Don Drysdale Field in Van Nuys, California.
Photo courtesy of Jesse Armstrong Cyr/vannuys66.com
Drysdale, a 1954 graduate of the school located within the city limits of Los Angeles, reached the Hall of Fame in 1984 after eight All-Star Game berths, a Cy Young Award and 209-166 record. His alma mater, meanwhile, had gone 89 years without an on-campus field until a 2004 ceremony to dedicate Don Drysdale Memorial Field.
The former Dodgers star died in 1993 but his family was on hand for the dedication. His widow, Ann Meyers Drysdale, was quoted by the Los Angeles Daily News as saying "I know he'd be very proud coming back here. This school meant an awful lot to him. ... I think he'd look in these young men's eyes and tell them to give their all.''
