Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
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| Established | 1980 |
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| Location | 321 SW Salmon Street Portland, Oregon, USA |
| Type | Hall of fame |
| Director | Mike Rose |
| Public transit access | Mall/SW 4th & Mall/SW 5th (MAX Light Rail) |
| Website | http://www.oregonsportshall.com/index.htm |
The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame honors Oregon athletes, teams, coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon. The first class was inducted in 1980, with new inductees added in the fall. Operated by the Oregon Sports Trust, the 7,000 square foot museum is currently located in downtown Portland, Oregon, though it is currently closed in preparation for moving to another facility.
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[edit] History and organization
The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inducted its first class of 54 members in 1980, a diverse group that included Olympians Mack Robinson, Don Schollander and Frank Troeh, Boston Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky, NFL hero Norm van Brocklin, Heisman trophy winner Terry Baker, high jump innovator Dick Fosbury, and basketball coaching legend Slats Gill.
New members are inducted each fall, in a ceremony held in recent years at the Multnomah Athletic Club.
[edit] Scholarships
As part of its educational mission to promote the values and rewards of participation in sports, the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame grants as many as nine $2,000 scholarships given to outstanding Oregon student athletes who will be attending Oregon colleges. Scholarship winners are honored during the Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
[edit] Facility
The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is located in downtown Portland, Oregon and is operated by the Oregon Sports Trust. The facility houses over 7,000 square feet (700 m²) of space and features hands-on exhibits, videos, and memorabilia, such as Terry Baker's Heisman trophy (the first Heisman given to a West Coast athlete), Mack Robinson's Olympic jersey, one of Dale Murphy's Golden Gloves, and Bill Walton's jersey from the 1977 Portland Trail Blazers NBA championship game.
From 1986 to 1997, the museum was located in a 3,000-square-foot (280 m²) basement under the Standard Insurance Center in downtown Portland.[1] In 1997, the museum moved a block away to a street-front space leased from the StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. In mid-2008, StanCorp evicted the museum in order to expand their own office space. The museum is closed in preparation for moving to an as-yet determined location.[2][3]
[edit] Inductees
The current members of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame are listed below.
The Hall of Fame has also inducted these teams:
- 1917 University of Oregon Rose Bowl Champions
- 1939 Oregon "Tall Firs" Basketball Team
- 1942 Oregon State Rose Bowl Champions
- 1944 Lind-Pomeroy Amateur Softball Association World Champions
- 1948 University of Oregon Football
- 1948-49 Oregon State Basketball
- 1958 Drain Black Sox National Baseball Congress Champions
- 1960-61 Portland Buckaroos
- 1962 University of Oregon Track Team
- 1962-63 Oregon State Men's Basketball Team
- 1964 Oregon Track & Field
- 1964 Erv Lind Softball Amateur Softball Association World Champions
- 1965-66 Oregon State Men's Basketball Team
- 1966 Linfield Baseball NAIA Champions
- 1967 Oregon State Football
- 1969 Contractor's, Inc. American Legion Baseball National Champions
- 1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers
- 1980-81 Oregon State Men's Basketball Team
[edit] References
- ^ "Sports Hall of Fame finds a new home", Portland Business Journal, 1997-05-22. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Museum closes temporarily. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Brandon, Steve. "Museum hunts for new home", Portland Tribune, 2008-04-22. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
