Ad Rutschman (Class of 1954) is Linfield College cardinal & purple through and through, but he wears Oregon State University orange, too.
Ad is a Linfield grad and was a standout Wildcat athlete in football,
basketball and baseball. For Linfield he was a national titles-winning coach
(baseball, football) and also served as athletic director.
A Hillsboro (Oregon) High grad, he almost selected Oregon
State College (now OSU) for college. But, he wanted to play football AND
baseball. However, during spring practice the OSC Beaver football leadership
said he would be released to play baseball games for the Beavs, but not be able to
practice with the baseball team. That’s one of the reasons he selected to
attend/compete for Linfield.
These days (this posted 5/26/2017) Ad gets to watch “what
might have been” with Adley Rutschman,
one of Ad & Joan Rutschman’s grandchildren. Adley plays football (kicker) and
baseball (starting catcher) for Oregon State. A Sherwood (Oregon) High School
grad, Adley is the son of Randy (Class of 1981) & Carol Rutchman of Sherwood.
Wildcatville photo of orange-clad Ad and Ad with Randy
& Carol taken 5/19/2017 at the OSU baseball facility in Corvallis. Adley as
an OSU baseball player from OSU Sports Info.
