SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco State Gridiron Hall of Fame inducted its 2024 class on Sunday, October 27. The event was organized by Alumni Affairs and the Gridiron Club, a group of San Francisco State football alumni who have worked to preserve the program's history after its final season in 1994. It honors alumni of the program who distinguished themselves through outstanding achievements on and off the field.

Below are the 2024 Inductees:

• Ken Hailey, Defensive Back (1981-82)
• Jaime Hill, Receiver (1984-85)
• Roy Nonella Offensive Lineman (1953-57)
• Richie Parker, Running Back (1991-92)
• Arnold Sword, Defensive Lineman (1969-71)

The Gator Gridiron Club was formed in the 1970s by Gator great Dick Boyd and Hall of Fame coach Vic Rowen. For nearly fifty years, the Gridiron Club board has selected elite players from every era. These include NFL stars like defensive back Bill Baird, linebacker Floyd Peters, and all-pro lineman Elmer Collett; and Super Bowl coaches Mike Holmgren, Gil Haskell, and Andy Reid. Three individual teams have been inducted: the record-setting Camellia Bowl team of 1967 led by quarterback and UCLA coach Bob Toledo, the undefeated 1959 team led by all-time great quarterback and UC Davis coach Jim Socher, and the rugged 1960 team led by nineteen Hall of Fame players.

The Gator Gridiron Club's mission is to bring together former players, coaches and fans to remember the championship football legacy at SF State; to identify and elect great Gator players to the Gridiron Hall of Fame; and to maintain and enhance the Vic Rowen Scholarship Fund and Allen Abraham Scholarship Fund, assisting and encouraging deserving student-athletes in men's and women's sports.