2012 inductees
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ATHLETES
ABRAM AICHELE BYERS CARROLL DAMIS ENGELSTAD HARDIN HOFFMAN POND SIMPSON WILD |
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Ted Abram 1959
Track, Cross Country, Basketball. 1958: PIL Champion in the mile, 2nd in State. 1959: City and State Champ in the mile (4:21.2), ’59 dual meet record. Scholastic Magazine All-American in the half mile and mile. University of Oregon: ran for Bill Bowerman. Outstanding sophomore, 4th in the half mile in US, 2-mile relay team that set national indoor and outdoor records. Doyle Higdon Award for Excellence in Athletics and Scholarship. Willamette University Law School. Klamath County District Court Judge, Circuit Court Judge, 1986 Oregon Judge of the Year.
Ced Aichele 1955
Basketball, Baseball. 2-year letterman in each sport. Captain and All-City forward on Paul McCall’s 1954-55 basketball team. Prolific scorer: Set GHS record for points scored in a season (260) and for a single game (39 against Roosevelt). Solid, starting pitcher on Barney Koch’s baseball team. BA from University of Portland. Career in law enforcement led him to FBI National Academy and City of Portland where he became Deputy Chief of Police.
Steve Byers 1966
Track, Cross Country. Key member of 1964 State Championship Cross Country team and ’65 and ’66 State Championship Track teams. 1965 State Cross Country Champ (2.5 miles in 12.35). 1966 PIL Champion and City Meet record holder in the mile. National Honor Society. Distance runner for University of California. Volunteer distance racing coach for Lincoln High School. CEO/President of Cascade Rubber Products.
Michael Carroll 1962
Football, Basketball. Captain and All-City guard on football team. Also quarterback and linebacker in single-wing formations. Lettered on basketball team that finished 2nd in PIL. 1962 Shrine All-Star game. Played football at Portland State University. University of Oregon Medical School, Montreal General Hospital, University of Michigan, University of Utah. Numerous articles—New England Journal of Medicine. Moved to Alaska. Active in Fairbanks in health, arts, sports, and philanthropy. Fairbanks Cancer Treatment Center named for him following his death in 2011.
Jim Damis 1953
Football, Basketball, Track. 1952 All-City halfback and PIL scoring champion (59 points). 1952 team won 6 out of 7, losing only to Jeff. Also played on Ted Ogdahl’s ’51 PIL Champs (7-0) that finished season 11-1, losing on first downs in infamous tie with Grants Pass. Honorable mention All-City guard and 2nd leading scorer on ’52-’53 basketball team. Excelled as sprinter in track. ’52 City Meet: Ran 100 in 10.7, second in 440. ’53 City Meet: Won 100 in 10.2, third in 440, won mile relay (440 x 4). ’53 State Meet: Fourth in 440. BA from Harvard where he competed in Football and Rugby. Columbia University Law School. Long-time attorney in Portland.
Debbie Engelstad 1982
Softball, Soccer. All-PIL in softball and soccer. Portland State University: Competed and won honors in softball. BA in Physical Education and MS from PSU. Played in World Master’s Games in softball and soccer. Returned to Grant in 1987 as Physical Ed teacher, softball and soccer coach. Has provided leadership in Portland Public Schools and State Department of Education by setting priorities for curriculum and state standards in physical education. Continues to work with community youth programs and girls athletics.
Mike Hardin 1960
Baseball, Basketball, Football. Three-year letterman in baseball. All-City infielder on 1958 PIL and State Championship Baseball Team. All-City infielder again in 1960. Starting guard on PIL Championship Team and State Tournament basketball team. Linfield College. University of Oregon Dental School. Retired dentist. Mike is the first Grant Athletic Hall of Fame inductee from the class of 1960.
Larry Hoffman 1955
Football, Basketball, Baseball. One of PIL leading scorers as running back. Injured in mid-season of senior year but still selected to play in ’55 Shrine All-Star game. 2nd team All-City guard in basketball and All-City center fielder on ’55 baseball team. University of Arizona: 3-year letterman on baseball team; lead-off hitter and outfielder, played in College World Series in ’59 and ’60.
Elaine Pond White 1976
Cross Country, Track. 1974: First recognized OSAA State Cross Country Champion for girls—2 miles (10.56). 1975: PIL Champion in the mile and State Champion in the mile (5:03.53). Brigham Young University. Currently living in Provo, Utah, and working as massage therapist. Proud mother of three and grandmother of four. And still running!
Joe Simpson 1968
Football, Track and Field. Member of 1967 PIL Championship Track and Field team and co-captain of 1968 State Championship Track and Field team. Golden Glove Boxing Scholarship at Knott Street Boxing Club. Sergeant of Royal G Lettermen’s Club. Sang in Grant High Choir, Sergeant of Arms at Clefs (music club). Linfield College: Football, Track and Field All-Conference. Co-founder and President of Black Student Union. BS degree (1968). Lewis and Clark: MAT degree (1977). Portland State University: Certification in Education Administration (1983). Returned to Grant in 1972. Football Assistant Coach—PIL Champions: 1976, ’77, ’78, ’79. Track Assistant Coach—PIL Champions: 1972-80.
Elizabeth Wild 2004
Track. Cross Country. 2001: State Champion in 1500 meters as a freshman. 2003: PIL Champ, 3rd in State in 800 and member of 4 x 400 relay. 2004: PIL and State Champion in 800 (2:15.81) and 4 x 400 relay (3:56.19). Senior Class President, Most Likely to Succeed. Volunteer cross country coach at Grant and Steens Mountain Running Camp for three summers. Dartmouth: Track and cross country, won several Ivy League Invitationals, BA degree. After-school running program at elementary schools in New Hampshire. Currently, Wyndham Hotel executive—New York.
COACH
George Rallis, Football Coach 1973-80
Cumulative record: 53-23. Most successful years: 1975 (7-2), 1976 (7-2), 1977 (6-2), 1978 (9-2), 1979 (10-1). Won or tied for PIL Championships for four consecutive years, 1976-79. Football for three years at Richland High School, Richland, Washington, before coming to Grant in 1973. Went on to coach at David Douglas High School, and in 1983, was named Mt Hood Conference Coach of the Year.
Track, Cross Country, Basketball. 1958: PIL Champion in the mile, 2nd in State. 1959: City and State Champ in the mile (4:21.2), ’59 dual meet record. Scholastic Magazine All-American in the half mile and mile. University of Oregon: ran for Bill Bowerman. Outstanding sophomore, 4th in the half mile in US, 2-mile relay team that set national indoor and outdoor records. Doyle Higdon Award for Excellence in Athletics and Scholarship. Willamette University Law School. Klamath County District Court Judge, Circuit Court Judge, 1986 Oregon Judge of the Year.
Ced Aichele 1955
Basketball, Baseball. 2-year letterman in each sport. Captain and All-City forward on Paul McCall’s 1954-55 basketball team. Prolific scorer: Set GHS record for points scored in a season (260) and for a single game (39 against Roosevelt). Solid, starting pitcher on Barney Koch’s baseball team. BA from University of Portland. Career in law enforcement led him to FBI National Academy and City of Portland where he became Deputy Chief of Police.
Steve Byers 1966
Track, Cross Country. Key member of 1964 State Championship Cross Country team and ’65 and ’66 State Championship Track teams. 1965 State Cross Country Champ (2.5 miles in 12.35). 1966 PIL Champion and City Meet record holder in the mile. National Honor Society. Distance runner for University of California. Volunteer distance racing coach for Lincoln High School. CEO/President of Cascade Rubber Products.
Michael Carroll 1962
Football, Basketball. Captain and All-City guard on football team. Also quarterback and linebacker in single-wing formations. Lettered on basketball team that finished 2nd in PIL. 1962 Shrine All-Star game. Played football at Portland State University. University of Oregon Medical School, Montreal General Hospital, University of Michigan, University of Utah. Numerous articles—New England Journal of Medicine. Moved to Alaska. Active in Fairbanks in health, arts, sports, and philanthropy. Fairbanks Cancer Treatment Center named for him following his death in 2011.
Jim Damis 1953
Football, Basketball, Track. 1952 All-City halfback and PIL scoring champion (59 points). 1952 team won 6 out of 7, losing only to Jeff. Also played on Ted Ogdahl’s ’51 PIL Champs (7-0) that finished season 11-1, losing on first downs in infamous tie with Grants Pass. Honorable mention All-City guard and 2nd leading scorer on ’52-’53 basketball team. Excelled as sprinter in track. ’52 City Meet: Ran 100 in 10.7, second in 440. ’53 City Meet: Won 100 in 10.2, third in 440, won mile relay (440 x 4). ’53 State Meet: Fourth in 440. BA from Harvard where he competed in Football and Rugby. Columbia University Law School. Long-time attorney in Portland.
Debbie Engelstad 1982
Softball, Soccer. All-PIL in softball and soccer. Portland State University: Competed and won honors in softball. BA in Physical Education and MS from PSU. Played in World Master’s Games in softball and soccer. Returned to Grant in 1987 as Physical Ed teacher, softball and soccer coach. Has provided leadership in Portland Public Schools and State Department of Education by setting priorities for curriculum and state standards in physical education. Continues to work with community youth programs and girls athletics.
Mike Hardin 1960
Baseball, Basketball, Football. Three-year letterman in baseball. All-City infielder on 1958 PIL and State Championship Baseball Team. All-City infielder again in 1960. Starting guard on PIL Championship Team and State Tournament basketball team. Linfield College. University of Oregon Dental School. Retired dentist. Mike is the first Grant Athletic Hall of Fame inductee from the class of 1960.
Larry Hoffman 1955
Football, Basketball, Baseball. One of PIL leading scorers as running back. Injured in mid-season of senior year but still selected to play in ’55 Shrine All-Star game. 2nd team All-City guard in basketball and All-City center fielder on ’55 baseball team. University of Arizona: 3-year letterman on baseball team; lead-off hitter and outfielder, played in College World Series in ’59 and ’60.
Elaine Pond White 1976
Cross Country, Track. 1974: First recognized OSAA State Cross Country Champion for girls—2 miles (10.56). 1975: PIL Champion in the mile and State Champion in the mile (5:03.53). Brigham Young University. Currently living in Provo, Utah, and working as massage therapist. Proud mother of three and grandmother of four. And still running!
Joe Simpson 1968
Football, Track and Field. Member of 1967 PIL Championship Track and Field team and co-captain of 1968 State Championship Track and Field team. Golden Glove Boxing Scholarship at Knott Street Boxing Club. Sergeant of Royal G Lettermen’s Club. Sang in Grant High Choir, Sergeant of Arms at Clefs (music club). Linfield College: Football, Track and Field All-Conference. Co-founder and President of Black Student Union. BS degree (1968). Lewis and Clark: MAT degree (1977). Portland State University: Certification in Education Administration (1983). Returned to Grant in 1972. Football Assistant Coach—PIL Champions: 1976, ’77, ’78, ’79. Track Assistant Coach—PIL Champions: 1972-80.
Elizabeth Wild 2004
Track. Cross Country. 2001: State Champion in 1500 meters as a freshman. 2003: PIL Champ, 3rd in State in 800 and member of 4 x 400 relay. 2004: PIL and State Champion in 800 (2:15.81) and 4 x 400 relay (3:56.19). Senior Class President, Most Likely to Succeed. Volunteer cross country coach at Grant and Steens Mountain Running Camp for three summers. Dartmouth: Track and cross country, won several Ivy League Invitationals, BA degree. After-school running program at elementary schools in New Hampshire. Currently, Wyndham Hotel executive—New York.
COACH
George Rallis, Football Coach 1973-80
Cumulative record: 53-23. Most successful years: 1975 (7-2), 1976 (7-2), 1977 (6-2), 1978 (9-2), 1979 (10-1). Won or tied for PIL Championships for four consecutive years, 1976-79. Football for three years at Richland High School, Richland, Washington, before coming to Grant in 1973. Went on to coach at David Douglas High School, and in 1983, was named Mt Hood Conference Coach of the Year.