Berkeley in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Brent James Woodall

July 20, 1970 – September 11, 2001

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 24, 2025

1. Brent James Woodall Marker

Inscription. On September 11, 2001, former Golden Bear Brent James Woodall was one of the 2977 victims of the attack on the South Tower of the World Trade Center. While here at Cal, Brent shined in the classroom and on the football and baseball fields. In 1990, he received the Frank Storment Award for the most outstanding student/athlete from Southern California. In 1991, he received the Andrew L. Smith Scholarship Award for academic excellence. Brent was a rare two-sport athlete, as a nimble and athletic starting tight end on two Golden Bear Bowl winning football teams in 1990 and 1991, and as a hard throwing left handed pitcher for the 1992 College World Series baseball team. Drafted in the 17th round by the Chicago Cubs in 1992, his professional baseball career was cut short after two minor league seasons by a shoulder injury. In 1993 Brent received his degree from the Haas School of Business, and eventually moved East to New York to start his career as an equities trader. On that fateful September day in 2001, Brent was at work on the 86th floor of the South Tower and like so many others, did not survive the attack. Two weeks later, family and friends started the Brent Woodall Memorial Scholarship Fund, which annually honors Golden Bear student/athletes. Coaches, teammates, and friends remember Brent for his outstanding character, quiet leadership,

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quick wit, and team first mentality. Brent is survived by his Widow Tracy and daughter Pierce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Industry & Commerce • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.

Location. 37° 52.204′ N, 122° 15.77′ W. Marker is in Berkeley, California, in Alameda County. It can be reached from Frank Schlessinger Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 Frank Schlessinger Way, Berkeley CA 94704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clint Evans Baseball Field (here, next to this marker); In Memory of Ed Sanclemente (a few steps from this marker); UC Berkeley Korean War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Don Pedro Fages Expedition (about 700 feet away); 2401 Bancroft Way (about 700 feet away); William Keith (1836-1911) (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of the Kellogg School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Berkeley City Club (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berkeley.

More about this marker. The marker is located on the north side of the Jackie Jensen Pressbox, inside the gated entrance to Stu Gordon Stadium.

Also see . . . Brent Woodall Lives On.

[Sept 10, 2014] BERKELEY
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 24, 2025

2. Brent James Woodall Marker
– Thirteen years after the death of Brent Woodall in the September 11, 2001, attack on the South Tower of the World Trade Center, the memory of this two-sport Golden Bear lives on in his family, foundation and University.

Woodall was a part of two bowl-winning football teams at California in 1990 and ’91 and a member of the last Bears team before 2011 to reach the College World Series. In 1993, he earned his degree in business from the University.

Brent had arrived in Berkeley as a linebacker but head coach Bruce Snyder moved him to offense, where Woodall lined up at fullback before jelling as a at tight end. A native of La Jolla, he received the team’s Frank Storment Award, awarded to the outstanding student-athlete from Southern California, in 1990, and was a member of the 1991 team ranked No. 8 in the nation after beating Clemson in the Citrus Bowl. He finished his second year with the team’s Andrew L. Smith Scholarship Award for academic excellence.

As a reliever on the Cal baseball team, Woodall was an asset as a closer during his junior and senior seasons, including the Bears’ 1992 run to Omaha. He was drafted that year by the Chicago Cubs and played two seasons for the team’s AAA affiliate.

In 1995, Woodall began his post-athletic professional career as an equities trader in New York City. Five years later he married Tracy, who
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 24, 2025

3. Brent James Woodall Marker
The marker can be seen from the gated entrance to Stu Gordon Stadium.
was an All-Ivy volleyball captain at Columbia University. While in the Big Apple he also played rugby for the New York Athletic Club, whose coach, future U.S. National Team head coach Mike Tolkin, called him “one of the best athletes we ever had.”

Woodall was at his office in Keefe, Bruyette and Woods on the 86th floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower when it was attacked on September 11, 2001, killing him and 66 of his coworkers. The Brent Woodall Memorial Scholarship Fund at Cal was set up by his family and friends within two weeks of the event.

Six months after losing her husband, Tracy gave birth to their daughter, Pierce.

In 2003, Woodall’s widow founded the Brent Woodall Foundation for Exceptional Children as an extension of her existing work in the treatment of autism, for which she holds a PhD-ABD and a Master of Arts in Developmental Psychology from The New School University in New York in addition to her BA in psychology from Columbia. The foundation has continued to empower parents of children with autism and developmental disabilities, providing educational training, counseling, assessments and aid. It serves over 300 children each year and Tracy plays an active, day-to-day role.

(Submitted on September 7, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon.)

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Photographed by Cal Athletics

4. Brent James Woodall

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 73 times this year. Last updated on September 12, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 7, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.