Early Life
Hubbs was born in Riverside, California and resided in nearby Colton.
He played in the 1954 Little League World Series. Colton represented California. They beat Virginia in the first round and Illinois in the second. In the final game of the Series, Schenectady, New York beat California 5-3. Two future big league players played on the Schenectady team: Jim Barbieri, with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Bill Connors, with the Chicago Cubs, both in 1966. Highlights of Hubbs playing defense at shortstop were captured on film. The video includes a play where Hubbs ran from the shortstop position to back up the second baseman and caught a bloop fly into short right field.
He was elected ASB president at Colton High School his senior year.
In high school he excelled in 3 sports, baseball, basketball and football. He was honored by CIF in all three. In 1958-59, he was a high school All-American in two sports, football (quarterback) and basketball. He was recruited by Notre Dame to play quarterback and by UCLA's John Wooden to play basketball.
"Ken was undoubtedly the best football player I ever coached,' said Joe Lash former Colton High School football coach. His basketball coach echoed, "Kenny Hubbs was the best all-around basketball player I ever saw for a boy his age."
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