(1915 – April 25, 2001) Clive Davies started late into the world of competitive athletics, but became one of the world’s top distance runners when he did. Born in Wales in 1915, Davies moved to Oregon in 1946 and made a career as a graphic designer. He didn’t take up running until the summer of..Read More
Robert “Pudgy” Hunt (b. Nov 3, 1938), a 1957 Knappa High School graduate held the Oregon high school all-time career scoring record with 2,584 points until this year, when it was broken by Kevin Love of Lake Oswego High School. “Pudgy” also still shares the class 2A Boys high school tournament record for an individual..Read More
(May 1, 1915 – Oct. 25, 2004) Oregon’s most accomplished Masters Athlete, Robert “Mac” MacTarnahan is the first masters competitor ever chosen for induction into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. His athletic feats are amazing. Mac is a four-time Masters world record holder with a national record in the mile plus three world record..Read More
(Jan. 2, 1933 – Mar. 7, 2012) Lavelle Stoinoff has been called the “Janet Evans of masters Swimming.” Stoinoff, who started swimming at the age of 12 at Portland’s Columbia Park Pool, holds over nine world records in the women’s 60-64 age group. She graduated from Beaverton High School after setting many Oregon high school..Read More
Tom “Shakey” Levak (b. Nov 8, 1938), a native Oregonian, began studying karate in 1964 at the Oregon Karate Association at the age of 25 and began to compete in sparring in 1972, at which time the only adult age division was 18-and-over. From 1972 through 1974, he was undefeated in major tournament Pacific Northwest..Read More