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In Memory of Our Fallen Teammates
 Manny Gutierrez
Rank: Police Officer
Serial Number: 24654
Division:Central
Date Killed: Monday, December 12, 1988
Cause of Death:Traffic Accident
James Choquette
Rank: Police Officer
Serial Number: 14818
Division:Southeast
Date Killed: Thursday, August 02, 1979
Cause of Death:Traffic Accident
 Clarence Marshall Spencer, Jr. was appointed to the Department on March 27, 1989. After one year on the job, he became a member of the LAPD Centurions football team. During the next two years, "Spence," as he was known, worked hard and gave his all to help the Centurions become the 1991 National Police Football champs. During this time, he gained recognition as one of the team's most outstanding players.
On May 4, 1991, while enjoying a weekend ride on his motorcycle, he was killed in an off-duty traffic accident. He was just 25 years old. "Spence" continues to be remembered by all of us for his good nature, for his sense of humor and for his smile, which will forever remain in our hearts and our memories.
 Officer Ricardo Lizarraga joined the LAPD on September 25, 2001. He worked patrol assignments in the 77th Street Area and one year later transferred to the Newton Area. He chose Newton because there he could use his fluent Spanish in the community. He felt it was a great privilege to be working a Z-Car Unit. This year Ricardo joined the LAPD Centurions football team. He was excited about being on the LAPD football team, recently boasting about having bars on his nose from being driven into the ground face first.
On February 20, 2004, Officer Lizarraga was murdered in the line of duty while responding to a Domestic Violence radio call. Officer Lizarraga became the 195th LAPD officer to die in the line of duty since 1907, the first to be murdered on-duty since 1998 and the first in Newton Area since 1945.
 Officer Randall Simmons joined the LAPD in 1980. In 1986 he went to Metropolitan Division and he joined SWAT in 1991. In 1994 he was promoted to Police Officer III+I and became an assistant squad leader. For the first 10 years of his career, Randy dedicated himself to the LAPD Centurions Football Team and the Blind Children's Center of Los Angeles. Randy was a dedicated teammate and leader. He was the heart and soul of the Centurion organization. Randy simmons was proud to be a Centurion and made everyone who wore the Centurion uniform proud to be a part of the Centurion Football Team.
On February 7, 2008, Officer III+I Randy Simmons was murdered as he and other members of the Los Angeles SWAT Team made entry into a home of a suspect who had called 911 and claimed to have murdered three family members. As the team entered the home, the suspect opened fire, striking officer Simmons and another officer. Officer Simmons became the first SWAT officer to be killed during a SWAT action.
"The LAPD Centurions play football for kids."
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