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California Athletics Hall of Fame

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Harvey Salem

  • Class
    1982
  • Induction
    2004
  • Sport(s)
    Football

A four-year starting offensive tackle at Cal from 1979-82 … earned both first-team All- America and Academic All-America honors his senior season … two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection … played on Joe Kapp’s 7-4 team in 1982, a year that featured “The Play” in the now-famous Big Game … drafted in the second round by Houston and played 10 seasons in the NFL with the Oilers (1983-85), Detroit Lions (1986-91) and Denver Broncos (1991-92) … member of the 1991 Bronco team that claimed the Western Division title and advanced to the AFC Championship game … also set the eighth-best shot put mark (58-0½) in Cal track history in 1982.

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