2000 Hall of Fame Inductee

FLOYD L. ENGLISH &endash; Chicago, IL

Football &endash; 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958

Floyd is a native of Chico. Having gone to Citrus Elementary School and Chico High, where he was Student Body President in 1951-52. After high school he entered Chico State, but his college was interrupted due to three years in the Army.

After his return to Chico State, he became an outstanding tackle, both offensively and defensively for the Wildcats. He played for a coach who believed in discipline. Floyd would not miss his Thursday Physics Lab, which made him late for football practice. The Coach said your late for practice, you don't start. The discipline usually lasted one play for Floyd who was needed at his tackle position.

He became the first graduate of the newly created degree in Physics at Chico State. He went on to get a doctoral in Physics at Arizona State University.

He then launched his career that took him through both the research and business sides of physics. He came to the Andrew Corporation in Chicago, where he became President and Chief Executive Officer in 1983.

His company's Foundation has given $50,000 annually for 10 Natural Science scholarships.

He states he was inspired by professors at Chico State and credits them as a major part of his success.

Not bad for a kid born in Nicolaus and raised in Chico.