| School: Cleveland (Commerce) | Graduation Year: 1955 |
Year Inducted: 2003
Sports Played: Football, Baseball, Coach
High School Honors: Two sport Letteman: Football, two letters; Baseball, two letters
Post High School Career: Played baseball at Portland State University and earned All-Conference honors in 1959 as a pitcher; team captain. Served as PSU head baseball coach from 1962-74, winning five conference titles with an overall record of 257-215; 2nd in NAIA Nationals, ’62; Asst. football coach, 1962-72 served as PSU Athletic Director from 1971-86; member of Cleveland HS, PSU, and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.
Commentary:
Without my involvement in interscholastic Athletics at Cleveland High School, in the 1950s, it is doubtful that I would have ever attended College or had the career in Education, Coaching and Athletic Administration that I was fortunate to have accomplished. The Coaches that I was mentored by, the fellow athletes I was associated with and the experiences I was exposed to, in competing in The Portland Interscholastic League for four years, led me to believe I could attend college, compete in Athletics and gain a College Degree. Athletics gave me the confidence to become the first of my family to attend college. For that I will be forever thankful.