San Ramon Valley
Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds
Since 1958, for over 66 years!
In 1958, a group of organizers, led by Joe Dame’ and Pete Villa founded the “Lamorinda Thunderbirds”. The first season was played in 1959 with only one division, the Jr. Bantams. Head Coach Pete Villa led the Thunderbirds for its first 12 seasons. In 1963, the organization moved to Danville and became officially known as the San Ramon Valley Thunderbirds. Since those early years, the program has expanded tremendously.
The San Ramon Valley Thunderbirds Football and Cheerleading programs exist “For the Kids”. We foster an environment that allows youth participants to learn football and cheerleading skills, practice good sportsmanship as part of a competitive team, build individual character and self-esteem, and engage in “community”…all while having fun and understanding what it is to have “T-Bird Pride”.
The San Ramon Valley Thunderbirds have a long and proud history in the Valley. We are, in fact, the oldest youth organization in the area. We are proud of our history. However, the most important results are not games played or impressive scores, but the tangible characteristics T-Bird girls and boys take with them when they leave the field. The competition a Thunderbird faces is not unlike the competition of life, and he/she will be better prepared for having been a Thunderbird.
The T-Birds Varsity Competitive team capped off an incredible season with a Turkey Bowl win! This is back-back-to-back Turkey Bowl Championships for that same squad (as JV: 2022, 2023; as Varsity: 2024). Our Pee Wee Competitive team won in TRIPLE OVERTIME (yes, 3OT!) to take home the Turkey Bowl Championship trophy. We are so proud of our 2024 T-Birds.
In 2024, T-Birds had four Competitive teams (Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee, JV, and Varsity). There were also five Development teams (Pee Wee, JV Blue, JV Silver, Varsity Blue, and Varsity Silver). 8 of those 9 teams made the EBYFC playoffs. 5 of those 9 teams went to the Turkey Bowl (Pee Wee Comp, Pee Wee Dev, JV Dev Silver, Varsity Dev Silver, Varsity Comp). 2 of those 5 teams won this year's 2024 Turkey Bowl. Fly High!
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