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Richard E. Duran
 

Born July 27,1957
Oxnard, California

Attended Rio Mesa High School
Oxnard, California

Named Athlete of the Year, 1974-75
Baseball — All-League, First Team junior and senior years; Prep All-American, All-County, AII-CIF, Team Captain, MVP, All-Tourney- Thousand Oaks Tournament, senior year. All-League, Second Team, sophomore year.

Established seven records: most
hits, RBI's, doubles, runs scored, home runs, bases on balls and batting average. Ventura Count highest batting average, all divisions, (.477), 1975 Basketball — Prep All-American, AII-CIF, All-Ventura County, All-League, First Team, Team MVP, Team Captain, All Divisions/Ventura County scorer and
rebounding leader, Camarillo Kiwanis Athlete of the Month. All-Tournament Team, Hart Tournament, senior year.

Football — Prep All-American, All-League, AII-Ventura County, AII-CIF Offensive Tackle, Team Captain, senior year; Outstanding Varsity Lineman, junior and
senior years.

California Lutheran College
Baseball —All-American, First Base; All-District;
Member of the National Baseball Congress
Championship Team, All-American First Baseman Award, National Tournament; Player of the Year, Kiwanis International; Team Captain and MVP, 1978.

USA/Japan College Baseball Championship Team member; Player of the Month, Thousand Oaks Kiwanis Club, Team MVP, 1977 Rookie of the Year, established new batting average record (.400), 1976

PROFESSIONAL
Milwaukee Brewers & Cuidad Juarez (Mexican Major
League), 1978-1985
Kintetsu Buffaloes, Japan Major League, 1984

Honors/Awards
Mexican League Batting Champion, 1983
Silver Glove, First Base, 1983
Member of Mexican League Championship
Team, 1982


COACHING
Rio Mesa High School
Baseball 1986-present
7 Channel League Championships, 1988,1990, 1991,1992,1994,1997, 1998
2 Second-place finishes, 1989,1995
11 appearances in CIF Championship
Tournaments

Honors
Los Angeles Times AII-Ventura County Baseball Coach of the Year, 1994
Ventura County Ail-Star Baseball Coach, 1988, 1998

Football
Varsity assistant, JV head coach, Freshman
head coach

Honors
Ventura County Football Coaches Association
Lower Level Staff of the Year, 1993

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