RICHMOND – Legendary Bay Area football coach Steve Alameda died over the weekend after a battle with colon cancer. He was 70 years old.
Alameda was a beloved coach in West Contra Costa County, winning North Coast Section championships with Kennedy-Richmond in 1984 and 1988 before a successful tenure at Pinole Valley from 2002 to 2011.
During his 37-year run as head coach, Alameda compiled a 124-45-4 record and coached NFL players Terry Obee, D’Marco Farr, Travis Feeney, and Thomas DeCoud.