Charlie Roberts passes away...
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2022 5:47 pm
Most of you won't recognize the name, but my brother had the distinction of being the tallest basketball player to graduate from and Oregon high school prior to the 1970 season.
He passed away this week following a massive stroke.
CR was 78 years old.
He lead Pleasant Hill High School to 2 state tournament appearances, in 1961 and 62.
The team won it all the second year.
After playing at Willamette University, he began a long coaching career that included stops at multiple Oregon and Washington High Schools, as well as a three year stint in New South Wales, Australia, where he worked as a semi pro player/coach, helping begin the Aussie march to becoming a significant player on the international team.
He was even recruited to change his citezenship, and play for the Australian National team, an offer he turned down.... He told us nothing could make him turn his back on this country.
One of the highlights of his coaching career was for the Portland Trail Blazers, where he was employed to help Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter prep for playoff season, as a "shot Doctor".
He also worked at Camp Conifer, as well as the US Basketball Academy.
He was also an assistant coach on for Northwest Christian College (now Bothel University) during their multiple National Small College National Championship runs.
His greatest impact was in the large number of young players, from all over, whom he helped become better players, but more importantly in his mind, better people.
It's a legacy more people could aspire to live up to.
He made this world a better place.
He passed away this week following a massive stroke.
CR was 78 years old.
He lead Pleasant Hill High School to 2 state tournament appearances, in 1961 and 62.
The team won it all the second year.
After playing at Willamette University, he began a long coaching career that included stops at multiple Oregon and Washington High Schools, as well as a three year stint in New South Wales, Australia, where he worked as a semi pro player/coach, helping begin the Aussie march to becoming a significant player on the international team.
He was even recruited to change his citezenship, and play for the Australian National team, an offer he turned down.... He told us nothing could make him turn his back on this country.
One of the highlights of his coaching career was for the Portland Trail Blazers, where he was employed to help Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter prep for playoff season, as a "shot Doctor".
He also worked at Camp Conifer, as well as the US Basketball Academy.
He was also an assistant coach on for Northwest Christian College (now Bothel University) during their multiple National Small College National Championship runs.
His greatest impact was in the large number of young players, from all over, whom he helped become better players, but more importantly in his mind, better people.
It's a legacy more people could aspire to live up to.
He made this world a better place.