(born Apr. 27, 1940) Dyrol Burleson was Oregon’s first great middle-distance runner, reaching the Olympic finals in the 1,500 meters in both 1960 and ’64. Born in Cottage Grove in 1940, Burleson won the national championship in the mile in 1959, ’60 and ’61, and was the world’s top-ranked runner in the 1,500 in 1961..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