Oregon Sports Hall of Fame facts for kids
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| Established | 1980 |
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| Type | Hall of Fame |
The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame celebrates amazing athletes, teams, and coaches from Oregon. These are people who have done great things in sports. It started in 1980, and new members join every fall. The museum is currently closed because it's moving to a new home.
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History of the Hall of Fame
The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame welcomed its first group of 54 members in 1980. This first group included many famous athletes. Some were Olympians like Mack Robinson and Don Schollander. There was also baseball star Johnny Pesky and football hero Norm van Brocklin. Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker was also honored. Even high jump inventor Dick Fosbury and basketball coach Slats Gill were part of this first group.
Every fall, new sports heroes are welcomed into the Hall of Fame. This special ceremony often happens in Portland, Oregon.
Helping Student Athletes
The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame also helps young athletes go to college. They want to show how important sports can be. The Hall of Fame gives up to nine $2,000 scholarships. These are for excellent student athletes from Oregon. The students must be planning to attend a college in Oregon. Scholarship winners are honored during the Hall of Fame ceremony.
Where the Museum Was
From 1986 to 1997, the museum was in a 3,000 square foot space. This was under the Standard Insurance Center in downtown Portland, Oregon. In 1997, the museum moved to a bigger place nearby. This new spot had 7,000 square feet of space. It featured fun, hands-on exhibits. There were also videos and cool sports items.
Some items included Terry Baker's Heisman Trophy. This was the first Heisman given to a West Coast athlete. You could also see Mack Robinson's Olympic jersey. One of Dale Murphy's Golden Gloves was there too. Bill Walton's jersey from the 1977 Portland Trail Blazers NBA championship game was a highlight. In 2008, the museum had to close. It is now looking for a new location.
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame Members
The Hall of Fame honors many individuals and teams. Here are some of the current members.
Individual Sports Stars
| Sport | Hall of Fame members |
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| Adaptive Sports | Aaron Paulson |
| Auto Racing | Hershel McGriff, Monte Shelton, Len Sutton |
| Baseball | Earl Averill, Jr., Wally Backman, Eddie Basinski, Bill Beard, Carson "Skeet" Bigbee, Scott Brosius, Bobby Doerr, Howard Fox, Johnny Frederick, George Freese, Joe Gordon, Roy Helser, John Jaha, Larry Jansen, Sylvester Johnson, Ad Liska, Mickey Lolich, Walter McCredie, Dale Murphy, Johnny Pesky, Harold Reynolds, Dave Roberts, Wes Schulmerich, Tom Trebelhorn, Wayne Twitchell, Pete Ward, Dick Whitman, Ken Williams, Wade Williams, Artie Wilson, Jack Wilson, Rick Wise |
| Basketball | Danny Ainge, Bobby Anet, Greg Ballard, Jim Barnett, Lew Beck, Ray Blume, Jim Boutin, Terrell Brandon, Mel Counts, Cliff Crandall, John Dick, Clyde Drexler, Eddie Durno, Lauren "Laddie" Gale, Dave Gambee, Buck Grayson, A.C. Green, Jim Jarvis, Wally Johansen, Steve Johnson, Fred Jones, Steve Jones, Jerome Kersey, Hunk Latham, Ron Lee, Ed Lewis, Jim Loscutoff, Maurice Lucas, John Mandic, Wally Palmberg, Jim Paxson, Gary Payton, Geoff Petrie, Terry Porter, Mark Radford, Felicia Ragland, Jack Riley, Ephraim "Red" Rocha, Carol Menken-Schaudt, Charlie Sitton, Katy Steding, Damon Stoudamire, Dave Twardzik, Bill Walton, Charlie Warren, Richard Washington, Algot "Swede" Westergren, Urgel "Slim" Wintermute, Lindsey Yamasaki |
| Bowling | Gloria Bouvia, Marshall Holman, Dave Husted, Tom Perry |
| Boxing | Joe Kahut, Ray Lampkin, Molly McConnell, Denny Moyer, Tom Moyer |
| Broadcasting | Bob Blackburn, Doug LaMear, Bill Schonely |
| Coaching | Barry Adams, Rick Adelman, Pokey Allen, Dee Andros, Thurman Bell, Mike Bellotti, Bill Bowerman, Rich Brooks, Prink Callison, Len Casanova, Mike Clopton, Ralph Coleman, Mouse Davis, Tom DeSylvia, Mike Doherty, Jack Dunn, Paul Durham, Dennis Erickson, Joe Etzel, Dave Gasser, Amory "Slats" Gill, Dick Gray, Harold Hauk, Bill Hayward, Howard Hobson, Joe Huston, Eldon Jenne, Roy S. "Spec" Keene, Don Kirsch, Hank Kuchera, Hal Laycoe, Roy Love, Bill McArthur, Bobb McKittrick, Ralph Miller, Tommy Prothro, E. Robert Quinn, Jack Ramsay, Don Requa, Mike Riley, Nick Robertson, Ad Rutschman, Brad Smith, Fred Spiegelberg, Lon Stiner, Dewey Sullivan, Pete Susick, Dale O. Thomas, James "Mush" Torson, Paul Valenti, Eric Waldorf, John Warren, Ted R. Wilson |
| Duathlon | Liz Downing |
| Equestrian | Rich Fellers, Kevin Freeman |
| Fencing | Michael Marx |
| Football | Bill Austin, Sam Baker, Terry Baker, Emery Barnes, Steve Barnett, Ted Bates, John Beckett, Bob Berry, Del Bjork, Pete Brock, Stan Brock, Paul Brothers, Vern Burke, Jules "Zuck" Carlson, Ken Carpenter, Ross Carter, Todd Christensen, George Christensen, Jack Crabtree, Jim Dixon, Don Durdan, Brad Ecklund, Bill "Earthquake" Enyart, Dan Fouts, Joe Francis, Russ Francis, Norman "Red" Franklin, Rockne Freitas, Dave Grayson, Bobby Grayson, Quentin Greenough, Bob Grim, Joey Harrington, Mike Hass, Chas "Shy" Huntington, Steven Jackson, Dick James, LaMichael James, Johnny Kitzmiller, Jake Leicht, Woodley Lewis, Percy Locey, Neil Lomax, Howard Maple, Bill McKalip, Mike Mikulak, Chris Miller, Hal Moe, Bill Morgan, Raymond "Butch" Morse, Jack "Mad Dog" O'Billovich, Jack Patera, Pete Pifer, George A. "Gap" Powell, Steve Preece, Ahmad Rashad, Mel Renfro, Reuben Sanders, Ade "Tar" Schwammel, Vic Sears, Jim Shanley, George Shaw, Ken Simonton, Bill Steers, Aaron Thomas, Norman Van Brocklin, Dave Wilcox, John Witte, Len Younce, Gary Zimmerman |
| Golf | Mary Budke, Bruce Cudd, Jerry Cundari, Bob Duden, Chandler Egan, Bob Gilder, Brian Henninger, Marian Herron, Peter Jacobsen, Don Moe, Millard Rosenblatt, Lara Tennant, Oscar Willing, Dick Yost, Grace DeMoss Zwahlen |
| Gymnastics | Mary Ayotte-Law, Chari Knight, Joy Selig Petersen |
| Handball | Ed Grossenbacher, Ryan Grossenbacher, Jack Scrivens |
| Hockey | Andy Aitkenhead, Don Head, Art Jones, Connie Madigan |
| Martial Arts | Tom Levak |
| Masters Athlete | Clive Davies, Robert "Pudgy" Hunt, Robert "Mac" MacTarnahan, Becky Sisley, Lavelle Stoinoff |
| Multi Sport Athlete | Craig Hanneman, Claude Hines, Dan Jones, Elmer Kolberg, Mel Krause, Danny Miles, Royce McDaniel, Steve Pauly, Sherry Sevall |
| Officiating | Terry Durham, Jack Folliard, Nate Jones, Jim Joyce, Howard Mayo, Dale Scott |
| Rodeo | Larry Mahan |
| Skiing | Gretchen Fraser, Hjalmar Hvam, Bill Johnson, Jean Saubert |
| Soccer | Clive Charles, Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett |
| Softball | Margaret Dobson, Carolyn Fitzwater, Betty Evans Grayson, Erv Lind, Teri Mariani, Jackie Rice |
| Swimming and Diving | Jack Cody, Brenda Helser, Louis "Hap" Kuehn, Nancy Merki Lees, Kim Peyton McDonald, Maureen Murphy, Thelma Payne, Norman Ross, Don Schollander, Della Sehorn, Carolyn Wood, Suzanne Zimmerman |
| Table Tennis | Judy Bochenski Hoarfrost |
| Tennis | Sam Lee, Emery Neale, Jack Neer, Jonathan Stark |
| Track and Field | Margaret Johnson Bailes, Jim Bailey, Percy Bell, Wade Bell, Kelly Blair LaBounty, Dyrol Burleson, Rudy Chapa, Otis Davis, Lance Deal, Bill Dellinger, Ashton Eaton, Dick Fosbury, Alfred "A.C." Gilbert, Jim Grelle, Morgan Groth, Martin Hawkins, Ralph Hill, Joni Huntley, Harry Jerome, Dave Johnson, Dan Kelly, H. W. Kerrigan, Ed Moeller, Kenny Moore, Dan O'Brien, Steve Prefontaine, Mack Robinson, Alberto Salazar, Mary Slaney, Forrest Smithson, Les Steers, Neil Steinhauer, Grant Swan, Jerry Tarr, Brianne Theisen-Eaton, George Varoff, Leann Warren, Mac Wilkins |
| Trap Shooting | Frank Troeh |
| Volleyball | Lynda Johnson |
| Wrestling | Ron Finley, Les Gutches, Jess Lewis, Chester Newton, Robin Reed, Rick Sanders, Greg Strobel |
| Schonely Lifetime Achievement Award | Don Essig, Larry Sellers |
| Special Contribution to Sports | Ormond Bean, Rocky Benevento, Morris "Bucky" Buckwalter, Columbia Sportswear (Tim Boyle and Gert Boyle), Leo Davis, Jack Elder, John Eggers, Bob Gill, Harry Glickman, L.H. Gregory, Leo Harris, Tinker Hatfield, Robert A. Hudson, Dwight Jaynes, Tom Jernstedt, Jimmy Jones, Murray Kemp, Philip H. Knight, Knott Street Boxing Club, Dorothea Lensch, Al Lightner, Joe Loprinzi, Anna Maria Lopez, Harry Merlo, Multnomah Athletic Club, Candi Murray, Bob Newland, Nike Inc., G.P. "Jerry" O'Malley, George Pasero, Pendleton Round-Up, Chuck Richards, Rube Ross, Harold Taylor, Tournament Golf Foundation, Rolla Vollstedt, George Yerkovich |
Famous Sports Teams
The Hall of Fame has also honored these great teams:
- 1917 University of Oregon Rose Bowl champions
- 1938–39 Oregon "Tall Firs" basketball team
- 1942 Oregon State Beavers Rose Bowl champions
- 1944 Lind-Pomeroy Amateur Softball Association world champions
- 1948 Oregon Ducks football team
- 1948–49 Oregon State Beavers basketball team
- 1958 Drain Black Sox National Baseball Congress Champions
- 1960–61 Portland Buckaroos
- 1962 Oregon Ducks track team
- 1962 Oregon State Beavers football team
- 1962–63 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
- 1964 Oregon Ducks track & field team
- 1964 Erv Lind Softball Amateur Softball Association World Champions
- 1965–66 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
- 1966 Linfield Baseball NAIA Champions
- 1967 Oregon State Beavers football team
- 1969 Contractor's, Inc. American Legion Baseball National Champions
- 1975 Portland Timbers soccer team
- 1976–77 Portland Trail Blazers
- 1980–81 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
- 1982, 1984, 1986, and 2004 Linfield Football National Champions
- 1994 Oregon Ducks football team
- 2000 Oregon State Beavers football team
- 2002 Portland Pilots soccer team
- 2004, 2008, 2012 Oregon Tech men's basketball teams
- 2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
- 2007 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
- East Bank Saloon basketball teams
- Portland Mavericks baseball
