Volek, Bill

2016 FOOTBALL INDUCTEE BILL VOLEK During 10 National Football League seasons and a standout career at Fresno State, the Volek name became synonymous with passing accuracy and command of the quarterback position. After leading Clovis West High School to an 11-1 record and claiming league Offensive Player of the Year honors in 1994 as a…

Schechter, Paul

2016 GENERAL INDUCTEE PAUL SCHECHTER Though best known as Fresno State’s longtime head athletics trainer and director of sports medicine, the New York City native contributed in many other ways to the Bulldogs’ success and to the worldwide practice of sports medicine. It was because of Schecter’s passion for his profession and for Fresno State…

Roberts, Yvette

2016 BASKETBALL INDUCTEE YVETTE ROBERTS Among the best athletes in Fresno history, Roberts starred in track and field and basketball at Washington Union High School before rewriting the women’s basketball record book at Fresno State and then playing at an MVP level in Europe’s pro leagues. Roberts was the 1985 state long jump champion, soaring…

Glasson, Bill

2016 GOLF INDUCTEE BILL GLASSON The sports-loving youngster who turned to golf after a serious knee injury and then learned the game while working at a Fresno municipal golf course fashioned a highly successful career on the PGA and Champions tours. Overcoming numerous injuries and surgeries, the graduate of Fresno’s McLane High School won seven…

Adams, Ron

2016 COACHING-BASKETBALL INDUCTEE RON ADAMS The Laton native put his indelible stamp on the National Basketball Association and the college game in a coaching career that began at Fresno Pacific in 1969 and soared highest in 2015 when the Golden State Warriors won the NBA title. Then Fresno State Coach Boyd Grant dubbed him his…

1968 Hoover High Baseball

2016 BASEBALL TEAM INDUCTEE 1968 HOOVER HIGH BASEBALL Coached by Jack Hannah, who was inducted into the FAHOF in 1998, the Patriots won the North Yosemite League and Central Section championships and were recognized as the best prep team in California and the nation by media outlets. Hoover compiled a 27-3 record against stiff competition…