Corbett III, Young

1959 BOXING INDUCTEE YOUNG CORBETT III The name, Raffaele Capabianca Giordano, would have been too much of a mouthful for boxing fans to say, so the Italian-born, Fresno-raised newsboy was dubbed Young Corbett III when he entered the ring as an amateur. Corbett is the only Fresnan to ever hold a world boxing title, winning…

Chance, Frank

1959 BASEBALL INDUCTEE FRANK CHANCE Frank “Husk” Chance, later called “The Peerless Leader,” is one of only two Major League Baseball Hall of Fame members to come from Fresno. Chance was inducted in 1946, followed in 1992 by fellow Fresno High School graduate Tom Seaver. Chance was born on September 9, 1876 in the tiny…