Hall of Fame

Arthur Lambert

  • Class
  • Induction
    1985
  • Sport(s)
    Coach
Last College: DeAnza AF

Elected to Hall of Fame: 1985

Club: De Anza FWPC, Foothill Aquatic Club, Oly Club

College: Stanford Univ. San Jose State, De Anza Coll., Foothill Coll.

High School: Los Altos H.S., Sequoia H.S. Redwood City

Playing Record: H.S. (Sequoia) 1949-52, Coll. 1952-56, Oly.C.1956-63

Participation:

  • AAU Sr. National Championship Team outdoor 1957, 59
  • Alternate on the Pan American Team 1963 Sao Paulo BRA

Coach:

  • Awalt H.S. Mountain View CA 1961-66
  • AAU Sr. National Championship Team outdoor 1965, 66, 69, 70
  • AAU Sr. National Championship indoor 1968, 71
  • US Pan American Team 1967 (gold) Winnipeg CAN
  • Cal. State Jr. College Champions 1971
  • PAC 10 Champions 1975, 76 (Stanford)
  • US Pan American Trial Team 1967 1st
  • US Olympic Team 1972 Munich GER XX (bronze)
  • US Olympic Team 1968 Mexico City MEX XIX

Honors:

  • Captain San Jose State Water Polo 1956
  • AAU All American Outdoor 1959, 61
  • Co-Author book The Techniques of Water Polo 1968
  • Author of book The Realistic Approach to Coaching 1986
  • Member of the US Olympic Water Polo Committee 1960-72
  • Member of the AAU National Water Polo Committee 1965-76
  • Involved with the rules committee and the international competition committee for Water Polo
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