[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 114 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1509-E1510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING PAT PLUMMER

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 30, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Pat 
Plummer upon his retirement as the Varsity Head Football Coach of 
Hoover High School in Fresno, California and his induction into the 
Hoover Hall of Fame. Coach Plummer will be inducted into the Hoover 
Hall Fame on Saturday, July 31, 2010.
  Coach Pat Plummer was born in Glendale, California. At a young age, 
his family moved to northern California, where he graduated from Del 
Oro High School. Upon graduating from high school, Coach Plummer 
attended Sierra Junior College in Rocklin, California. In 1970, he 
transferred to California State University, Fresno, on a football 
scholarship. In 1972, Coach Plummer was named to the All-Pacific Coast 
Athletic Association team as an offensive guard. Coach Plummer 
graduated from CSU Fresno with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physical 
Education and a minor in Geography; in 1974, he earned a teaching 
credential.
  Upon obtaining his credential, Coach Plummer began teaching and 
coaching football at Tulare Western Union High School in Tulare, 
California. He was the defensive coordinator for two years before being 
named the head varsity coach. Coach Plummer remained at Tulare Western 
for eight years. In 1985, he

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was offered the position of Head Varsity Football Coach at Hoover High 
School. Since taking that job, Coach Plummer has compiled a record of 
132 wins, 116 losses and 3 ties. He led his teams to six Fresno City 
Championships (1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994) and two North 
Yosemite League Championships (1997 and 1999).
  In 2005 and 2006, Coach Plummer took a hiatus from coaching varsity 
football so that he and his wife, Micki, would have more time to watch 
his son, Shawn, play varsity football at a rival school. For those two 
years, Coach Plummer was the head freshman football coach at Hoover. In 
2007, Coach Plummer returned to the Head Varsity Coach position. In his 
25 years as the head varsity coach, he has coached several All-Star 
games including the Tulare-Kings All Star Game in 1985, the Fresno 
City-County All-Star game in 1989, 1993, and 1999, and the North-South 
All-Star game in 2003 and 2007.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Pat Plummer 
upon his retirement from Hoover High School and induction into the 
Hoover Hall of Fame. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Coach 
Plummer many years of continued success.

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