Joe Gonzalez (2005) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Joe Gonzalez

Induction:
2005
Class:
1937

Joe Gonzales pitched USC’s first-ever no-hitter, doing so in an 8-0 win against Stanford in 1937 (it would be 24 years before another Trojan threw a no-hitter). He also tossed a one-hitter in 1935 against UCLA (a 4-0 USC victory). The 3-year (1935-37) starter earned All-Conference first team honors in 1937. He went on to play in the majors with the Boston Red Sox in 1937. He then became a NFL field judge (he officiated in Super Bowl III) and was a baseball coach at Westchester High and Loyola University. He died on Nov. 16, 1996, at age 81.