The school became co-educational in 1972, with the first female graduates in the Class of 1974. Chaminade's two campuses served as the primary locations for the 1976 film The Pom Pom Girls. In 2010, The Boys Golf team won CIF.
Merle Robbins, who invented the popular card game Uno with several family members, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital Saturday. He was 72 years old. Mr. Robbins, a former barber in Milford, invented the game 15 years ago with the help of his wife, Marie, and his son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Kathy Robbins.
Baseball Writers. The true Rookie Card of Ozzie Smith hails from the regional 1978 Family Fun Centers Padres issue. The earliest mainstream card depicting Smith originates from the 1979 Topps set. The same photo used to produce the Topps card was also utilized for the 1979 OPC Ozzie Smith card as well. In addition, a popular card picturing Smith was included as part of the 1979 Hostess baseball issue.