John “J.D.” Dahlen

Named among Dawson’s collaborators advancing OMBAC equipment, training and sports medicine.

The US Rugby Foundation’s July 16, 2004 director announcement records Dahlen as an OMBAC scrumhalf from the mid-1960s until his playing retirement in the late 1970s.

Managed the bar at the original Bully’s in La Jolla after its opening in 1967, before becoming managing partner of Bully’s East in 1971.

Became managing partner of Bully’s East in 1971. The restaurant’s official history identifies J.D., wife Ginny and son Derek as proprietors. The 2004 rugby biography also identifies ownership of Old Town Mexican Café.

Became manager of OMBAC’s sevens program in 1995; the 2004 Foundation biography credits national titles in 1995, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Contemporary Cayman International Sevens team profile lists John Dahlen as OMBAC manager and Reldon Dawson as director of rugby.

Original document2001 Cayman tour rosterView archive ↗

Elected to the US Rugby Foundation Board of Trustees and Directors in July 2004.

A contemporary Daily Aztec restaurant feature named John Dahlen, Bob Estrada and Herb Lizalde as the owners of Old Town Mexican Café.

Original document2007 ownership featureView archive ↗

Took part in the US Rugby Foundation’s I’Maul In charity poker tournament benefiting youth rugby, reaching the final table and finishing fifth.

Named among the six inaugural OMBAC Rugby Hall of Fame inductees for the club’s 60th Anniversary celebration.

Original document2026 Hall of Fame celebrationView archive ↗