Long-time Dixie State College of Utah mathematics instructor and retired assistant football coach Gordon Jolley will be among the five new members inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in a dinner and ceremony to be held tonight at the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City.
Jolley, who is being inducted in the sport of football, spent 21 years on the Dixie sidelines as offensive line coach and offensive coordinator. In addition, he served as Dixie's baseball coach for 10 years and taught physical education along with his mathematics instruction duties.
Jolley was a three-sport, all-state performer at Salt Lake City's Granite High School and was an all-conference offensive lineman at the University of Utah. He parlayed his collegiate success with a six-year NFL career, playing for the Detroit Lions, who drafted him in the 17th round in 1971, and the Seattle Seahawks.
Joining Jolley in the Utah Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2008 is retired Weber State track and cross country coach Chick Hislop, U of U three-sport athlete Lori Salvo, former BYU gymnast Debbie Stark, and legendary mountain and ice climber Jeff Lowe.
