Coaching

1983

Sep 12

Eldon Jenne – Coaching

(May 29, 1899 – Feb. 4, 1993) As an athlete, coach and administrator, Eldon Jenne left one of the more colorful marks among all inductees to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Jenne grew up in Portland as a standout in football, basketball and baseball at Washington High, before moving to Washington State University. In..Read More

1982

Aug 29

Bill Bowerman – Coaching

(Feb. 19, 1911 – Dec. 24, 1999) Running, coaching, inventing, promoting; Bill Bowerman is easily one of the state’s most memorable figures – even having a key role in the creation of Nike, Inc. Born in Portland in 1911, Bill grew up as the son of the state’s 13th governor (1910-11), Jay Bowerman, and attended..Read More

Aug 29

Roy S. “Spec” Keene – Coaching

Roy S. “Spec” Keene (July 1, 1894 – August 24, 1977) was a football, baseball, and basketball coach at Willamette University and an athletic director at Oregon State University. Keene graduated from Oregon State University in 1921, where he was a pitcher on the baseball team, and was chosen as team captain in his junior..Read More

Aug 29

Paul Valenti – Coaching

Paul B. Valenti (September 10, 1920 – September 13, 2014) was an American college basketball coach, known for his long association with Oregon State University. The son of Italian immigrants from Mill Valley, California, Valenti played basketball for coach Slats Gill at Oregon State from 1939 to 1942. After a stint in the United States..Read More

Aug 29

Harold Hauk – Coaching

(Jan. 5, 1905 – May 20, 1988) Harold Hauk spent his life in athletics, as an athlete, coach, athletic director, and member of many athletics organizations in Salem, Oregon. Harold was born in 1905, attending high school in Peoria, Illinois. There, he competed on the state championship winning basketball team. He was later recruited by..Read More

1981

Aug 30

Ralph Coleman – Coaching

Ralph O. Coleman (November 30, 1895 – July 8, 1990 ) was the head baseball coach at Oregon State University for 35 years. Coleman was born in Canby, Oregon in 1895 and graduated from Canby High School. He attended Oregon Agricultural College (later renamed Oregon State University), where he lettered in track for three years..Read More

Aug 30

Prink Callison – Coaching

(Aug. 15, 1899 – Jun. 17, 1986) Prince Gary “Prink” Callison was the head football coach at the University of Oregon from 1932 to 1937, compiling a record of 33-23-2. In 1933, he led the program to its second Pacific Coast Conference championship. He played college football at Oregon from 1920-1922. He then became head..Read More

Aug 30

Don Kirsch – Coaching

(Sep. 29, 1920 – May 7, 1970) Don Kirsch left his mark on the sports world as a standout athlete and long-time baseball coach at the University of Oregon before passing away at the age of 49. Born in Portland in 1920, Kirsch played baseball and basketball at Jefferson High and was all-league in both..Read More

Aug 30

John Warren – Coaching

(Nov. 10, 1904 – Mar. 10, 1981) John Warren built the Astoria High basketball program into a state power, helped coach the University of Oregon to the 1939 NCAA title and earned the nickname “Honest John” during a three-decade coaching career at the school. Born in LaGrande in 1904, Warren excelled as an athlete in..Read More

Aug 30

Lon Stiner – Coaching

(Jun. 20, 1903 – Mar. 8, 1985) Lon Stiner remains one of Oregon State’s most memorable coaches, having led the team to its first bowl game, then first Rose Bowl during his 14-season run at the helm of the program. Born in 1903, Stiner grew up in Hastings, Neb., and played on line at the..Read More