| School: Roosevelt | Graduation Year: 2007 |
Year Inducted: 2019
Sports Played: Football, Basketball, Baseball
High School Honors: 3 Football letters. 2nd Team All-PIL as Sophomore, 1st Team All-PIL and 1st Team All-State as Junior and Senior. State MVP
and PIL MVP as Senior, PIL Offensive MVP
as a Senior, PIL rushing leader as a Junior and Senior. 1st Team All-PIL Defense as Senior. Les Schwab All-Star. Holds Roosevelt records in sea- son rushing and game (472), touchdowns
and average yards per carry.
3 Basketball letters. 2nd in State Championship as Senior.
2 Baseball letters.
Post High School Career: De Anza College, Cupertino California (2 years). College of the Siskiyous (1 year). Coached Roos- evelt Youth Football team.
General carpenter. Accomplishments include remodeling Roosevelt High School, the
Oregon Zoo, Barlow High School and the
Nike campus. Plays in adult Mushball, Basketball and Flag Football leagues for hobbies.
Commentary:
I would like to thank everyone and everybody who has supported me throughout my life. Thank you for showing me love, positivity, believing in me and walking this journey with me. Sports have always brought me happiness and a sense of direction, family, pride and an indescribable rush. I enjoyed every week of practice, every game and the role I played for each sport.
I thank my grandma for raising me and putting up with me. Without her bigger than life heart and her always having my back, nothing in my life would have been the same, nor would I be the person I am today. I want to thank my coaches, friends, and the whole north Portland community for supporting RHS through the good and bad years. Special thanks to Geraldo Rivas and Zach Nold, my two brothers who always blocked for me, set a screen, or did the grunt work or supported me to get the recognition I got through the years. They did all this while never complaining or looking for attention. I am honored that I am one of the chosen few to be recognized for this accomplishment. I am very blessed and humbled to have gotten the opportunity and to do it for Roosevelt.