| School: Jefferson | Graduation Year: 1978 |
Year Inducted: 2020
Sports Played: Football, Basketball, Track and Field
Charles Redeau (Jefferson, 1978)
High School Honors: 3 Football Letters and 2 each in Basketball and Track. 1st Team All-PIL as a tight end all 3 years, twice as a linebacker. MVP as a Senior. Starting forward on PIL Championship Basketball team (3rd place in State) as a Senior. PIL high jump champion with a 6-3.25″ school record and 4th at State as a Senior. Jefferson Male Athlete of the Year as a Senior.
Post High School Career: Football and Basketball letterman at Walla Walla CC 1 year; Clackamas CC, 1 year Basketball Player of the Year; Eastern Oregon University, 1 year. Worked 5+ years as a Corrections Officer in Oregon, and past 18 years as a warehouse manager for Expeditors International. Volunteered as a youth basketball coach.
Commentary:
It’s an honor to be recognized for the Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame. Coming from a family of athletes, we often competed with each other, always pushing to be the best. My biggest fan and inspiration was my mother. She was always there, encouraging me, in sports and life. She always taught the importance of finishing something you started and to give one hundred percent. It was her positive support that made me the athlete that I was and the man I am today.