Larry Sellers (b. Mar 12, 1936) devoted 31 years of his life to Portland State University Athletics. Serving as Sports Information Director, Larry told the story of Viking teams and athletes in so many ways. He was a friendly and reliable connection for media members, served as a Viks radio announcer himself and took on..Read More
(Jun. 18, 1941 – Apr. 9, 2012) Sam Lee played his way from Oregon to the top of the college tennis ranks and left a legacy as an adult player and administrator across the Northwest. Lee was a nationally-ranked played as a youth and won the NCAA Doubles title with partner Joe Coughlin in 1933..Read More
(1921 – 2007) Emery Neale took tennis by storm as a singles and doubles player and earned the nickname “Mr. Oregon Tennis” over the course of five decades of involvement. Neale gew up in Northeast Portland and won the state singles title in 1937-39 while at Grant High. He also team with Ned Junger to..Read More
In collegiate tennis, Jack Neer left no doubt about his measure of success. He was undefeated at the University of Portland, ringing up a record of 53 wins and no defeats in singles play and 52 wins and no defeats in doubles. That record propelled him to the quarterfinals of the 1954 NCAA Tennis Championships..Read More
(Born April 3, 1971) Oregon’s greatest tennis success came from the Rogue Valley in the late 80’s and became one of the most dominant doubles players of his era. Jonathan Stark emerged as a force when he won the state singles championship as a sophomore at South Medford High School in 1986. He would repeat..Read More
Judy Bochenski-Hoarfrost (b. Jul 12, 1955) was only 15 when she made history as part of the “Ping Pong Diplomacy” delegation that made an unprecedented trip behind the Great Wall of China. As a member of the U.S. Team at the 1971 World Championships in Nagoya, Japan, Judy got the opportunity to travel to China..Read More
There really is a man who “wrote the book” on how to be a public address announcer at a sporting event. His name is Don Essig (b. Nov 18, 1938) and he has truly been the “voice” of University of Oregon sporting events since 1967. The book itself is a nifty bit of self-publishing from..Read More
(Born July 7, 1958) A five-time Olympic team member in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996, Michael Marx has had a long and successful career in fencing. Michael has a record holding eight national championships in foil. Marx is also a five-time USOC Athlete of the Year and a silver medal winner at the World..Read More