OSU’s Trysting Tree was a popular gathering spot on campus that dates back almost to the university’s origins as Oregon Agricultural College. The nickname evolved around 1900 when President Thomas Gatch admonished two students who were regularly meeting there for romantic purposes. The original gray poplar had to be removed in 1987 due to advanced disease, but prior to that cuttings from it had been used to establish a replacement tree which is located near present day Furman Hall.
Terry Baker was recruited to play basketball at Oregon State, but is better known for his football exploits, winning the 1962 Heisman Trophy. On the basketball court, Baker averaged 10.7 and 13.4 points per game during his junior and senior years. He is the only college athlete to have ever won both the Heisman Trophy and played in an NCAA basketball tournament Final Four. Seen in the foreground (#21) is center Mel Counts.
Terry Baker was recruited to play basketball at Oregon State, but is better known for his football exploits, winning the 1962 Heisman Trophy. On the basketball court, Baker averaged 10.7 and 13.4 points per game during his junior and senior years. He is the only college athlete to have ever won both the Heisman Trophy and played in an NCAA basketball tournament Final Four. Seen in the background is center Mel Counts.
Goss Stadium was dedicated on April 17, 1999. "In 1998, John Goss and his wife, Eline, made the major gift to a fund-raising effort that led to the construction of Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. The Gosses also made contributions leading to endowed scholarships for student/athletes and other top academic students, including graduates of Portland's Grant High School and members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Goss was an Oregon State track and field letterman in the 1930s; the naming of the baseball stadium is also a memorial to his older brother, James Goss."-- Oregon Stater