Tim Vincent Stimpfel

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Athletic Hall of Fame Coach

Was a teacher for 38 years so never really left the high school scene -- guess those kids do keep you young. During this time, I've taught Adapted PE, PE, Math, Business, Computer Applications, Desktop Publishing, Web page, & Video. I am now retired and enjoying The Life.

Graduated from South Pas High and headed to Cal State Fullerton where I lived for two years before venturing onto Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. I was there until 1974 when I got a teaching job down in Blythe, California. I taught in Blythe, lived over the border in Ehrenberg, AZ for a few years, for 6 years before moving back to South Pasadena in 1980. I guess you could say I am a home body as I've been here since.

Moved to South Pasadena in 1956 where my dad built a house right by the high school football stadium. Attended El Centro Elementary School and then onto Holy Family before eventually going to South Pasadena Middle School. After Cal Poly SLO, moved to Blythe where I taught for 6 years, and then back to South Pasadena. I moved to Simi Valley in 2019.

Ted - 1967
Terri - 1970
Scott - 1999
Michael - 2005

Had to be of the friendships that I made from playing sports. Also, those times we'd sit around the quad area as seniors and all tell jokes and stories.

Basketball

Was the head varsity basketball coach for 20 years at the high school level and won a CIF-SS Championship back in 1984 ... for us coaches, was is the biggest accomplishment you could obtain. There were 102 schools in our division that year and we beat the defending CIF-SS team, Sonora High School, by the widest margin of victory in CIF history up to that time. We lost finally in the state semi-finals to Oceanside.

Have seen just about every major band from the 60's and continue at local venues as well as the Greek Theater & The Hollywood Bowl.

I finally retired from teaching in June of 2012 and now am travelling, scanning family pictures, and converting those old VHS tapes to DVD. Recently went on a cruise to Alaska, travelled to South Bend, Indiana to watch the Stanford v. ND game, and have ventured to Cambria for a few days. Also took in the Jimmy Buffet concert in Las Vegas and planning on seeing the Eagles towards the end of December and The Who in January ... so much to do and not enough time to do it all in. My next visit to NYC will be my 20th in a 4-year span. So those frequent flyer miles are adding up.

My favorite teacher: Mr. Ward. Thought he did a super job and he coached JV baseball one year even though he had little baseball experience and felt that was pretty cool of him to do that.