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David WanakaDavid Wanaka

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School: Roosevelt Graduation Year: 1954

Year Inducted: 2012

Sports Played: Basketball, Baseball

High School Honors: Basketball: 2-year letter winner; All-City, 1953, 1954; member of PIL Championship team and 4th place State team, 1954. Baseball: 2-year letter winner; member of PIL 2nd place and State Championship team, 1954; All-City and All-State as First Baseman, 1954

Post High School Career: Played Freshman Basketball and Baseball at University of Oregon; suffered career-ending injury, May 1965; Little League and kids’ Baseball coach for many years; deacon and Sunday School teacher at church

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