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Jeff Garcia, John Carlos headline San Jose hall class

SAN JOSE -- Former 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia of Gilroy and 1968 Olympian John Carlos headline the 2015 class of the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame, the San Jose Sports Authority announced Tuesday.

Synchronized swim coach Chris Carver and Earthquakes great Mani Hernandez will join Garcia and Carlos on Nov. 9 at the SAP Center for the 21st annual induction ceremony.Garcia, a two-sport star at Gilroy High, played for his father Bobby Garcia for one year at Gavilan College before transferring to San Jose State where he became a three-year starter.Then Garcia played in the Canadian Football League from 1994-1998 before joining the 49ers in 1999.