Black and white photo taken in 1947 of University of Oregon Athletic Director Leo Harris (left) and Oregon Governor Douglas McKay with the Governor's Trophy, which was presented annually to the winner of the Oregon-St. Mary's (California) football game. Picture appears on page 69 of Oregon Ducks football : 100 years of glory, edited by Michael C. McCann, 1995.
Black and white photo of members of the 1939 University of Oregon basketball team with awards for winning the inaugural NCAA basketball tournament. From left: John Dick, Luddie Gale, Wally Johansen, unidentified, Bobby Anet, Slim Wintermute and coach Howard Hobson.
A scanned image of a four-page document, entitled: Report of the Special Athletic Committee, and addressed to the faculty of the University of Oregon. The report contains a review of the University's intercollegiate and intramural sports progams for the 1914-15 academic year. Statistics are given for each individual sport for both men and women. The document also includes a summary of some of the issues of concern to the committee, including: importance of physical exercise and the intramural sports program ; excessive publicity; academic achievement and intellectual life. The document ends with a list of recommendations, mainly related to: student participation in sports; forbidding scouting; appointing faculty representatives and creating a standing committee; scheduling practices and games; use of student body funds. The document appears to be a draft version, as there are some corrections made in pencil.
A scanned image of a one-page letter, addressed to Steve Prefontaine, Marshfield High School, Coos Bay, Oregon, from W.J. Bowerman, Professor of Physical Education, Track Coach, dated October 30, 1967. In the letter, Bill Bowerman offers his congratulations to Steve Prefontaine for his progress in cross-country racing. Three other names are mentioned in the letter, as other individuals who have commented to Bowerman on Prefontaine's potential: Bill Dellinger; Rosco Divine and Dave Wilborn (two "sub-four-minute milers").
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football coach Len Casanova presenting an award to Oregon State football player Terry Baker in 1962. The award, given on behalf of the Duck football team, was presented to Baker for being the most outstanding opponent faced by Oregon that season. In 1962, Baker earned college football's Heisman Trophy and played in the NCAA basketball tournament's Final Four, becoming the only athlete to have ever done so.
Image of a card combining two black and white photos of the team captains of the 1908 football teams from the University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural College with yellow, orange and black artwork depicting the two schools' pennants, two female students, a football and a goalpost. The card commemorates the football game played between the two schools at Portland's Multnomah Field on November 21, 1908 and won by Oregon 8-0. O.A.C.' captain is Carl Wolff (left) and Oregon's is Fred Moullen.