge Trophy” game, which has occurred off-and-on since 1981 architects selected for the gymnasium and related areas were Williams and Williams . on April 1, 1981, a resolution was presented to the Board of Trustees by Mrs. Hazel C. Wright . the gift was to be used exclusively for a new upgraded facility was under construction while Wright Gymnasium was razed in 2014 . now in its place are new tennis courts . Bryan Robinson: Pro-football player – a 14-year NFL veteran Robinson played for the St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals, last playing in 2010 . Robinson appeared in 207 career games and was an anchor on the defensive line for the 2001 NFC Central Ken Swearingen: is one of the winningest football coaches in California Community College Athletic Association history . he came out of retirement to coach at COD in 2004 and 2005, after moving to Indio from Idaho . Raul Rodriguez: the Vice President/General Manager of KDTV-DT San Francisco/Bay Area Univision – played baseball at COD in the 1990 & 1991 seasons. Jack Renner: professional golfer – Craig Harmon: professional golfer – brother of famed golf coach butch . Craig earned the two highest honors that can be bestowed in his profession . in 2004, Craig was named PGA of America Golf Professional of the Year Warren Pineo: professional golfer – PGA Assistant Golf Professional at Toscana . he has qualified for the Nationwide and PGA Tour events, including the 2007 U.S. Open . John Wilson: professional College Blue Book. Gale. 2005.