(born Apr. 16, 1937) Dave Gambee went from Corvallis to a 12-year career in the NBA.

Born in Portland, he grew up in Corvallis and played at Oregon State as a 6-foot-6 forward from 1956-58. As a junior and senior, he was named an All-American, and helped the Beavers tie for the Pacific Coast Conference title in ’58. They lost the PCC title game to California, 57-45. Gambee graduated from OSU as the career scoring leader at 18.9 points per game in 78 games.

The St. Louis Hawks drafted Gambee in the first round of the 1958 NBA Draft – seventh overall, and he played for the Hawks, and in Cincinnati, Syracuse, Philadelphia, San Diego, Milwaukee, Detroit and San Francisco.

In 12 years, he played 750 games and averaged 10.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. He was traded three times, had his contract sold twice and was selected twice in NBA Expansion drafts. In 1967, Gambee played alongside Wilt Chamberlain with the Philadelphia 76ers, who won the NBA title.

Gambee was inducted to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class in 1980, and into the Oregon State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.