=BILLY MAXWELL, 1902-1976,
Linfield College Class of 1924
Long time scoreboard operator for Linfield football and men's basketball
games Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame, member Norm Goss followed in Billy's
footsteps. Goss' Hall of Fame write-up says Goss was an "understudy to the
immortal Billy Maxwell and as the first-team scorer since Mr. Maxwell retired.”
There's a possibility that Ez Koch, also a Hall of Famer, followed in
Billy's footsteps, too, as a football scoreboard operator.
Billy, a former McMinnville High School principal, was a consummate Linfield sports fan, especially in football. In his
Wildcat fandom heyday, you could depend on Billy watching football games,
especially those on the road, from his car.
He also helped Linfield Athletics financially. That financial support ran
in the family. He was son of J.O. Maxwell, who "donated most of the money
necessary to purchase the property" or "donated land" on which
Maxwell Field is located.
The book about Linfield history, "Bricks without Straw" by Jonas
"Stein" Jonasson, published in 1938, says for about a third of a
century, J.O. Maxwell "has had children or grandchildren" attending
the college.
Read more:
Billy's footsteps are those which Hall of Famers Norm, and possibly, Ez
walked. Billy should be a Hall of Famer, too.
=E. AVARD WHITMAN,
1899-1964, Linfield College (then McMinnville College) Class of 1920
Namesake of Linfield's Whitman Hall, which opened as a women's residence
hall in 1965.
He was Linfield register and professor of English for 26 years, from
1938-1964.
During all or most of those 26 years he was Linfield Faculty Athletic
Representative (FAR) to the Northwest Conference (NWC). And, he also served as
a NWC president.
Linfield Hall of Famer Ken Williams called Whitman "great" and
"brilliant."
Impressed with Whitman's ability as registrar at Linfield, Williams decided
as a Linfield student to become a registrar. And, eventually, Williams became
Linfield register and FAR, too.
Whitman was held in high regard by everyone at Linfield, including Linfield
Athletics director and coaches.
Ken walked in Avard's footsteps. Ken is in the Hall of Fame. Avard should
be, too.
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Ernest Avard Whitman (E.
Avard Whitman, Avard Whitman, "Doc" Whitman)
Birth 3 Nov 1899 - China
where his parents were Baptist missionaries. Birth registered in Oregon.
Death 14 Oct 1964 - Yamhill
County, Oregon, USA in McMinnville General Hospital (death certificate)
Mother Elia Campbell Whitman
Father George Ernest Whitman
Born in China on 3 Nov 1899
(death certificate) to George Ernest Whitman and Elia Campbell Whitman. Ernest
Avard Whitman died at age 64 on 14 Oct 1964 (death certificate) in McMinnville
General Hospital (death certificate). According to his death certificate, disposition
by cremation and inurnment at St. Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore. However,
an online search 1/24/2023 did not find his ashes location at that Salem
facility.
Whitman Hall dormitory at
Linfield was built in 1960 and named for Avard Whitman, Class of 1921,
professor of English from 1938 to 1964 and Registrar from 1946 to 1964.
https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/ernest-avard-whitman-24-1qdj8h9
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