Brent Simonich

Athlete: Football – Basketball - Baseball

Brent Simonich attended Linden High from 1985 until 1989. While at Linden, Brent was
one of the best all-round athletes ever to attend Linden High School. Brent earned 9
varsity letters as a three sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball. In basketball,
he earned 3 varsity letters and was an All M.L.L. selection as a junior and senior. In
baseball, Brent again earned 3 varsity letters and was named to the all-league team as a
senior. During his junior and senior seasons, he helped lead the Lions to two consecutive
M.L.L. Championships.

In football, he again earned 3 letters and helped the Lions win the M.L.L. Championship
in 1986 & 1988. Brent was an All M.L.L. selection all 3 years and as a senior,
quarterbacked the Lions all the way to the C.I.F. Section Championship game. In 1988,
Brent was named the M.L.L. most valuable player, the Stockton Record player of the
year and was named to the Cal-Hi All-State Football 1 st team. He was named the M.V.P.
of the Lions Central California All-Star football game in 1989. Brent’s name still
appears in the Linden High football record book for most career passing yards, most
career touchdown passes and most touchdown passes in a season.

Upon graduation from Linden High, Brent attended San Joaquin Delta College. Despite
his overwhelming success as a football player at Linden, Brent decided baseball was the
sport he wanted to pursue at the collegiate level. His choice would be a wise one as he
earned all-league honors his sophomore season and helped lead the Delta Mustangs to a
3 rd place finish in the State Championship. Following his two years at Delta, Brent
transferred to California Polytechnic/San Luis Obispo where his career continued to
flourish. At Cal Poly, Brent again helped lead his team to the highest level as the
Mustangs played in the Division II College World Series in Montgomery, Alabama after
both his junior and senior seasons. Following his senior season, Brent was named to the
Division II All-American team as a shortstop. When long time Linden High School
baseball coach Bob Amerman was asked to give his thoughts about Brent, he said “That’s
easy. Brent was one of the best I have ever coached!”

Brent graduated from Cal Poly with a Bachelor of Science degree and is currently living
in Virginia with his wife Kristy and their two sons Blain & Brady. The Linden Athletic
Hall of Fame is proud and honored to induct Brent Simonich into its Athletic Hall of
Fame for his outstanding athletic careers at Linden High School and California
Polytechnic San Luis Obispo.