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Sports Hall of Fame Bio.

Matthew King

Hall of Fame Class of 2009

Matthew King (class of 1982) – Matt was a two-sport athlete at Aptos, starring in football and baseball. In football, Matt was a two-year starter and the 1981 Santa Cruz County winner of the National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame Scholarship. However, it was in baseball where Matt made his biggest mark. Matt was a three-year starter at shortstop and led the Mariners to three consecutive SCCAL championships. As a sophomore, he led the Mariners to their first-ever CCS semi-final appearance.  He was selected as co-captain of the baseball team, along with his twin brother Marc, for both his junior and senior seasons. Matt was twice All-league and All-County, and in 1982 he was selected as both the SCCAL MVP and the Santa Cruz County MVP. Matt continues to hold several school records, including RBI’s in a season (50), home runs in one game (3), RBI’s in one game (9), and longest hitting streak (22 games). Matt went on to play baseball at both U.C. Berkeley and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Matt homered in his first collegiate at-bat for U.C. Berkeley. He graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in Business, but he continued in baseball as a professional scout for many MLB teams, including the Florida Marlins, with whom he won a World Series championship ring in 1997. In 2007, Matt returned to Aptos HS as a hitting coach, and he helped the Mariners to win back-to-back SCCAL championships in 2007 and 2008. Matt married his high school sweetheart, Donya (Hocum), and today they live in Aptos with their two sons, Haydn and Brennan, where Matt owns and operates King Insurance and Financial. Matt was presented into the Hall by his son, Haydn, and by former coach, Larry Hebert.

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