Gene Gray (Roosevelt, 1937)

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Gene Gray (Roosevelt, 1937)
School: Roosevelt Graduation Year: 1937

Year Inducted: 2020

Sports Played: Football, Baseball

High School Honors: 3 Football Letters, 1st Team All-PIL and Player of the Year as a Senior. 2 Baseball Letters. 2nd Team All-PIL as a Senior.

Post High School Career: 3 Football Letters at Oregon State; played in 1942 Rose Bowl and scored the winning touchdown vs. Duke. Served in US Air Force; he lost both arms, but survived a plane crash and had a fulfilling career as a farmer. Joins brothers Dick and Joe in the PIL Hall of Fame.

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