About John Volek
John Volek was an American american football player.
John F. Volek (born ) is an American former college football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Sacramento from 1995 to 2002, compiling a record of 31β57β1. Volek was the head football coach at Walla Walla Community College in Walla Walla, Washington from 1984 to 1987, leading his teams to a record of 31β7 and three Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) championships. He was then the head football coach at Fresno City College in Fresno, California from 1988 to 1994, tallying a mark of 51β24β1 in seven seasons and winning three conference titles, in 1988, 1993, and 1994.
Volek graduated from Placer High School in Auburn, California and then played junior college football at Sierra College in Rocklin, California from 1965 to 1966. He transferred to Weber State University, playing center for the Weber State Wildcats in 1967, and then to University of California, Riverside, where he played again at center on the 1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football team. He received a master's degree from the UC Riverside in 1972. Volek was hired as head football coach at Santa Cruz High School in 1972. After two years at Santa Cruz High School, he moved on to Mt. San Jacinto College in San Jacinto, California to become an assistant football coach and teach in the school's new department of recreation leadership.
Volek is the father of Billy Volek, who played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) from 2000 to 2011.
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