The Arizona High School Coaches Association recently announced its newest Hall of Fame class.

The 2015 induction ceremony for the coaching legends — Todd Ford, Richard Gray, Thomas Hawkins, Robert Robinson, Steven Schneider — is scheduled for April 25 at the Phoenix Elks Lodge. Here are the bios for 2015 hall of fame inductees:

Todd Ford, wrestling

Ford was a head wrestling coach in Arizona from 1985-2006. During his distinguished career, he coached at Maricopa, Tempe, Mountain Pointe and Desert Vista High Schools. As a head coach he posted an impressive 65 percent win percentage, with 217 career dual match victories. His teams finished as the state runner-up in 2002 and won four region titles during his 21-year head coaching career. Ford was named Central Region Coach of the Year three times, All-Star assistant coach twice, 1997 USA Wrestling West Region Coach of the Year and has often been a featured speaker at Northern Arizona State University’s wrestling clinics. He has been very active in the coaching fraternity, serving in a multitude of positions, including president of the Arizona Wrestling Coaches Association, a member of the Arizona USA Wrestling Board of Directors and director of the Sunkist Kids International Wrestling Tournament. 

Richard Gray, football

Gray’s career as an assistant and head football coach spans 33 years at seven different Arizona high schools, including Shadow Mountain, Horizon, Gilbert, Chandler and the Arizona Boys Ranch. He won 60 percent of his games during his head coaching tenure. His teams have won the regional championship title four times, and in 2002 and 2003 his Arizona Boys Ranch teams finished 10-2 and 11-1, respectively, and as state runners-up. He was named State Coach of the Year in 1981 and 2002, Region Coach of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and Conference Coach of the Year in 1981 and 2002. Gray served as a football All-Star assistant coach to Hall of Fame member Gary Venturo in 2001 and 2005. He has been a lifetime member of the Arizona Coaches Association and retired from active coaching duties in 2010.

Thomas Hawkins, football

Thomas spent his entire 20-year football coaching career at Coolidge High School, including 18 years as head coach. His teams amassed 115 victories and only 50 losses (70 percent win percentage). He coached two teams that finished undefeated, two with only one loss each, two state champions, one state runner-up and three region champions. During his heralded coaching tenure, Thomas was named Conference Coach of the Year, Region Coach of the Year, and the National High School Athletic Coaches’ Association’s State and Region Eight Coach of the Year twice. He served as the football All-Star head coach in 1969 and was tireless in serving the coaching profession in numerous elected and appointed positions, including four years as a member of the Arizona Coaches Association Board of Directors.

Robert Robinson, track and field

After a distinguished 30-year career in Minnesota, Robinson served as head coach at Mountain View High School in Mesa for 22 years. At Mountain View, his teams won more than 90 percent of their meets, four state titles, were state runners-up five times and captured the regional title an amazing 17 times. He has been named National Coach of the Year twice and the National High School Athletic Coaches’ Association’s Region Eight Coach of the Year three times. He was honored as state Coach of the Year five times and Region Coach of the Year 17 times. He has served the profession in many capacities; as a Vice President and Board of Directors member for the NHSACA, as chairperson of the Arizona Interscholastic Association Track and Field Advisory Committee and as a featured speaker at numerous track and field coaching clinics. He continues as to coach after retiring from his teaching responsibilities.

Steven Schneider, boys golf

Schneider is in his 27^th season as Snowflake High School’s golf coach. During his head coaching tenure, his teams have posted more than 200 match victories (75 win percentage). His teams have won the region title 11 times and the state championship or the state runner-up title an amazing 14 times. Steven coached the Arizona Boys Golf All-Star team in 1994, 1997 and 1999. He has been named East Region Coach of the Year nine times, State Coach of the Year four times and in the 1998 National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s Region Eight Coach of the Year. He has been director of the Boys State Golf Tournament twice, served on the All-Star Selection Committee numerous times and has conducted the East Region pre-season Rules Committee meeting for more than a decade. He continues his service to the coaching profession, serving as a rules interpreter/golf consultant to the AIA.