The Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring the accomplishments of our great athletes and community leaders and telling their stories to inspire others to achieve success in their own lives.
Today we have over 400 individual and team inductees recognizing the accomplishments of the best of the best in Fresno County Athletes. The Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame, which will soon be located at the Save Mart Center on the Fresno State campus, is a non-profit organization that depends upon the support of the community and local businesses.
The Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame was founded in 1958 by John Voenes, the original chairman of the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame Committee, and Ed Orman, Sports Editor for the Fresno Bee.
Our mission, from our inception, as it remains today, is to honor and remember the past accomplishments of our Fresno County athletes, to annually celebrate the enshrinement of our new inductees and to provide inspiration to our youth so they too can become all they can be in their lives.
The Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame is celebrating its 60th Annual Induction Dinner & Fundraiser on November 1, 2018 at The Fresno Convention Center Valdez Hall. This dinner honors the athletic excellence of those from our local area.
This year's inductees are: Logan Mankins - Football, John Carbray - Community Leader, Shelly Stokes - Softball, Pat Hill - Football Coaching, Dot Jones - Track & Field, the 1959 Fresno State Baseball Team - The first FSU baseball team to qualify for the College World Series, and the 2008 College World Series Champion Fresno State Baseball Team.
Fundraiser includes a live auction and raffle.
Doors open at 5:30, dinner is served at 7:00.
Sponsorship packages beginning at $1500 are available now. Individual tickets are $100 and will be available beginning September 4th.
We hope to empower and to encourage our community members to realize that through commitment, hard work, and dedication anybody can achieve their goals and their own individual levels of greatness in life. As with any team sport, our community will thrive with the combined efforts of individuals. We support, encourage, and motivate one another to achieve success.
Just as our outstanding athletes have achieved success with the support and guidance of family, coaches, and mentors, our youth and the future of our community will also require guidance, life coaches, and mentors to thrive. You can become a mentor by contributing to the success of our exhibit and providing a place where children can be inspired and motivated to overcome the negative influences in their lives and to realize the opportunities that they have available to achieve greatness in their own way.
The Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring the accomplishments of our great athletes and community leaders and telling their stories to inspire others to achieve success in their own lives.
The future home of Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame, will soon be located at the Save Mart Center on the Fresno State campus. We are a non-profit organization that depends upon the support of the community and local businesses. You can become a proud participant by pledging your financial support today!
- Gordie Webster, President
- Tim Leary, Vice Presiden
- Richard Wasemiller, Treasurer/Secretary
- Jean Ainger
- Gena Strang-Behrens
- Walt Byrd, Jr.
- Diane Carbray
- Jeanne Contel
- Dick Ellsworth
- John Higginbotham
- Tom Kane
- Pat Ogl
- Donna Pickel
- Casey Rowe
- Tom Sommers
- Ron Thomas
- Shelly Van Houwelingen
- Rod Webster
- Jackie White
- Auxiliary Board Members
- DeWayne Zinkin
- Jim Pardini
- Mike Watney
- Tom McFerson
- Joe Cooper
- Mark Cameron
- Bill McEwen
- Committee Chairs
- Walt Byrd, Jr., Capital Campaign
- Ron Thomas, Dinner Committee
- Diane Carbray & Jean Ainger, Women’s Conference
- Tom Kane, Peter G. Mehas Memorial Scholarship
- Pat Ogle, Individual Selection Committee
- Jeanne Contel, Team Selection Committee