Note: This was posted June 15, 2017 (year IS correct.)
Dr. Bob Gill is a retired dentist (Milwaukie, Oregon) and eminent Oregon sports historian and sports author.
He’s a member
of PIL (Portland Interscholastic League) Hall of Fame as a football athlete for
Portland’s Jefferson High School (“Jeff”).
Bob (Robert F. Gill) graduated
from Jeff in 1954, studied at Oregon State University and Portland State University, and graduated from the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry
in Portland.
Read more about Bob here (URL link below)
Bob is
biographer of Mel Renfro (alum of Portland’s Jefferson High School and University of
Oregon), outstanding football and track & field athlete. Read about Mel Renfro: Forever a Cowboy book here (published in 2015, URL links below):
Bob has
had a long time association with Oregon high school all-star football game held
each summer in Portland.
Originally
sponsored for 50 years by the Shriners/Shrine, for the past 20 years it’s been the Les
Schwab Bowl. For most of its existence the game has been held in Portland.
As a 10-year-old, Bob remembers “watching the City team work out for
the first Shriners All-Star football game. Back in the day, for two weeks many
players were featured by both Portland daily
papers (Oregonian, Oregon Journal) promoting August game. It’s always been a
special game. From that time forward, it seemed the goal of many (high school
football players) to be selected” to play in the game.
Tom Walsh says, "As a member of the 1947 City Shrine All-Star team, I have clear memories of Bob attending all our practices, handling the water jugs superbly, and inspiring us to victory over the also-rans from around the State."
Tom Walsh says, "As a member of the 1947 City Shrine All-Star team, I have clear memories of Bob attending all our practices, handling the water jugs superbly, and inspiring us to victory over the also-rans from around the State."
Below is a URL a link to a Blurb book Bob
researched/wrote about:
The Les
Schwab Bowl at 20 Years
The
Oregon High School All-Star Football game
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-D0qswOB1ikT21HS3JISnJYRGs
NOTE: You are NOT given permission to download for print.
NOTE: You are NOT given permission to download for print.
Contact
Dr. Bob Gill:
Email --
Phone-
503-652-2970
