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Dan MelloDan Mello

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School: RooseveltGraduation Year: 1970

Year Inducted: 2009

Sports Played: Football, Wrestling

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High School Honors: Football two-year letter winner; team captain; Wrestling four-year letter winner; PIL Champion; State and National Greco Roman Champion; member Oregon Cultural Exchange Team

Post High School Career: Wrestling four-year letter winner at Portland State University; five-time U.S. Open Greco Roman Champion; member 1980 Olympic Team; U. S. Marine Corps Head Wrestling Coach; 1996 U. S. Wrestling National Coach of Year

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Roosevelt ~ 1950 ~ All-PIL baseball team (1949,50); member of two State Championship teams (1949,50), hitting three home runs in one title game; member All-State team; All-PIL football team (1949,50)

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Kerry BiermannKerry Biermann

Roosevelt ~ 1969 ~ Football three-year letter winner; All-State Center; All-PIL Defensive End and Center; Honorable Mention High School All-American Center; selected for Shrine All-Star Game at Center and Defensive