‘If there were a Mr. Beaver, it was Jimmy Anderson’
As a head coach at Oregon State, Jimmy Anderson didn’t win as many games as Slats Gill or Ralph Miller or even Wayne Tinkle.
Final Four players return to Gill 60 years later — ‘We were pretty good’
CORVALLIS — There they were, together again, 60-plus years after joining forces to put Oregon State into college basketball’s Final Four.
Offering a final salute to the legacy of Bud Ossey: ‘He went out on top’
I thought Bud Ossey would live forever.
I don’t really mean that, of course. Forever isn’t in the cards for anybody.
But after 101 very solid years on the planet, with his health reasonably stable and his intestinal fortitude beyond mortal levels, I figured those who called him friends — and there were so many of us — would be lucky enough to have him around for at least a couple of more years.
With Ron Callan and Jim Wilson, offering our favorite Beaver athletes ever…
Note to readers: Jim Wilson and Ron Callan will serve as occasional guest columnists on my website. The Oregon State broadcasters’ first offering is a list of each’s top five favorite Beaver athletes to watch through the years. That’s not necessarily the best players, but the ones they most enjoyed watching at their craft.