Rex McDougal – Browns Valley, CA
Basketball – 1954, 1955, 1956
Baseball – 1955
Tumbling – 1957, 1958


Rex enrolled at Chico State in 1954 as a married veteran, after four years in the Air Force, with one child. He graduated in 1957 with his bachelor’s degree and two children. In 1958 he completed his master’s. Rex had a busy college life, being a parent, student, and athlete, while working at night at the Continental Nut Company.

As an athlete, he was known as a real competitor, loyal to his team, and knew what had to be done and when. He was held in the highest esteem by his teammates and later his professional colleagues.

Rex first taught and coached at Chico High School where he produced outstanding basketball teams, winning five consecutive league championships. He moved on to Yuba College where he taught health and physical education and coached basketball and golf. He later moved into administration as division chair, then athletic director, and finished as the dean of community educational services (1971-1984).

He was a member of the citizen advisory committee that initiated the establishment of the Yuba City, California Parks and Recreation District. He is also a founding and continuing member of the Yuba College Athletic Hall of Fame Committee.