I saw an obit this weekend for Pete Domoto,an OL on the '59 Rose Bowl team. He was a Berkeley High alum who later pursued a career in dentistry in the Seattle area and was retired, living on Camano Island.. I believe he was a member of this forum but don't recall his handle.

https://soundwaterstewards.org/in-memoriam-peter-domoto-class-of-2006

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... In 1942, the Hayashi-Koike-Domoto clan responded to the forced evacuation of Japanese-Americans from the west coast mandated by Executive Order 9066 by uprooting themselves and settling in Dallas, TX for the duration of the war. While the families had the rare opportunity to recover possession of their original homes at the end of the war, the family import business founded by Pete's grandfather was lost during their exile.

A gifted athlete at Berkeley High School (Class of 1956), he lettered in baseball, basketball, and football, forming lifelong friendships with his teammates Earl Robinson, J.J. Guinn, and Bob Chiappone. He was named to the school's Hall of Fame in 2005.

Pete entered the University of California, Berkeley in the fall of 1956 as a physiology major, playing both baseball and football his freshman year before concentrating on football exclusively. He was a key member of the 1958 squad, the last Cal team to play in the Rose Bowl (losing to No. 2-ranked Iowa), and succeeded his teammate Joe Kapp as co-captain of the team for the 1959 season. He was invited as an outstanding senior player to participate in the 1960 Hula Bowl. He served as the catalyst for the reunions of his "Rose Bowl Bears" that took place regularly until 2018. In 2010, he was recipient of Cal's Glenn T. Seaborg Award, which "is presented annually to a former Cal football player for his career accomplishments who represents the honored Cal principles and traditions of excellence in academics, athletics, leadership and attitude." ...

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I thought/think Pete was a FB not an OL. Great guy, respected by all.

59bear said:

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I saw an obit this weekend for Pete Domoto,an OL on the '59 Rose Bowl team. He was a Berkeley High alum who later pursued a career in dentistry in the Seattle area and was retired, living on Camano Island.. I believe he was a member of this forum but don't recall his handle.

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I think it was Pete's friend whose handle was Puget Sound Bear or something similar. Rest in peace, Pete!

thanks SanseiBear. found puget sound cal fan's profile, but the handle has been inactive for a couple years..
https://bearinsider.com/account/profile/643
# time flies

smh said:

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thanks SanseiBear. found puget sound cal fan's profile, but the handle has been inactive for a couple years..
https://bearinsider.com/account/profile/643
# time flies

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Mahalo, smh! He was quite close to Pete. I hope he's OK.