The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame honors

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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 museum is currently closed in preparation for moving to another facility.

History and organization

The Oregon Sports

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inducted its first class of 54 members in 1980, a diverse group that included Olympians Mack Robinson,

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and

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, Boston Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky, NFL hero

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winner Terry Baker, high jump innovator

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, and basketball coaching legend

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. New members are inducted each fall, in a ceremony held in recent years at the

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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.

Facility

From 1986 to 1997, the museum was located in a basement under the Standard Insurance Center in downtown

. In 1997, the museum moved to a nearby facility featuring of space with hands-on exhibits, videos, and memorabilia, such as Terry Baker's

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(the first Heisman given to a West Coast athlete), Mack Robinson's Olympic jersey, one of

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, and Bill Walton's jersey from the 1977

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NBA championship game. 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.

Inductees

The current members of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame are listed below.

Individuals

Teams

The Hall of Fame has also inducted these teams: * 1917 University of Oregon Rose Bowl champions * 1938–39 Oregon "Tall Firs" basketball team * 1942 Oregon State Beavers Rose Bowl champions * 1944 Lind-Pomeroy Amateur Softball Association world champions * 1948 Oregon Ducks football team * 1948–49 Oregon State Beavers basketball team * 1958 Drain Black Sox National Baseball Congress Champions * 1960–61 Portland Buckaroos * 1962 Oregon Ducks track team *

1962 Oregon State Beavers football team The 1962 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers compiled a 9–2 ...

* 1962–63 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team * 1964 Oregon Ducks track & field team * 1964 Erv Lind Softball Amateur Softball Association World Champions * 1965–66 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team * 1966 Linfield Baseball NAIA Champions *

1967 Oregon State Beavers football team The 1967 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The Beavers ended this season with seven wins, two losses, and a tie, and outscored their opponents 187 to& ...

* 1969 Contractor's, Inc. American Legion Baseball National Champions * 1975 Portland Timbers soccer team * 1976–77 Portland Trail Blazers * 1980–81 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team * 1982, 1984, 1986, and 2004 Linfield Football National Champions *

1994 Oregon Ducks football team The 1994 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Ducks were led by head coach Rich Brooks, who was in his 18th and final season as head co ...

* 2000 Oregon State Beavers football team * 2002 Portland Pilots soccer team * 2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball team * 2007 Oregon State Beavers baseball team * East Bank Saloon

References

{{State sports halls of fame Halls of fame in Oregon State sports halls of fame in the United States All-sports halls of fame * Sports museums in Oregon Museums in Portland, Oregon Awards established in 1980 1980 establishments in Oregon