Hawkins was the Pacific Coast middleweight champion in 1942. Boxing began as a minor intercollegiate sport at Oregon State in 1937 and ended in 1942 with the outbreak of World War II.
John Witte was Oregon State's first All-American wrestler, finishing second in the heavyweight division at the 1952 NCAA Championships as a freshman. He also played football, garnering All-American honors twice, and led the Beavers to the 1957 Rose Bowl game.
Only four years after leading the Chicago White Sox to the World Series championship, Fielder Jones was enlisted to coach the OAC baseball team. A salary dispute with Sox owner Charles Comiskey led to Jones' departure from the Windy City and he came to the Pacific Northwest to look after timber and land interests. Coach Jones traveled back and forth between Portland and Corvallis for team practices and games. Jones eventually went to St. Louis to coach the city's entry in the Federal League in 1914 and 1915. He was also coach of the American League St Louis Browns from 1916-1918
Roland Dimick helped establish Oregon State College Department of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal Management. He was appointed department head in 1936 and served until 1963.
Mercedes Bates at the Alumni Centennial Awards. Mercedes Bates graduated in 1936 with a degree in Food and Nutrition. In 1967, Bates was appointed the Vice President of the General Mills Betty Crocker Division, becoming the first female corporate officer of General Mills. Bates created the Mercedes A. Bates Family Study Center in 1992, the first center to study entire lifespans of families. Bates has received the Distinguished Service Award and Distinguished Alumni Award.
Charlie White, 6'4" forward guard for the Beavers, was from Detroit, Michigan. He was a 1966 All American and was the 1966 team MVP. White was All-Pac-8 Conference as a senior.
The late Wayne Valley, class of '36, was an OSU football player who went on to a highly successful business career as a home builder in California. He was also a long-time major owner of the Oakland Raiders.
Nat Giustina graduated from OSC in 1941 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was the recipient of the 1983 E. B. Lemon Distinguished Alumni Award.
Photo was used in the Summer 1956 Oregon Stater. Norbert Wellman graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in physical education in 1954 and 1958. Wellman was the starting pitcher on the first Beaver baseball team to make it to the College World Series in 1952. Wellman was president of the OSU Foundation Board and participated in the fundraising committee for Goss Stadium. Wellman received the Lifetime Trustee Award in 2007 and is co-founder of Ferguson Wellman Capital Management.
Terry Baker, football player from Portland, Oregon, shown in his sophomore uniform number 47. Baker was 6'3" and 188 pounds and was a quarterback for the team. He is Oregon State's only Heisman trophy winner in 1962. He was also the first Heisman Trophy winner to play in the NCAA basketball tournament as he excelled in both football and basketball.