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Ted R. Wilson – Coaching
(Nov. 5, 1919 – May 10, 1996) Ted Wilson coached basketball at Linfield College from 1961 to 1981, winning 322 games and losing 214. A graduate of Boardman High School, he played football, basketball, and baseball at Eastern Oregon State College and was student body president. Wilson coached Linfield to seven NAIA national championship basketball..Read More
Tommy Prothro – Coaching
(Jul. 20, 1920 – May 14, 1995) Tommy Prothro is widely regarded as Oregon State’s most successful football coach, having led the Beavers to the Rose Bowl twice in 10 years. Born in 1920, Prothro grew up in Memphis, Tenn., and played quarterback and halfback at Duke University during his four seasons there, 1938-41. He..Read More
Paul Durham – Coaching
(Oct. 18, 1913 – Jun. 22, 2007) From 1949 through 1968, Paul Durham was both football coach and athletic director at Linfield College in McMinnville. In his 20 years as head man, the Wildcats won 122 games, lost 51, and tied 10. Durham directed Linfield to seven Northwest Conference Championships. And his team finished in..Read More
Fred Spiegelberg – Coaching
(October 4, 1919 – March 22, 1996) Fred Spiegelberg turned Medford High into a football dynasty and left a mark on high school athletics enough that the town named the stadium after him. Spiegelberg boxed and played football collegiately at Washington State in 1939-41, then entered the war as a captain and received a Purple..Read More
E. Robert Quinn – Coaching
In 1929 Quinn was Eastern Oregon Normal’s (later Eastern Oregon State College) first head coach and the only coach the school had for 20 years. He coached three sports, many of those years without assistants. He successfully coached football for 20 years and continued coaching basketball and baseball for nearly 40 years. An inspiration to..Read More
Ralph Miller – Coaching
(March 9, 1919 – May 15, 2001) A veteran of 38 years as a Head Coach of three Division I universities: Wichita (1951-1964), Iowa (1964-1970), and Oregon State (1970-1989.) He had an overall coaching record of 657-382 (.632) and his teams had losing records only three times. He coached teams to the NCAA tournament 10..Read More
James “Mush” Torson – Coaching
(1907 – 1986) James “Mush” Torson was among the coaches who’ve experienced success at both the prep and collegiate level. Torson has one of the most diverse resumes and stands out as having brought the University of Portland basketball program to national prominence. Born in 1907 in Berkeley, CA, Torson played baseball and basketball at..Read More
Dee Andros – Coaching
(Oct. 17, 1924 – Oct. 22, 2003) Dee Andros guided Oregon State to one of its greatest football seasons, and inspired a vivid image of his tenure with the nickname, “The Great Pumpkin.” Andros grew up in Oklahoma City and served in the Marine Corps during World War II, eventually earning a Bronze Star for..Read More
Hal Laycoe – Coaching
(Jun. 23, 1922 – Apr. 29, 1998) Hal Laycoe came to Oregon via the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League and left an indelible mark on the Rose City through the team’s success. In the 1960s, the Buckaroos were the most successful professional hockey team, winning three Lester Patrick Cups in the WHL and..Read More
Eldon Jenne – Coaching
(May 29, 1899 – Feb. 4, 1993) As an athlete, coach and administrator, Eldon Jenne left one of the more colorful marks among all inductees to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Jenne grew up in Portland as a standout in football, basketball and baseball at Washington High, before moving to Washington State University. In..Read More