Bishop Gorman launches athletic hall of fame with star-studded class – Las Vegas Sun News

The photo greeted guests like an old friend Saturday night, anchoring the ceremony for Bishop Gorman High’s inaugural athletic hall of fame class. 

After all these years, it still speaks volumes.

It showed three members of the class of 2012 in uniform: football’s Ronnie Stanley, basketball’s Shabazz Muhammad and baseball’s Joey Gallo — a single frame that highlights 70 years of Gorman athletic greatness.

“That turned out to be an iconic photo,” Gallo said. 

Each of the three went on to become a first-round draft pick in their respective professional leagues — something so statistically improbable that you can argue it will never happen again at any school, anywhere.

The three were among the 10 inductees in Gorman’s first hall of fame class.

The athletes grew up together in the halls of the Gorman campus — a bond that remains strong, Gallo said. A copy of the photo, which each athlete signed, is still part of Gallo’s collection of memorabilia.

Gallo finished his prep career with a state-record 67 home runs and 249 RBIs before playing parts of 10 big-league seasons. 

Muhammad averaged nearly 30 points per game as a senior, was the national player of the year and remains the program’s all-time leading scorer. He spent five years in the NBA and still plays overseas. 

When Muhammad arrived at Gorman in 2008, the Gaels were battling for Nevada supremacy, coach Grant Rice told the crowd. By the time he graduated in 2012, they were one of the “most well-known basketball brands in the country.”

Stanley has earned more than $130 million over 10 seasons with the Ravens as one of the league’s premier offensive linemen. In a video message, Stanley said some of his closest friendships are with Gorman classmates.

Other inductees included: basketball’s CJ Watson, who went on to a lengthy NBA career; basketball standout Ashley Gayle; former big-leaguer Marty Cordova; track Olympian Vashti Cunningham; football’s DeMarco Murray and Grey Ruegamer, both of whom reached the NFL; and former athletic director Chuck Gerber. Ruegamer was part of two Super Bowl champion teams.

“I truly don’t know where I’d be if I didn’t attend Bishop Gorman,” Gallo said.