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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 2000)
Hage B3 November 29, 2000 ^lo rtlan h (0hseruer Uurtlanb \ (Obwnitr Honoring Oregon’s Athletes of Color Multi-Cultural Sports Hall of Fame Inducts Six Athletes Family Fun Night King Elementary School stu dents, families, community mem bers and business partners are in vited to Family Literacy Fun Night, Tuesday, Dec 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria at 4906 N.E. 6th Ave. The idea is to improve student performance by giving children a fun opportunity to leant and play together with other families. FunNight events include Carib bean Story Telling, math games, the King School Choir, and door prizes. A pizza party will be given for the class with the most kids participating. ii • . •'? ■ B y J oy R amos T he P ortland O bserver Six top Oregon athletes o f color were officially inducted at the first Oregon Multi-Cultural Sports Hall o f Fame Ceremony early this month. The event at Atwaters Restaurant was organized as a fund-raiser where the proceeds will go towards erecting a new museum. Attendees were treated to an el egant affair filled with good food and music by local music artists. Accord ing to the organization’s founder, Thad Spencer, a former World Heavy weight Contender, he believes that having a Multi-Cultural Sports Hall ofFam e is the start o f something big that will carry itself nationally. His plans are for the creation o f other statewide chapters. Spencer’s great est intent is to recognize outstanding athletes o f color who have received little recognition for their achieve ments. W ithin this state, the Oregon Sports Hall ofFame has only 18 people o f color out o f 264 athletes as mem bers. Emceeing the induction ceremony was Billy Ray Moore, a former colle giate basketball player. He briefly introduced each sports star and later handed them a plaque o f honor. First in line to receive an award was Free man W illiams, a record setting bas ketball player for Portland State Uni versity who averaged 35.6 points per game. Freeman was unable to attend the ceremony. Accepting the award on his behalf was Ralph Nickerson from Portland. Denny Moyer, a former Junior Middleweight Champion ofthe world who boxed Sugar Ray Robinson twice was the second athlete recognized but could not attend. His father, Harry L SAVE BIG ON: C ARPET, VINYL Pergotype laminated flooring 4c much more! mmucenxncoM covmcm omwmmi ^ ¡ ^ ¡ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ a ^ i s ^ a ^ ! n p k i n a n ^ e ^ e ^ r o ^ r ^ r n o n i t h e ^ t h i e t e ^ i o n o r e d at the Oregon Multi-Cultural Carpet A V inyl re v * available Sports Hall o f Fame's first induction ceremony at Atwaters. M oyer was on hand to receive the plaque. W o o d ro w G re e n , a fo rm e r Jefferson High School and Arizona State football player who went All- American twice mentioned during his induction that whenever he was mak ing last minute plays on the field, he was always going against the clock. This time however, he explained, “When the clock ends tonight, I ’m on the winning side.” A loving tribute was given to Ray Lampkin, a former Lightweight box ing cham pion w ho fought w ith Roberto Duran in 1975. It was a his toric moment for this boxer who fought in a 15-round match for the champion ship where he was narrowly defeated. Lampkin received a call that same evening from President Gerald Ford to say that he was proud o f him for being an American. At home, Lampkin is also considered a local hero. His photo can be seen proudly displayed at the Matt Dishman Center in north east Portland. Jim Jarvis was also inducted for his involvem ent as a form er O r egon S tate b a sk e tb a ll play er. He re c a lle d his perso n al h isto ry o f p lay in g at the W orld U n iv ersity G am es in a team o f 6 w hite and 6 b lack a th le te s at a tim e w hen the W atts R iot broke out. For all play ers, it w as a ra c ia lly tense situa rently reviewing buildings to buy like the Pine Street Theater in southeast Portland. As Mel Renfro has said about the organization, “This is a birth. Five years from now, a mu seum!” tion. He commented on how far we ’ ve come in race relations, especially in the sports arena. Next in line to receive an award was Mel Renfro, a Jefferson High School, Oregon All-American and a Dallas Cow boys A ll-Pro football player. Renfro played an integral part in co-creating the O regon Multi-Cultural Sports Hall ofFame. He proudly explained the signifi cance o f the evening’s event that sets the precedence for other fu ture inductees. The dream ofhaving a museum for the Oregon Multi-Cultural Sports Hall o f Fame is getting closer to reality. 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David Guettler, owner ofRiverCity Bicycle at Morrison and Martin Luther King Jr. Bou levard, was also given praise for his financial support over the last 3 years. This year, Guettler called friend Rod Jewett at Bianchi USA and negotiated a donation o f $ 10,000 worth o f new Bianchi bicycles. After dinner. Northwest BIKE Director John Benenate told the story o f a team that finished 4* in Oregon among 133 teams. He emphasized the team ’s strength in diversity, not just a group o f children or elite adults. Northwest BIKE is a component o f the com petitive cycling program Cyclisme, which has been developing racers in Portland since its inception at Portland State University in 1993. Call Us 280-8000 Phone Reconnections In 3 to 4 Days Deposits Credit Checks Turndowns GET M O R E CALL WAITING W < CALL FORWARDING T O ® 3 WAY CALLING Just $45 F R lttj UNLIMITED ‘ 69 t t high 16.4 points last season, is up to 20.3 this season. He was nearly im possible to guard early against the Nets, scoring 13 points in the first eight minutes. He scored just three points in the fourth quarter, but they helped Portland seal the win. The Blazers led by nine with 7:22 left, but New Jersey cut the lead to one point three times in the final 4 minutes. After Evan Eschmeyer’s free throws pulled the Nets to 83-82, Wallace made the first free throw but m issed the second. Dale Davis grabbed the rebound and got the ball to Wallace, who spun around Aaron Williams for the easy basket and an 86-82 lead. "That’s typical o f the way he’s been delivering," Portland coach Mike Dunleavy said. Kendall Gill cut the lead to 86-84 on a layup with 1:17 left and the Nets had a chance to tie in the final minute, but Stephon Marbury missed a 22-foot jum per. After Portland's Damon Stoudamire threw the ball away at the other end. Gill missed a 19-footer with 1.7 seconds left. “ We got tw o good lo o k s,” Nets coach B yron Scott said. “ Steph was w ide open, and 75 p e rc e n t o f the tim e h e ’s going to m ake that shot. G ill cam e up w ide open, and m ost o f the tim e he m akes that sh o t." CONTINUOUS REDIAL . . . AND M O R E John Benenate o f Northwest BIKE presents Anissa Cobb. 13. oj fVhitiker Middle School, with the ‘Best New Rider" trophy fo r her accomplishments in the group s competitive cycling program fo r kids. Wallace Leads Blazers Past Nets (A P )— Worn out from their long est road trip in nearly 22 years, the Portland Trail Blazers were happy to let Rasheed Wallace carry the load for one more game. 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