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1960-61 Portland Buckaroos
The Portland Buckaroos were the first tenant of the Memorial Coliseum beginning with their inaugural season in the Western Hockey League in 1960-61, which ended with a league title. Brought to Portland from New Westminster, Canada, through the efforts of sports marketer Harry Glickman, the team featured many players from the New Westminster Royals, including..Read More
1948 University of Oregon Football Team
The 1948 University of Oregon football squad narrowly missed a chance to play in the 1949 Rose Bowl, but broke a barrier established by the Pacific Coast Conference and played in the Cotton Bowl. The ’48 Ducks, in coach Jim Aiken’s second season, featured junior quarterback Norm Van Brocklin and senior center Brad Ecklund, who..Read More
1964 University of Oregon Men’s Track & Field Team
Two years after having won the program’s first national title, the Ducks won their second with a dominating performance, nearly doubling second-place San Jose State in points, 70-40. And, as in 1962, they did it at Hayward Field. Harry Jerome was among the holdovers from the ‘62 champions, winning the 100-yard final, and finishing third..Read More
1942 Oregon State Rose Bowl Champions
The 1941 Oregon State football team played its way to immortality through strong defense, a young coach and some good fortune that resulted in a win over second-ranked Duke in the only Rose Bowl to be played outside of Pasadena, Calif. The Beavers had become a solid program under coach Lon Stiner, who took over..Read More
1944 Lind and Pomeroy Florists World Softball Champions
Just 11 years after a softball championship tournament had been established, a team of Portland-area fast-pitch softball all-stars made headlines for Oregon’s women by winning the championship game. Sponsored by Erv Lind and Seley Pomeroy Florists, the team won all five of its tournament games by shutout and beat the Arizona Ramblers in the final..Read More
1939 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON MEN’S BASKETBALL “TALL FIRS”
The “Tall Firs” will forever be remembered not only as the only Oregon team to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship in 1939, but for winning the first NCAA championship during an era when the collegiate organization was establishing itself across the nation. The Ducks earned their nickname during the season due to the height..Read More
1962 University of Oregon Men’s Track & Field Team
The University of Oregon men’s track and field team officially christened its tradition of excellence by winning its first NCAA Track and Field championship in front of a hometown crowd in 1962. Jerry Tarr won the 120 hurdles and 440 hurdles, Harry Jerome won the 220 hurdles, Dyrol Burleson won the mile and six other..Read More
1977 Portland Trail Blazers
Of all the state’s glorious teams and sporting moments, none captures more emotion than the Portland Trail Blazers’ run to the 1977 NBA title. Born in 1970, primarily through the efforts of promoter and executive Harry Glickman, the Blazers were a moribund franchise through their first six years, playing in the depths of the league..Read More