Football

2007

Sep 25

Jim Shanley – Football

(Jul 27, 1936 – Jul 10, 2019) A full 50 years after playing halfback for the Oregon Ducks, All Pacific Coast Conference, All-Coast, and All-American Jim Shanley still ranks among Oregon’s top ten performers in nine separate categories. He was named to PCC all conference teams in 1955, ’56 and ’57. Jim was named to..Read More

2004

Oct 14

Chris Miller – Football

(Born August 9, 1965) Chris Miller played at Sheldon High School before lettering four years at quarterback for the University of Oregon. He was a first-round pick in the 1987 NFL draft, taken 13th overall by the Atlanta Falcons. By 1989, at the age of 24, Miller had thrown for more NFL yards than Joe..Read More

2003

Aug 16

Bill Enyart – Football

(April 28, 1947 – February 10, 2015) There have been many outstanding football players from Medford but none quite had the flash that carried Bill “Earthquake” Enyart to the top at Oregon State. A standout prep athlete at Medford High School, before the school split North and South, the “Black Tornado” compiled a 26-3-1 record..Read More

2002

Aug 10

Gary Zimmerman – Football

(Born December 13, 1961) Gary Zimmerman was a three year letterman at the University of Oregon from 1980 to 1983. He is one of the greatest offensive lineman to come out of Oregon. He was named the Pac-10 offensive lineman of the year in 1983 and received the coveted Morris Trophy. Gary was drafted in..Read More

2000

Aug 19

Todd Christensen – Football

(Aug. 3, 1956 – Nov. 13, 2013) With his eleven-year career in the NFL, Todd Christensen established himself as one of the most prolific tight ends in league history. At 6-3, 230 pounds, he was known as a sure-handed receiver with the ability to get open and make catches in heavy traffic. The Oregon Native..Read More

1999

Aug 21

Reuben Sanders – Football

(Jul. 10, 1876 – Dec. 12, 1957) Records are not available, but its not likely that any football player ever played in more games than did Reuben Sanders, the great Indian athlete. A career that started in 1895 and ended when Sanders played his last football game against the Multnomah Athletic Club. After completing his..Read More

1996

Aug 31

Ted Bates – Football

(Sep. 22, 1936 – Apr. 17, 2021) Oregon State standout Ted Bates was selected for two All-American first teams. He played in the 1957 Rose Bowl, the 1958 East-West Shrine games, and the Hula Bowl, and was named to the All-Coast team. Drafted by the Cardinals in 1959, Bates played for them in Chicago and..Read More

1993

Jul 31

Neil Lomax – Football

(born Feb. 17, 1959) Neil Lomax started his fabled career on the fields of Lake Oswego High School. At Portland State University (1977-80), he started his freshman year as the Viking’s fifth string quarterback. After nine games, he took the helm. As a senior, he led the NCAA Division I-AA football in total yards (4,094),..Read More

Jul 31

Russ Francis – Football

(Apr. 3, 1953 – Oct. 1, 2023) Russ Francis, a multi-sport Pleasant Hill High School graduate, became a star tight-end down the road at the University of Oregon. At Oregon in 1974, Francis was named First Team All-Pac 8 and honorable mention All-American while ranking third in the conference with 31 catches (495 yards). Francis..Read More

1992

Aug 01

Dan Fouts – Football

(born Jun. 10, 1951) Among the players to come from an Oregon college, Dan Fouts ranks as one of the most well known for his transition to the professional ranks, both statistically and for his position within the national media. Born in 1951, Fouts grew up in San Francisco, Calif., as the son of radio..Read More