John Volek
John F. Volek (born c. 1946) is an American former college football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Sacramento from 1995 to 2002, compiling a record of 31–57–1. Volek was the head football coach at Walla Walla Community College in Walla Walla, Washington from 1984 to 1987, leading his teams to a record of 31–7 and three Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) championships. He was then the head football coach at Fresno City College in Fresno, California from 1988 to 1994, tallying a mark of 51–24–1 in seven seasons and winning three Central Valley Conference titles, in 1988, 1993, and 1994.[1][2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1946 |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1966 | Sierra College |
| 1967 | Weber State |
| 1968 | UC Riverside |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969–1971 | UC Riverside (assistant) |
| 1972–1973 | Santa Cruz HS (CA) |
| 1974 | Mt. San Jacinto College (assistant) |
| 1977–1983 | Walla Walla CC (assistant) |
| 1984–1987 | Walla Walla CC |
| 1988–1994 | Fresno CC |
| 1995–2002 | Sacramento State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2003–2011 | Sierra College |
| 2017 | Sacramento State (interim AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–57–1 (college) 82–31–1 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 AWC (1995) | |
Volek graduated from Placer High School in Auburn, California and then played junior college football at Sierra College in Rocklin, California from 1965 to 1966. He transferred to Weber State University, playing center for the Webers State Wildcfats in 1967, and then to University of California, Riverside, where he played again at center on the 1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football team.[3][4] He received a master's degree from the UC Riverside in 1972. Volek was hired as head football coach at Santa Cruz High School in 1972.[5] After two years at Santa Cruz High School, he moved on to Mt. San Jacinto College in San Jacinto, California to become an assistant football coach and teach in the school's new department of recreation leadership.[6]
Volek is the father of Billy Volek, who played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) from 2000 to 2011.[7][8]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento State Hornets (American West Conference) (1995) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Sacramento State | 4–6–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Sacramento State Hornets (Big Sky Conference) (1996–2002) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Sacramento State | 1–10 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1997 | Sacramento State | 1–10 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1998 | Sacramento State | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 1999 | Sacramento State | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2000 | Sacramento State | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2001 | Sacramento State | 2–9 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2000 | Sacramento State | 5–7 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Sacramento State: | 31–57–1 | 19–37 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–57–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Curry, Hal (June 15, 1995). "Volek's exit leaves FCC scrambling". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. D1. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - Curry, Hal (June 15, 1995). "FCC: Search for Volek's Successor will becoming priority for Rams". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. D6. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "John Volek Is Gridder At Weber State". Auburn Journal. Auburn, California. May 11, 1967. p. B1. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "UCR Team Uses Former Wolverines". Auburn Journal. Auburn, California. August 28, 1969. p. C2. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Cards Get A New Head Coach, John Volek". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. September 15, 1972. p. A14. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "3 teachers join faculty at college". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. September 12, 1974. p. B5. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Small Talk". Auburn Journal. Auburn, California. May 14, 1976. p. B2. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- Burton, Bruce (October 9, 2003). "Talented Titan". Lincoln News Messenger. Lincoln, California. p. B4. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .