2016 INDUCTEES
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ATHLETES
GALLAHER BROWN GRIFFITH JENSEN SHAW HICKS AMAYA WHITE SAMORE 1974 GIRL'S CROSS-COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONS 1988 BOY'S BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONS |
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Loyd Gallaher, 1958….Basketball, Baseball…earned five varsity letters…All-City pitcher in 1957 & 1958…played on the 1958 State Championship team…won semi-final game….threw one of the best curve balls in PIL history. All-City guard on the 1958 basketball team that finished 2nd in state with a record of 26-1. Played baseball at the U of Oregon…graduated from PSU…. taught high school in California. Worked as a Sales and Marketing Rep for Lamb Western. Passed away in 2002.
Terry Brown, 1960….Football, Wrestling, Track….earned nine varsity letters at Grant…All-City lineman in football his senior year…captain of the football team junior and senior years…starting lineman in 1960 Shrine game…1960 PIL heavyweight wrestling champion. Second in PIL track championships in the shot-put throw his senior year. He was a PIL academic all-star and a National Merit Scholar. He played frosh football at Stanford…coached soccer in the 1970’s for the Reynolds Soccer Club…retired as a Vice-President for Columbia Sportswear in 2001…lives in Redmond, Washington.
Denise Griffith Jensen, 1973….Gymnastics….won three varsity letters at Grant…she was All-PIL all-around gymnastics champion in 1970 and 1971…state champion in the floor exercise and all-around gymnast state champion…state champion in the uneven bars and the balance beam. AAU Jr. National Champion….qualified for the Pan-American Games at age 15. She lives in Friday Harbor, Washington and is a trauma doctor.
Pat Shaw, 1977….Football, Baseball….Earned six varsity letters at Grant….he was All-City and All-State in baseball in 1977…top hitter in the PIL in 1977 with a .469 BA…starting outfielder in the State vs. Metro All-Star Series in 1977. All-City quarterback in football in 1976….played four years of varsity baseball at Oregon State. He is retired and lives in the Portland area…son of Grant great George Shaw.
Tommy Hicks, 2005….Tennis….won four varsity letters at Grant….he was All-City and All-State four consecutive years…frosh year he won the PIL tennis championship…sophomore year PIL champ and 2nd in state…Junior years he was the PIL champion and 2nd in state….senior year he won the PIL championship. He was undefeated in four years of PIL tennis matches…played four years of college tennis at Santa Clara…played on the Futures professional tennis tour for two years. He has coached national ranked junior players in the Bay Area. Currently a business executive in San Francisco.
Julian Amaya, Coach….Football, Basketball, Track, Tennis, Gymnastics, 1966-1996 (30 yrs)….
Born in Pueblo, Colorado…graduated from Pacific University…married his wife Jeanie in 1952, married 64 yrs….one of Grant’s and the PIL’s most versatile coaches…coached numerous PIL championship teams…a great gentleman and a true winner!
Billy White, Coach….Football, Track, Gymnastics, 1966-1993….All-League and All-State halfback at Roseburg High School…played in the shrine games and was named best running back in the state…played football and graduated from PSU….earned the nickname ‘Bye Bye Billy’….27 years as a teacher and coach at Grant…his gymnastics teams were PIL district champions in 1971 (2nd in state), 1972 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, and 1980. Also coached at the Matt Dishman Community Center while at Grant. Inducted into the PSU Hall of Fame in 2006. Retired and lives in the Estacada area.
Community Service Inductee...Grant Athletic Director, Brain Samore
Born in Sioux City, Iowa…3 time 1st team All-Conference in basketball at North High School…
2nd team All-State senior year…All-Conference at Grinnell College…played four years of Pro basketball in Europe…avid outdoorsman, skier and photographer…involved in education for 21 years. Great ambassador for Grant…tremendous enthusiasm for all sports at Grant.
1974 Girl’s State Championship Cross-Country Team
Susan Arfmann Becic
Laura Bailey
Tammy Boyd Bradley
Julie Cadigan Lekberg
Trina Cotton Leschber
Lucia Davenport Wocial
Christine Farrell
Elizabeth Gardner
Candace Hamilton McMillan
Karrie Hanford
Robin Howton
Heidi Irvin
Deborah Jensen Wagner
Susan Johnson
Anna Lee Locke
Barbara McDonald
Leslie Olson Collins
Elaine Pond White
Anne Rooney Frey
Julie Verdieck Perkins
Denise Wikander Morris
Debbie Willoughby
Coaches: Mark Cotton & Gary Noble
1988 Boy’s State Championship Basketball Team
Andre Ashley
Jason Beveridge
Terelle Bolton
Terrell Brandon
James Demry
Walter Dines
Ali Dirks
Shawn Hosey
Steven Johnson
Timothy Kasper
Bobby O’Neal
Gary Roy
Craig Vaughn
Johnny West
Coach: John Stilwell
Terry Brown, 1960….Football, Wrestling, Track….earned nine varsity letters at Grant…All-City lineman in football his senior year…captain of the football team junior and senior years…starting lineman in 1960 Shrine game…1960 PIL heavyweight wrestling champion. Second in PIL track championships in the shot-put throw his senior year. He was a PIL academic all-star and a National Merit Scholar. He played frosh football at Stanford…coached soccer in the 1970’s for the Reynolds Soccer Club…retired as a Vice-President for Columbia Sportswear in 2001…lives in Redmond, Washington.
Denise Griffith Jensen, 1973….Gymnastics….won three varsity letters at Grant…she was All-PIL all-around gymnastics champion in 1970 and 1971…state champion in the floor exercise and all-around gymnast state champion…state champion in the uneven bars and the balance beam. AAU Jr. National Champion….qualified for the Pan-American Games at age 15. She lives in Friday Harbor, Washington and is a trauma doctor.
Pat Shaw, 1977….Football, Baseball….Earned six varsity letters at Grant….he was All-City and All-State in baseball in 1977…top hitter in the PIL in 1977 with a .469 BA…starting outfielder in the State vs. Metro All-Star Series in 1977. All-City quarterback in football in 1976….played four years of varsity baseball at Oregon State. He is retired and lives in the Portland area…son of Grant great George Shaw.
Tommy Hicks, 2005….Tennis….won four varsity letters at Grant….he was All-City and All-State four consecutive years…frosh year he won the PIL tennis championship…sophomore year PIL champ and 2nd in state…Junior years he was the PIL champion and 2nd in state….senior year he won the PIL championship. He was undefeated in four years of PIL tennis matches…played four years of college tennis at Santa Clara…played on the Futures professional tennis tour for two years. He has coached national ranked junior players in the Bay Area. Currently a business executive in San Francisco.
Julian Amaya, Coach….Football, Basketball, Track, Tennis, Gymnastics, 1966-1996 (30 yrs)….
Born in Pueblo, Colorado…graduated from Pacific University…married his wife Jeanie in 1952, married 64 yrs….one of Grant’s and the PIL’s most versatile coaches…coached numerous PIL championship teams…a great gentleman and a true winner!
Billy White, Coach….Football, Track, Gymnastics, 1966-1993….All-League and All-State halfback at Roseburg High School…played in the shrine games and was named best running back in the state…played football and graduated from PSU….earned the nickname ‘Bye Bye Billy’….27 years as a teacher and coach at Grant…his gymnastics teams were PIL district champions in 1971 (2nd in state), 1972 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, and 1980. Also coached at the Matt Dishman Community Center while at Grant. Inducted into the PSU Hall of Fame in 2006. Retired and lives in the Estacada area.
Community Service Inductee...Grant Athletic Director, Brain Samore
Born in Sioux City, Iowa…3 time 1st team All-Conference in basketball at North High School…
2nd team All-State senior year…All-Conference at Grinnell College…played four years of Pro basketball in Europe…avid outdoorsman, skier and photographer…involved in education for 21 years. Great ambassador for Grant…tremendous enthusiasm for all sports at Grant.
1974 Girl’s State Championship Cross-Country Team
Susan Arfmann Becic
Laura Bailey
Tammy Boyd Bradley
Julie Cadigan Lekberg
Trina Cotton Leschber
Lucia Davenport Wocial
Christine Farrell
Elizabeth Gardner
Candace Hamilton McMillan
Karrie Hanford
Robin Howton
Heidi Irvin
Deborah Jensen Wagner
Susan Johnson
Anna Lee Locke
Barbara McDonald
Leslie Olson Collins
Elaine Pond White
Anne Rooney Frey
Julie Verdieck Perkins
Denise Wikander Morris
Debbie Willoughby
Coaches: Mark Cotton & Gary Noble
1988 Boy’s State Championship Basketball Team
Andre Ashley
Jason Beveridge
Terelle Bolton
Terrell Brandon
James Demry
Walter Dines
Ali Dirks
Shawn Hosey
Steven Johnson
Timothy Kasper
Bobby O’Neal
Gary Roy
Craig Vaughn
Johnny West
Coach: John Stilwell