Hall of Fame
William "Bill" Nollan won fame in Pacific Northwest athletics as both an athlete and coach. Nollan lettered in basketball, baseball and tennis during his time at WSU (1924-26) and pitched on two championship baseball teams for the Cougars. As a pitcher Nollan ended his senior campaign with a 3-1 record with three saves in 11 appearances. On the basketball court he second on the team in scoring as a junior with 224 points. Following college he was a legendary coach in the northwest as he coached at Pasco, Hoquiam and Lincoln (Seattle) High Schools. Nollan's teams at Lincoln, his alma mater, won 22 city titles in football, basketball, track and baseball in 27 years. He was known as "Mr. Cougar" in Seattle and western Washington for many years.
