In 2022, Bill Bonsal was incudcted into the University Hall of Fame. He played Football (1985-88) Four-year starter at nose tackle…earned first-team All-Big Sky honors in 1986 and was a second-team selection in 1987 and 1988…led the defensive line in tackles all four years… won the Striker Award twice (given to a defensive player performing at the highest level)…won the Golden Helmet awards as defensive player of the week in 1985 and 1988…also won the team’s Effort Habit Award… was the top scout player in 1984 as a redshirt…recorded 263 tackles in his career…also had 60 tackles for loss and 28 sacks… forced five fumbles and recovered eight fumbles… “Bill was virtually unblockable and he had a motor that never stopped” – comments from coaches and teammates… retired in 2020 after 30 years as a probation officer in Santa Clara County…is an acclaimed expert in sex offenders and delivered presentations and trained officers throughout California… started the Internet Safety Program that was later modeled in other states… has also worked with Yahoo to develop presentations to protect youth from internet sexual predators… was awarded the Probation Officer of the Year in the Bay Area region and Employee of the Year Award for the state of California in 2017… also coached high school football and has been active in Nevada Alumni Football chapter… his two sons are graduates of the University of Nevada – Alec (2019) and Jason (2020)… Alec spent two seasons at a linebacker on the Wolf Pack football team.