Remembering Local Legend Daryle Lamonica
Fresno, California (KSEE / KGPE) - Central Valley continues to reflect the life and legacy of local sports legend Daryl Lamonika. Lamonica Clovis was a midfielder and ran to Oakland in high school. Lamonika is at the center of many important moments in the history of professional football, competing even on the most popular sports scene. Lamonica was a cycling midfielder in the 1968 Super Bowl II. Although the second appearance of the "Big Game" took place more than 50 years ago, Lamonika was able to recall many vivid details during an interview in 2015. "Everything was great, I remember, we got on the field and they had this great player from running and the Green Bay Packer, I mean they were definitely like two floors," Lamonika said. Even before Lamonika was in the Super Bowl, it was called the Super Bowl because the game would not bring Monica until the next 1969 season. Lamonika said the name change was not the only difference between then and now. ...