Celebrating A Proud History of 18 Years of Parker Youth & Sports Foundation ‘Legends’ Honorees
Since 2006, 44 individuals have been honored by Parker Youth & Sports Foundation as outstanding athletes and leaders in the sports and athletic traditions of the Yakima Valley.
These individuals have received local, state, national, or for some, international recognition in their sport as a player, coach or administrator of athletic programs.
2006
PETE RADEMACHER
1956 Olympic Gold Medal Heavyweight Boxing
2007
BILL PEARL
1953, 1961, 1967, 1971 Mr. Universe 1978 Hall of Fame
2008
CHUCK “Bobo” BRAYTON
Coach – College Baseball Hall of Fame
2008
PHIL MAHRE
1984 Olympic Skier Gold Medal
2009
STEVE MAHRE
1984 Olympic Skier Silver Medal
2009
WILLIE TURNER
1967 World’s Fastest Man 100-yard & meter NCAA Track Title All-American
2010
MEL STOTTLEMYRE
11-season MLB Pitcher, 23- season MLB pitching coach for the Yankees, Mets, Astros, Mariners, 5-time MLB All-Star, 6-World Series rings. YVC player
2011
BILL FALLER
Baseball Coach YVC Athletic Director Coaches Hall of Fame Founding Board, PYSF President, PYSF
2011
DARYL PARKER
Youth Sports Founder Philanthropist YVC
2012
TOM PARRY
Football Coach WSU All-Star CWU Hall of Fame & Pacific Northwest Football Coaches Hall of Fame
2012
BETTY YADEN
Tennis Player, Coach Coach, Girls’ Sports Chair, Tournaments 20 yrs. Parks and Rec.
2013
BETTY BAKER
Fast Pitch Softball Women’s Golf Women’s Leader
2013
KEITH FARNAM
Coach, Eisenhower HS Tennis, Baseball, Basketball, Softball Athletic Director
2013
GENE ROSTVOLD
Coach, Davis HS Baseball, Basketball Athletic Director
2013
MARY SHERAR
JOHNS Women’s Tennis Women’s Leader
2014
BILL DOUGLAS
Football All-State Univ. of Wash. 1964 Rose Bowl Quarterback
2014
OLLIE NELSON
YMCA Exec. Director Cross Country cyclist 50-Yr. Athlete Youth Sports Director
2015
ERIC BEARDSLEY
Star Track Runner CWU Hall of Fame NAIA Coach of Year Coach, Moses Lk and CWU
2015
STEVE DALE
1965 HS All American Ftball RB 1965 WA St Ftball Player of Year 1965 Ike HS State Champ-Capt. USC Football RB 1969 Rose Bowl USC
2015
SCOTT MCDONALD
1965 Marquette HS Basketball Captain 1965-70 Orioles Yakima Beetles
2015
TED WIERMAN
1965 Davis Football Basketball Capt. Davis State Champ Basketball
2016
PETE ORGIL
Baseball Coach, Davis HS YVC Baseball Player Washington State Baseball Hall of Fame
2016
LANE PHILLIPS
New York Yankee Pitcher YVC Player YVC Coach
2017
MIKE CARLON
Selah Baseball Player YVC Pitcher WSU Pitcher Top Player MVP Award Coach, Youth Sports
2017
JAKE KUPP
Football Player NFL - 12 Years University of Wash. Sunnyside HS 1964 Rose Bowl
2017
CRAIG KUPP
NFL – 1990 Pacific Lutheran Univ. Selah HS PLU Hall of Fame
2018
MEL MOORE
26-yr. WIAA Tournament Dir. Baseball, Volleyball Basketball Tournaments Rotary Unsung Hero
2018
STAN RENECKER
Philanthropist for youth sports Founder, Faller-Brayton Endowment YVC & Ike Baseball
2019
PHIL ENGLISH
Coach, Track-Cross Country Nat’l. HS Coach of the Year Ike, Carroll HS Runner at WSU 22 Boy & 22 Girl league titles
2019
PHIL HINRICHS
Baseball Pitcher YVC 1976, 1977 WSU baseball Team Co-Captain Team Champs
2020
KAY ABERLE
32-yr Volleyball Coach 5 State Championships at Selah High School 91% win percentage in Champion season
2020
AL ROGERS
Volleyball Coach 38 years coaching YVC NWAC Coach of the Year – 3 times 1984 Officiated at Olympic
2020
SARAH SILVERNAIL
Volleyball player Two-Time All-American 1997 Pac-10 Player of Year 1998 National Team WSU, Fife & Ike HS player
2021
DAVE EDLER
4 Seasons with the Seattle Mariners, WSU Baseball, 1975 American Legion Player of the Year
2021
COACH CAROL FINNEY
WIAA Hall of Fame, Ike Softball Coach, coach of several girls’ sports, PYSF Board
2021
SHAG WILLIAMS
Standout Basketball player Univ. of Washington, Davis High School, All-State Coach
2022
DR. DAN DOORNINK
8-year NFL Seahawks-NY Giants running back, Called “Mr. Third Down”, WSU Hall of Fame, Wapato’s All- Star quarterback
2022
COACH BOB GARRETSON, JR.
17-year YVC baseball coach, 13-year Yakima Beetles Coach, two World Series Legion titles, 9 State Titles, WSU player
2022
PAIGE MACKENZIE
10-year LPGA golfer, 2005 Player of the Year, 2006 PAC 10 Regional Champ, 2010 #1 Nat’l. Amateur, Golf Channel analyst
2022
JIM SCOGGINS
30-year newspaper Sports Editor, 3-term Yakima School Board, Co-founder PYSF, covered Yakima Valley games and athletes
2023
SCOTT HATTEBERG
14-year MLB Catcher & 1st base Red Sox, Athletics, Reds. IKE HS, Yakima Beetles Legion, WSU baseball.1991 MVP Pac 12. Winning Homerun for Athletics 20 game win title
2023
TODD STOTTLEMYRE
15-yr MLB Pitcher, Blue Jays’, 2 World Series Rings 1992, 1993. Davis HS, YVC, Yakima Beetles, Lou Gehrig Memorial & MLB Branch Ricky Award
2023
MEL STOTTLEMYRE, JR.
6-yr MLB Pitcher, 20-yr MLB pitching coach; Pitching coach Diamondbacks- Mariners-Marlins, Davis HS, Yakima Beetles Legion & Univ. Nevada baseball
2023
BOB WELLS
9-yr MLB pitcher Phillies, Mariners, Twins. 1996 Mariners MVP-pitched 12 wins, IKE HS, Yakima Beetles Legion, Spokane Falls College baseball. 1999 AL most games played