George, Roger

2017 TRACK & FIELD INDUCTEE ROGER GEORGE Imagine an athlete who could high jump nearly 6 feet, 9 inches, pole vault 16 feet, long jump nearly 25 feet and twirl the discus almost 158 feet. Now imagine sprinting 100 meters in 10.7 seconds, finishing the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.3 seconds, putting a 16-pound shot…

Ely, Melvin

2017 BASKETBALL INDUCTEE MELVIN ELY Recruited to Fresno State by Coach Jerry Tarkanian, the 6-foot, 10-inch center and power forward rewrote the Bulldogs record book, dominated the Western Athletic Conference and went on to an NBA career that lasted more than a decade. Ely earned the WAC Player of the Year award in back-to-back seasons…

1977 San Joaquin Memorial Girls Basketball

2017 BASKETBALL TEAM TEAM INDUCTEE 1977 SAN JOAQUIN MEMORIAL GIRLS BASKETBALL Led by star freshman Jackie White and Sue Mahackian, the Panthers rolled to an undefeated season and three championship titles. Under Coach Mary Brown, Memorial played an attack-the-basket style on offense. On defense, they pressed and harassed opponents into turnovers that turned into easy…