Howard Dallmar
The Dallmar name is synonymous with Bay Area Basketball and now will be featured for the second time in the Menlo College Athletics Hall of Fame. Howard Dallmar ('74) joins his father Howard Dallmar Sr. ('41) in the Hall of Fame thanks to a remarkable two-year stint on the hardwood under legendary Head Coach Bud Presley in 1972-73 and 1973-74. Dallmar helped the Oaks to back-to-back Coast Conference Championships in 1973 and 1974 and led them to a State Junior College title in 1974.
"I was genuinely surprised and very proud to be selected to be a member of the Menlo College Athletics Hall of Fame," said Dallmar. "It is especially gratifying because my father was also inducted into the Hall of Fame years ago and I get to join him in this prestigious group."
The elder Dallmar graduated from Menlo in 1941 and went on to help Stanford win its last NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in 1942. Dallmar Jr. also continued his playing career post-Menlo, playing a pair of seasons at Pepperdine University where he helped the team to a league title in 1976 and an NCAA tournament berth.
The two seasons he played at Menlo were record-breaking and impressive. The Oaks went 22-5 and 9-1 in the Coast Conference in 1972-73. They followed that up with an historic season in 1973-74. One that featured a 26-2 overall record, a Coast Conference title, a State Junior College Championship and an unparalleled 27-game winning streak – a record which still stands to this day.
The Oaks won their 24th consecutive game with a big win over North Peralta thanks to a career-best 29-point, 16 rebound effort from Dallmar. The next game, the Oaks made it 25-straight over Ohlone College and he added 16 points to lead all Menlo scorers. He was named All-Conference and All-State following his Sophomore season.
Following his time at Pepperdine, he continued to play basketball professionally from 1976-79 with stops in Geneva, Switzerland and Melbourne, Australia.
Menlo College was a great fit for Dallmar. One he cites as "the best experience of his college life" and the student-athlete experience was the reason.
"I choose Menlo College for two reasons. First, I was interested in playing basketball in College and Menlo had just hired legendary coach Bud Presley. I wanted to play for him and his aggressive style of basketball. Second, Menlo had an excellent business curriculum with small class sizes and engaging professors. Menlo was the perfect choice for me," said Dallmar.
Dallmar is currently a member of the Menlo College Board of Trustees, a role he has been in since October, 2010.
