Jeff Iverson
High School Honors
3 soccer letters: 1st Team All-PIL as a senior. Soccer Academic HS All-American as a senior.
4 baseball letters: 1st Team All-PIL as a junior and senior and played in the Division All-Star Game as a freshman. 2nd Team All-PIL as a sophomore. State-Metro All-Star as a senior.
Outstanding Male Athlete. Academic High School All-American, Hopkin-Jenkins Award and Howard Cherry Outstanding Athlete Award senior year.
Post-High School Career
20-year career in the hospitality industry with Red Lion and Marriott Hotels. Named 1994 Catering Director of the Year for Red Lion.
Spent 25 years in sales and marketing with Koval Williamson in Oregon in charge of the service and sales team of 25 people throughout the Western Region. Involved weekly visits to all the Home Depot locations to service factory products doing new store sets, product knowledge meetings and on-site demonstrations for customers.
Transitioned into sales and became team Leader of the Bi-Mart sales team.
Retired to the Oregon Coast in 2023 with his wife Jill.
Commentary
Being selected to join the Hall of Fame with so many great athletes is an honor and a humbling experience. There were a lot of people that encouraged, coached and supported me throughout my career. Family was always there encouraging me to become not only a good athlete but to be a better person growing up.
My coaches Harry Tate, Claude Bonfiglio and Bobby Harris were influential in teaching the fundamentals of the sports I played but also were instrumental in helping to mold me into a better person. Their support and encouragement helped me to utilize their teachings when I was able to help coach my son’s football and baseball teams while he was growing up. His 5th grade year we were able to win the JBO state championship representing Clackamas JBO. Coaching kids from the 3rd grade through the 7th grade was an amazing experience and I still have contact with some of those players I coached.
I also need to thank all of my teammates that helped me to become a better player and teammate. From Interstate Little League to Jefferson Babe Ruth and finally to Jefferson High School my teammates were all such an integral part of my growth not only in sports but in life, I am forever grateful to each and every one of you.
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