- Bill Walton
William Theodore Walton III, better known as Bill Walton (born November 5 1952), is a former American basketball player and current television sportscaster. He is the father of current Los Angeles Lakers player Luke Walton. Walton was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on May 10, 1993. - Bill Bowerman
William J. Bowerman (born February 19, 1911 in Fossil, Oregon, died December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. He was a very successful track and field coach, having trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 24 NCAA champions, and 16 sub-4 minute milers. During his 24 years as coach at the University of Oregon, the track and field team had a winning season every season but one, … - Steve Prefontaine
Steve Roland Prefontaine (commonly referred to as Pre by runners and fans) was an American Olympic runner born in Coos Bay, Oregon. Prefontaine was primarily a long distance runner, and at one point held the American record in every running event from the 2000 meters to the 10,000 meters. Prefontaine had one leg longer than the other (a common condition that does not affect running speed), … - Phil Knight
Philip H. Knight (born February 24, 1938) is the co-founder and former CEO of Nike, Inc. and the owner of Laika Entertainment House (formerly Will Vinton Studios). Knight is also known for his monetary support of the University of Oregon, where he received his bachelor's degree in accounting in 1959. Knight received his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1962. - Terry Baker
Terry Wayne Baker (born May 5, 1941 in Pine River, Minnesota) is a former quarterback for the Oregon State University football team. He played for them through the 1960-1962 seasons. He is most notable for winning the 1962 Heisman Trophy. During that season, he threw for 3,476 yards and 23 touchdowns. In addition to winning the Heisman in 1962, he also won the Maxwell Award, was a consensus first team All-American, … - A. C. Green
A.C. Green, Jr., (born October 4, 1963) is a former NBA basketball player who has played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history (1192). He has played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks. He grew up in Portland, Oregon and attended Benson Polytechnic High School. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. - Jack Ramsay
Dr. John T. Ramsay (born February 21, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American former professional basketball coach in the National Basketball Association. After coaching in the high school and minor-league ranks for the early postwar years, he became head coach at his alma mater, Saint Joseph's College, in 1955. In his first season, Ramsay would lead the Hawks to their first Big 5 crown and their first-ever postseason berth (in the NIT). - Bill Schonely
Bill Schonely (b. June 1, 1929 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) was the first play-by-play announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He began in the team's inaugural season in 1970. Schonely coined phrases that became synonymous with the Blazermania phenomenon in Oregon, including "Rip City", "Bingo Bango Bongo", "Climb the golden ladder", "Lickety brindle up the middle", … - Clyde Drexler
Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former National Basketball Association shooting guard. A ten-time All-Star and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he was named one of basketball's fifty greatest players by the NBA. Drexler won an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and an NBA championship in 1995 with the Houston Rockets. He is currently the color commentator for Rockets home games. - Peter Jacobsen
Peter Erling Jacobsen (born March 4, 1954) is an American professional golfer. - Mel Renfro
Melvin Lacy "Mel" Renfro (born December 30, 1941 in Houston, Texas) is a former American football cornerback and safety who spent his entire career with the Dallas Cowboys. Mel Renfro attended the University of Oregon, where he excelled as a track star and All-American halfback. In his four seasons with the Ducks, Renfro rushed for 1,532 yards and scored 141 points. - Harold Reynolds
Harold Craig Reynolds (born November 26, 1960 in Eugene, Oregon) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball. He was a native of Corvallis, Oregon and graduated from Corvallis High School. As such, he was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. He was a studio analyst on ESPN's "Baseball Tonight" from 1996-2006. Reynolds also was a commentator for ESPN's coverage of the College World Series and Little League World Series. - Dale Murphy
Dale Bryan Murphy (born March 12 1956) is a former outfielder and catcher in Major League Baseball, born in Portland, Oregon. Murphy is regarded by many as one of the premier players during the 1980s. His best years were with the Atlanta Braves, appearing in the All-Star Game seven times, and leading the National League in home runs and RBI twice; he also led the major leagues in home runs and runs batted in over the 10-year span from 1981 to 1990. - Dan O'Brien
Daniel ("Dan") Dion O'Brien (born July 18, 1966 in Portland, Oregon) is a former American decathlete. He was deemed one of the best decathlon athletes of the 1990s. In 1992 he set a world record of 8,891 points, but failed to qualify for that year's Olympics when he failed to clear a height in the pole vault during the decathlon in the U.S. Olympic Trials. Dan O'Brien grew up as an adopted child in an Irish-American family in Klamath Falls, Oregon. - Dan Fouts
Daniel Francis Fouts (born June 10 1951 in San Francisco, California) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers from 1973 through 1987, and is famous for being one of the most prolific quarterbacks of the Super Bowl Era. - Maurice Lucas
Maurice Lucas (born February 18 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional basketball player, and current assistant coach with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Portland Trail Blazers. Lucas played college basketball at Marquette University for two years, leading them to the NCAA championship game in 1974. Although Marquette did not win the title, Lucas played the full 40 minutes of the game, … - Dave Johnson
David ("Dave") Allen Johnson (born April 7, 1963 in North Dakota) is a former decathlete from the United States, who grew up in Missoula, Montana. As a child he attended C. S. Porter Elementary School and later attended Sentinel and Big Sky high schools. Dave's family moved to Corvallis, Oregon in 1980 and he attended Crescent Valley High School, graduating in 1981. Dave was involved in a series of petty thefts as a teenager, … - Slats Gill
Amory T. "Slats" Gill (May 1, 1901 - April 5, 1966) was a men's basketball and baseball coach at Oregon State University, his alma mater. - Clive Charles
Clive Charles (October 3, 1951-August 26, 2003) was a football player, coach and television announcer. Charles was born in London, the youngest of nine children. He grew up in a working class neighborhood playing street soccer. When he was 12 years old, he began playing with the West Ham United youth teams and signed with the club as an apprentice when he turned 15. - Terrell Brandon
Thomas Terrell Brandon (born May 20, 1970, in Portland, Oregon) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He attended the University of Oregon and was selected 11th overall in the 1991 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brandon spent the first six years of his career in Cleveland, and was selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game in 1996 and 1997. - Alberto Salazar
Alberto Salazar (born August 7 1958 in Cuba) is an American marathon runner of the 1980s. Born in Cuba, Salazar immigrated to the United States with his family. They ultimately moved to Wayland, Massachusetts, where Salazar competed in track and field in high school. - Scott Brosius
Scott David Brosius (born August 15, 1966 in Hillsboro, OR) was a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Oakland Athletics (1991-1997) and the New York Yankees (1998-2001). Attended Linfield College and Rex Putnam High School. With the exception of the 1996 season, his performance while an Oakland Athletic was lackluster at best, and he was traded to the Yankees after the 1997 season for Kenny Rogers, who had struggled mightily in New York. - Steve Jones
Stephen (Steve) Howard "Snapper" Jones (born October 17 1942, in Alexandria, Louisiana) is one of the most esteemed and watched National Basketball Association (NBA) television analysts. After serving as an analyst on "The NBA on NBC" for 13 years, Jones now works in that same position for ABC, ESPN, and NBATV. Jones' broadcasting career began in 1976 (the season after he retired as a player with the Portland Trail Blazers), … - Harry Jerome
Henry "Harry" Winston Jerome (September 30, 1940 - December 7, 1982) was a Canadian track and field runner. He was the grandson of John Howard a railway porter who represented Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he moved to North Vancouver at age 12. He competed in college for Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon. He competed for Canada in the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning 100 metre bronze in 1964. - Steve Johnson
Clarence Stephen (Steve) Johnson (born November 3 1957, in Akron, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player, who played for numerous teams. He played the power forward and center positions. He was generally regarded as a good low-post offensive player, but as a poor defender and rebounder (and as a foul-prone player as well). - Johnny Pesky
John Michael Pesky, nicknamed "The Needle," is a former Major League Baseball shortstop/third baseman who played in the American League from 1942 to 1954. He missed all of the 1943, 1944, and 1945 seasons while serving in World War II. Johnny Pesky's biography is "Mr. Red Sox" by Bill Nowlin, published by Rounder Books. Pesky has been associated with the Boston Red Sox for 56 of his 68 years in baseball – from 1940 through June 3, 1952, 1961 through 1964, … - Dick Fosbury
Richard Douglas ("Dick") Fosbury (born March 6, 1947) is an American athlete who revolutionized the high jump using a back-first technique, now known as the Fosbury Flop. His method was to sprint diagonally towards the bar, then curve and leap backwards over the bar. Dick Fosbury, born in Portland, Oregon, first started experimenting with this new technique at age 16, while attending high school in Medford, Oregon. - Gary Zimmerman
Gary Wayne Zimmerman (born December 13, 1961 in Fullerton, California) is a former American football offensive lineman in the NFL. Zimmerman played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1986-1992, and for the Denver Broncos from 1993-1997. He attended the University of Oregon and was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. Before his NFL career Zimmerman played with the Los Angeles Express of the USFL from 1984-1985 where he was introduced to coach Russ A. Molzahn. - Ralph Miller
Ralph H. Miller was a college men's basketball coach. The Chanute, Kansas native coached at Wichita State University (1951-1964), University of Iowa (1964-1970) and Oregon State University (1970-1989), compiling a 657-382 (.632) overall record in 38 seasons combined. He was enshrined to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach on May 3, 1988. - Tommy Prothro
Tommy Prothro (July 20, 1920 - May 14, 1995) was an American football coach at both the collegiate and professional levels for more than 30 years. Prothro, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, was the son of major league baseball player and manager Doc Prothro, who played for three teams between 1920 and 1926, then managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 1939-1941. His uncle, Clifton Cates, was commandant of the United States Marine Corps. - Hershel McGriff
Hershel McGriff (born December 14, 1927) won four races during his brief career in the NASCAR Grand National (now NEXTEL Cup) series, and later in the NASCAR AutoZone West Series. - Chris Miller
Christopher James Miller (born August 9, 1965 in Pomona, California), is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 212-lb. quarterback from the University of Oregon, Miller played in 10 NFL seasons from 1987-1995 and 1999. His best year as a pro came during the 1991 season for the Falcons when he threw for over 3,000 yards and 26 touchdowns. - Rudy Chapa
(Rodolfo) "Rudy" Chapa (born 1957) is a Mexican-American businessman who had a successful school career as a runner. Chapa was born November 7, 1957 into humble circumstances in Hammond, Indiana. He is the son of Mexican immigrants. His father Rodolfo Sr. came to the USA as a mechanic through the Bracero program. - Jim Paxson
James Joseph (Jim) Paxson (born July 9, 1957 in Kettering, Ohio) was a guard/forward with an 11-year career from 1979-1990 in the NBA. He played for the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics of the NBA and was subsequently inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. He then served as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1999 until 2005. He is the older brother of retired Chicago Bulls guard and current Bulls general manager John Paxson. - Mary Decker
Mary Slaney (born Mary Teresa Decker August 4, 1958) is an American former track and field athlete, who holds seven American records in her sport. In 1981 she married marathon runner Ron Tabb. The couple divorced two years later and on January 1, 1985 Decker married discus thrower Richard Slaney. - Geoff Petrie
Geoffrey Michael Petrie (born April 17 1948 in Darby, Pennsylvania) is the Sacramento Kings' President of Basketball Operations (as of 2006) and a former NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers. At 6'4" he could play either guard or forward positions and was a deadly long range shooter in an era devoid of the three-point line. He played in two All-Star games and in 1971, the Blazers' first year in existence, … - Mac Wilkins
Maurice "Mac" Wilkins (born November 15, 1950) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. He competed for the United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the discus throw where he won the gold medal. He also won a silver medal at the the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States again in the Discus after missing the 1980 games due to the American boycott. - Wally Backman
Walter 'Wally' Wayne Backman (born September 22, 1959 in Hillsboro, Oregon) is a retired baseball player. Backman spent his 14 season career with the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, and Seattle Mariners. Backman is most well-known for his time with the Mets from 1980-1988, and was as a member of their 1986 World Championship team. Backman was a key part of the 1986 Mets as he batted .320 and played a very solid second base. - Bob Gilder
Robert Bryan Gilder (born December 31, 1950) is an American professional golfer. He won six tournaments in his PGA Tour career and currently plays on the Champions Tour where he has nine wins. Gilder was born in Corvallis, Oregon and attended Corvallis High School. He later attended Arizona State University and walked on to the golf team there, later becoming the 1973 Western Athletic Conference individual golf champion. - Katy Steding
Katy Steding (born on December 11, 1967, in Tualatin, Oregon) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player and current college basketball coach. Steding was recruited to Stanford University from Lake Oswego High School. At Stanford, Steding, a power forward, helped lead Stanford to its first NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in 1990.
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