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2008
- Howard Mayo - Officiating
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2008
Howard Mayo began officiating high school basketball games in Butte, Montana in 1956. In 1960, he relocated to Portland and continued officiating high school games. From 1962 until 1983, Howard refereed small college basketball in both Oregon and Washington.
From 1977 until present, Mayo has served as Commissioner, of the Portland Basketball Officials Association (PBOA), and is a past president of the organization. As well, he has served as instructional chair for PBOA, conducting clinics throughout Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. He continues to conduct annual rules/mechanics clinics for PBOA, and for all State of Oregon rule interpreters for the OSAA. Howard is currently State of Oregon rules interpreter for OSAA, and serves on the State Officials Fee Review Committee and State Officials Council for the OSAA. He continues as a regular supervisor of officials for OSAA at various boys and girls state tournaments, and regularly assigns officials for over 115 schools in the greater Portland area.
Mayo is a life member of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) , and has been a member of that organization’s instructional staff at officiating camps held annually at WSU. He has also served on the Rules and Manual committee of the National Federation of High Schools, from which he received a distinguished service award in 1994. He continues to serve as commissioner of the Portland Basketball Officials Association.
2010
- Nate Jones - Officiating
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2010
A lengthy career on the field as an official in college and the National Football League, and in the hallways as an educator and administrator endeared Nate Jones to the state’s sports community.
As a football player at Jefferson High, he helped the school win the city title in 1954 and reach the state semifinals in ‘55. He moved to Lewis & Clark College as a kicker and defensive back, and earned an education degree to become a teacher. His athletic career continued as an official for football and basketball in the early days of the Pacific-8, then into the NFL for 25 seasons, including three as a replay official.
In the Portland Public Schools, he served as a principal for 17 years at schools from Roosevelt to Washington, Monroe and Franklin.
2015
- Jack Folliard - Officiating
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2015
A part-time activity turned into a passion for Jack Folliard, who spent many a weekend traveling from Portland to cities far and wide to officiate football games - all the way to the collegiate national championship.Folliard grew up in Lake Oswego and was on the way to a law degree at Law at Lewis & Clark when he first officiated a youth basketball game in 1969. Soon, he added youth football, then high school games and reached the Pacific-10 Conference in 1982 for football.
Folliard began legal work as a trial lawyer, and did that for nearly three decades. He moved through the levels of officiating to that of the white hat, who manages the microphone during games. He worked 17 college bowl games, and was the white hat for the 2007 College National Championship game between Florida and Ohio State.
During many of those years, Folliard also refereed high school games, and became the director of the Oregon Athletic Officials Association
2018
- Jim Joyce - Officiating
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2018
Any official in any sport will tell you they are happy to be unnoticed, to simply be part of the game and let the milestones and great moments wash over them. The joy of being that close to the action is more than enough job satisfaction.
In 29 years as a major league baseball umpire, Jim Joyce has more than once been described as the best umpire in baseball. Once that compliment came just weeks after his incorrect call cost a pitcher a perfect game. That’s what baseball people really think about Jim Joyce.
Through the years, the Toledo, Ohio native lived the dream with class and attention to detail. Jim joined the ranks of the men in blue almost immediately after graduation from Bowling Green, working his way through the minor leagues, catching on first in the American League in 1989.
His commanding calls behind the plate and, on the bases, could be heard throughout the ballpark.
Joyce worked three all-star games, three world series, four league championship series and ten divisional series. He became an MLB crew chief in 2013.
Jim became an Oregonian in 1981 and started his family in Beaverton.
His career included being part of many great moments. He was on the bases for a no-hitter in 2008 and again in 2010 for a perfect game.
One month later came the night everyone would know Jim Joyce’s name. Armando Galarraga was pitching a perfect game for the Detroit Tigers. With one out remaining, Joyce mis-judged a play at first, allowing a hit. He knew almost immediately he had got the call wrong and his owning of the moment drew respect and praise.
ESPN the magazine released a poll just weeks later that revealed 100 anonymous MLB players believed Jim Joyce was the best umpire in baseball.
In 2012, a more serious matter, Joyce would perform CPR on a team employee at an Arizona Diamondbacks games, saving her life.
Retired from the base paths since 2017, Jim recently took in his first major league game as a fan at Safeco Field.
Honored by the Baseball Writers of America, the American Heart Association and the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame, it is now time to welcome Jim Joyce to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.