(Nov. 9, 1920 – Feb. 12, 2003) Dick Whitman earned a spot in Oregon’s sports legacy by reaching the Major Leagues for all or parts of six seasons, and helped two teams win the National League pennant. Born in Woodburn in 1920, Whitman played outfield from 1940-42 at the University of Oregon, and signed with..Read More
Pete Ward (Jul. 26, 1937 – Mar. 16, 2022) earned his way into Oregon sports lore as a player in the Major Leagues for nine seasons, mostly with the Chicago White Sox, then ran the Pete Ward baseball clinic in Oregon for many years. Born in Canada in 1937, Ward graduated from Portland’s Jefferson High..Read More
(Jun. 28, 1890 – Jan. 22, 1959) Born in Grants Pass in 1890, Ken Williams was one of the state’s first Major Leaguers, spending 14 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox as a top-flight hitter and base stealer. Williams didn’t find his way to professional baseball until 1913, when..Read More
Williams made an impact as a long-time baseball coach at Lincoln High and at the American Legion level, mentoring numerous players to pro careers – most notably Johnny Pesky. That was after a memorable career as a football coach. Williams played collegiate football at the University of Iowa, then moved to Miami, Fla., in 1912…Read More
(born Sep. 13, 1945) Rick Wise made a significant impact on the baseball world starting in Little League and continued into the Major Leagues for 18 seasons. Born in 1945, Wise grew up in Northeast Portland and led Rose City Little League to the Little League World Series as a 12-year-old in 1958. He led..Read More
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2017 Class of Inductees We here at the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame & Museum are excited to announce the 2017 class of inductees. The Hall of Fame will induct six new members to join over 350 prior inductees. The presentations will be made at the Multnomah Athletic […]
The 2016 Induction Ceremony will be held on September 21st at the Multnomah Athletic Club The 2016 Inductees Mike Hass Maureen Murphy Brad Smith Greg Strobel 1994 Oregon Football Team The Schonely Lifetime Achievement Award presented to: Don Essig The 2016 Scholarship Recipients […]
We had a great time last November 19th at our annual Induction Ceremony held at the Multnomah Athletic Club 2016 Induction Ceremony – coming the Fall Congratulations again to all of the 2015 Inductees… Mike Bellotti Mike Doherty Jack Folliard Elmer Kolberg Damon Stoudamire Leann Warren 2000 OSU Football Team […]
Induction Ceremony March 10, 2014 Annual Induction Ceremony at the Multnomah Athletic Club Inductees are… Barry Adams Ken Simonton Harry Merlo Lindsey Yamasaki Dave Husted *Tickets are on sale now. To order call 503/747-2811. Table of 10 – $950 Individual tickets $100 Congratulations to our 2013 Scholarship Recipients Dan Stinson Jayce Guenther Cody Manzi Melissa […]