Bill Viverto

Oh my God, there is not enought room for all the funny memories. Check with me, Richard Foley and Jim Starkovitch at the next reunion. Give us an hour and we will entertain you. I miss Sharon Price and Chris Ochs. My first loves at Covina. Sharon Barker, you are also one I miss. Remember, you dumped me and I deserved it. Scavenger hunting at Jane Mansfield and Groucho Marks houses!

Teaching and Coaching baseball. Taught at Covina High for 8 years,then left teaching for awhile then started again at Don Bosco HS for 5 years.Currently at Whittier HS for the past 15 years. I am also entering my 12th year at Citrus College as the assistant baseball coach. I have coached 4 National championship teams, my 1970 Colt World Champions were inducted into Cooperstown. I have also coached several players who are currently in or have played in the big leagues. Corey Lidle, NY Yankees; Michael Young, Texas Rangers; Aaron Rowand, SF Giants; Jason Giambi, NY Yankees, Colorado Rockies, Jeremy Giambi, Oakland A's, Arron Small, NY Yankees, Rob Wilfong; Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Angels. Ed Putman; Atlanta Braves. Steve Rametta; Cleveland Indians, Larry Gonzales, Los Angeles Angels.

None of significant importance at this time. I did have a stent put into one of my heart arteries a few years ago and I am still alive and kicking. Suffer at times with Arthritis.

Chinese, Italian (of course)! Anything sweet. Chocolate cream and Banana Cream Pie from Marie Calanders. Sometimes Mexican food since my wife is Mexican/Spanish.

Going on scavenger hunts with Foley,Starkovitch, Ownbey and who ever was nutty enough to come along. We went to Grocho Marx house and got thrown out. Then we went to Jane Mansfield house and thought we found a dead body in a car parked in her driveway, but he was only dead drunk. We also hitch-hiked to Long Beach with weights in our suitcases took the big white steamship to Catalina then got thrown off the Island for not having a place to stay. We hid our luggage but the police found it and confiscated it and waited for us to show up to claim it, then escorted us off the Island.

I never get to see Chris Ochs, Sharon Price, and every other girl I had a crush on. I would name them all, but there is not enough room. Opps, I cannot forget Sharon Barker and the girls in the Mixed Choir.

Mickey Mantle, Derek Jeter, Joe Torre, Regie Jackson, Mike Scoscia, Don Sutton, Maury Wills, Tommy Davis, Jim Lefebvre, Duke Snider, Tommy Lasorda, Rod Carew, Jose Canseco, Mark McGuire, Jason Giambi, Michael Young, Aaron Rowand, Magic Johnson, Dr. J, James Worthy

I collect baseball cards and memorabilia. I work on my front and backyards. I like to garden; wierd huh? I could retire on the worth of my baseball room alone.

In 1970 my Colt League World Champions and I were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY and in the Hall of Fame in Covina and West Covina! We were the 1st youth league team to win an International World Series. We were 20-0 Coach of Year in the Del Rio League. We were and still are the only team to go undefeated (15-0) in 2003. I was also teacher of the year in 1998.

Just living in LA is dangerous enough. Driving with Richard Foley and Jim Starkovitch anywhere especially in Hollywood on Sunset Strip or on the way to Huntington Beach on Beach Blvd. going 120 mph. We passed a cop and he didn't even bother to try and catch us.

I haven't reached that age yet.

Diognosed with Thyriod Cancer and given 4F Medical exemption.

Teaching and Coaching

Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Oklahoma,Texas, Utah, Indiana, Florida,Illinois,Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Tennessee, Georgia, Michigan,Wisconsin,Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Mexico, the Virgin Islands.

I want to visit Sicily, I have relatives there and would love to visit and research my family tree.

Sharon Price, my first girlfriend that Richard Foley and Jim Starkovitch made me brake a date with so we could cruise Hollywood one night. I lied to her of course, then the next day she broke up with me over the phone. I ended the conversation with okay I've got to go mow the lawn. The following day while walking to class she was walking toward me, but from across the way Jerry Barron yells out "go mow the lawn"! I have not seen her since, but would love to see her again some day.

One flew over the Coo-coo's nest
Back To The Future
The Godfather
Goodfellas
My Cousin Vinny
Any and all old Westerns

I'm Gay--surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am just kidding. You have to be careful these days.

That all the friends I have made over the years are still my friends. That I got to teach young boys and girls for 27 years. That I coached so many players who went on to be very successful in professional baseball, college, the minor leagues and life in general. And, that I got to do what I always dreamed I would do; teach and coach.

My ten-speed bike, that I crashed on the first day I rode it. Thanks to my cousin Rick Guerra!

Anything relating to sports.
The Last Mafioso
The Yankee Years by Joe Torre.

No, but I had both legs in a cast in the seventh grade at Traweek from Osgood Schlaters desease.

Can't remember I have CRS=can't remember shit. But I think I was home watching TV.

Many times. Rams and the Raiders

All of them.

Dated all of the girls I had crushes on, if they would have said yes of course!

I was born in Buffalo, NY at St. Joseph's Hospital and the correct spelling of my name according to my birth certificate is Viverito. My dad changed the spelling when we moved to California. I think the Mafia was after him. Ha, ha.

Can't cause if my wife reads this she will kill me.

Tell my wife I couldn't go to her favorite restaurant because I had Yankee tickets. She was really upset. But she got over it, I think????

Never, Italians don't camp. We would be wasting valuable time, cause you cannot make pasta and sause over an outdoor fire.

Never!!!

Yes, once. Bill Howley and Dave Welty made me and I never did it again.

I will tell it at the Reunion.

My family moved to Covina in 1954. I then attended Traweek Jr. High. We moved to Covina because my cousin Sam Provenzano's dad moved here first and told my parents how beautiful Covina was, so we moved from Bell.

You are kidding of course, to busy being involved playing baseball. No time for that stuff. Besides, my family would never allow that kind of involvement.

Only one, VERDO I think Harry Bishop started that on the freshman baseball team.

One, an NY on my upper right arm.

No, just Circus Vargas.

The Jersey Boys, and Phamtom of The Opera.

I would love to able to play the Piano, I heard Chris Ochs play by ear once and was very envious. My mother could play also.

Baseball memorabilia of any kind.

Just Chris Ochs.

Yes, this past summer (2011). A great experience.

Believe it or not I actually liked English.

Yes

My parents, they struggled through many adversities and made a great life for me and my sister.

Good Health.

The Yankees winning the World Series and me and my cousins Rick, Craig, and Alec being in attendance.

My wife, for putting up with me.

I have been on two cruises. I have seen Ole Faithful, I have ridden on the San Francisco Trolley, I have been to the top of the Empire State Building twice, I have been to TJ many times, I have been to Niagara Falls, and almost fell over the rail as a kid.

JFK and find out why he fooled around with Marilyn Monroe.

To have 10 more wishes when I was done with the first 3.

Ozzie and Harriet and Superman

Las Vegas, 1984

Life is short, make every day a masterpiece.

Marilyn Monroe!

Live this long. Doug Mclean and I thought we would die way before now.

This past summer my wife and family stayed at our time share in Maui.

6'2" 210lbs.

I still don't know how old I am.

Home watching TV. I was in total shock,anger and total disbelief that this could actually happen in America.

My wife first, then as much of my memorabilia as possible.

An extroverted nutcase. That's two words, but close enough!

Share it with my family and best friends.