(Mar. 12, 1913 – Feb. 12, 2006) Wally Palmberg helped put both Astoria and Oregon State on the athletic map as and athlete, then returned to Astoria to continue the athletic program’s success as both a coach and author. Palmberg grew up in Astoria and was part of the high school’s first state championship team..Read More
(born Jul. 9, 1957) For eight full seasons (1979-1988), Jim Paxson was an integral part of the Portland Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers made Paxson their first selection (12th overall) in the 1979 draft. In the next nine seasons, he played in 627 games, the team’s fifth highest total ever and is one of only..Read More
(born Apr. 17, 1948) Geoff Petrie will forever be remembered as the first star of the Portland Trail Blazers, helping build the team’s identity before it won the World Championship in 1977. Born in 1948, Petrie grew up in Pennsylvania, and then attended Princeton University, where he was one of the top players in the..Read More
(born Nov. 23, 1957) Carol Menken-Schaudt from Jefferson, Oregon arrived at Oregon State University, via Linn-Benton Community College, with no fanfare, but became one of the greatest players in Oregon Basketball history. In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, as the starting center she led the U.S. team to Gold Medal. At OSU she was selected..Read More
(Sep. 18, 1923 – Feb. 13, 2010) Ephraim “Red” Rocha helped put Oregon State on the basketball map as a standout player at both the college and professional levels before having a noteworthy career as a college coach. Born in Hilo, Hawaii in 1923, Rocha grew to be 6-foot-9, but played most of his career..Read More
(born Jul. 3, 1962) As a McMinnville Grizzly, Sitton earned All-State basketball honors three times and was first team prep All-American in his senior year. The Grizzlies won the state AAA title in 1979. Sitton was named MVP of the United States All-Stars in the Capital Classic in Washington D.C., and played in McDonald’s annual..Read More
(Born December 11, 1967) Katy Steding was a basketball star from 1982-86 at Lake Oswego High School, earning All-State and All-American honors, as well as Academic All-American recognition. She then played four years for Stanford, from 1986-90. She was on the Pacific-10 Conference all-star team four times (1987-90) and led the Cardinal to the NCAA..Read More
(born Sep. 20, 1950) Dave Twardzik worked his way into the hearts of Oregonians as a scrappy guard, who started for the 1977 Trail Blazers NBA Champion team. Twardzik grew up in Pennsylvania and played at Old Dominion University, an NCAA Div. II school at the time. He helped the team to the 1971 NCAA..Read More
(Nov 5, 1952 – May 27, 2024) Bill Walton led UCLA to two NCAA titles before arriving in Memorial Coliseum to join an average Portland Trail Blazer team. Walton emerged as one of the greatest basketball players in Portland Trail Blazer and NBA history. Walton led the Blazers to the NBA Championship in 1977 with..Read More
(1940 – Jul. 5, 2013) Charlie Warren played his way through Eugene from high school to the University of Oregon, eventually graduating from Mac Court as the schools all-time leading scorer. Warren grew up in Eugene, the son of Oregon coach and future Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inductee John Warren, and helped Eugene High..Read More