FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Some of Fresno's most iconic athletes have been inducted into the city's hall of fame.
A special dinner reception was held in northwest Fresno to celebrate the five new inductees.
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The class of 2021 includes Floyd Buchanan, Clovis Unified's first superintendent, Phil Casey, who worked as a race car mechanic for more than three decades, Kim Maher, a standout shortstop for Fresno State's softball team and Olympic Gold medalist and Kevin Sutherland, a professional golfer on the PGA tour and the 1961 Fresno City College Baseball team.
Wednesday's event also included a presentation on the new Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame exhibit coming soon.
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"We have over 130 athletes and 24 teams that are in the hall of fame but we've never had a place to really tell their story," says Fresno Hall of Fame Project Chairman Walt Byrd. "In a partnership with Fresno State, Fresno County Office of Education, we now have a project under construction in the Save Mart Center."
The Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame at the Save Mart Center is set to open its doors in January of 2022.