Marshfield's third-annual Hall of Fame induction and sports auction on Saturday was a big success, Marshfield athletic director Greg Mulkey said.

A total of 11 individuals were inducted into the Hall of Fame, as well as the 1953 state champion basketball team, as nearly 500 people watched in the audience.

"We had a nice crowd," Mulkey said. "Obviously, the induction is always emotional and moving. It meant a lot to the inductees and the people who were there."

All but two of the 11 individuals and nine of the 11 living members of the basketball team were able to attend the ceremony.

In addition, the auction raised about $29,000 for Marshfield's athletic programs, including money that will go to the various sports teams and money for scholarships for students who need help paying the $100 participation fee.

"It was a wonderful evening," Mulkey said.

The banquet was followed by the annual Buck Williams golf tournament at Coos Country Club on Sunday. The tournament drew 26 teams, raising money for the Marshfield Booster Club, which supports all Pirate sports.

"It was a great weekend for Marshfield High School," Mulkey said.

The school plans to keep the hall of fame ceremony on the third weekend in August every year, Mulkey said.

People interested in making nominations for the hall of fame for next year can contact Mulkey at 267-1441 or by visiting Pirate Hall on the Marshfield High School campus.

Edsil Hodge: A 1936 graduate of Marshfield, Hodge was a manager of the football and track teams during his high school years and was a scorekeeper for basketball. During his senior year, he had the opportunity to become the varsity timer for the basketball team, a task that stuck. He continued to be the official timer for basketball for 53 seasons in the various gymnasiums at Marshfield, starting his career using a stopwatch and eventually learning three different scoreboard timing systems. He also became Marshfield's official football timer and did so on a volunteer basis until 1998. Hodge lives in Coos Bay with his wife, Hilda.

Richard "Dick" Hanen: Hanen, a 1939 graduate, was one of the first great golfers on the South Coast. At Marshfield, he lettered in basketball for three years and was a county pole vault champion, but his best success came on the links, where he won two Oregon state junior championships and was the 1939 high school state champion. He played golf for the University of Oregon for three years before he was drafted into the U.S. Army. His golf career included many successful amateur tournaments, setting the course record at Coos Country Club in 1938 and winning the club championship many times. After having his education interrupted by World War II, he returned to the University of Oregon to complete his degree in 2004. He owned Coos Bay Stationery for nearly 30 years and was involved in many civic organizations. Hanen and his wife, Betty, a 1938 Marshfield graduate, live in Agness during the summer and Southern California during the winter.

Walt McClure: McClure didn't grow up in Coos Bay, but became a legendary track and field coach for the Pirates, tutoring future Olympic star Steve Prefontaine and many other greats for Marshfield. He was a state champion in Fargo, N.D., in both 1944 and 1945 and started his coaching career as an assistant freshman football coach at the University of Oregon. He came to Marshfield in 1951 and was the track coach from 1951 to 1972 and the cross country coach from 1963 to 1971. McClure also was a junior varsity coach or assistant in both football (1951-57) and basketball (1951-66). His track teams finished second in state in 1960 and 1968 and won 20 Coos County Meet titles in 21 seasons. His cross country team was second in the state in 1967. He lives in Coos Bay with his wife, Betsy.

Bob Peterson: A 1956 Marshfield graduate, Peterson was part of a state co-champion team in 1954 and a champion team in 1955 and was selected for the Shrine Game in 1955, where he was named outstanding lineman. He also was named an All-American by Scholastic Magazine. After high school, he played four seasons for the University of Oregon, including three years the Ducks went to bowl games. He also was selected for the East-West Shrine Game and Hula Bowl in 1959. A center and linebacker, he was the first junior to be named the team's most valuable player. He was injured late in his senior season at Oregon and opted not to try professional football, instead becoming a high school teacher for 36 years (30 years he also was a coach) at Myrtle Point, Newberg and North Salem. Peterson and his wife, Dorothy, have four children and nine grandchildren.

Barry Bullard: A 1957 Marshfield graduate, Bullard played on three state champion football teams for the Pirates before becoming a standout student-athlete at the University of Washington, where he received the 1961 National Football Hall of Fame award for outstanding scholar-athlete for District 8. Bullard played on two Rose Bowl teams for the Huskies and served in the U.S. Air Force as a facilities engineer for 16 years before working 20 years as a facilities director for several hospitals in Colorado and Washington. He is engaged to marry 1961 Marshfield graduate Lynda Floyd McCurry later this year.

Tom Jenkins: A 1958 Marshfield graduate, Jenkins was a three-time district champion in wrestling, placing fourth at state one year, and played football and wrestled for one year at the University of Oregon before transferring to Cal State Chico, where he graduated in 1962. He taught and coached for three years in California before coming back to Coos Bay, where he was a teacher and coach from 1965 to 1981 and then was athletic director from 1982 to 2002. He spent several years as head wrestling coach, including leading three teams to district championships, and spent many seasons as an assistant or freshman football coach.

Robert "Bob" Burles: A 1961 Marshfield graduate, Burles excelled in football, basketball and track for the Pirates, starting in both football and basketball as a sophomore and junior before a serious leg injury the first football game his senior year kept him out of that sport and most of basketball season. He was a key part of two Marshfield basketball teams that finished second at state and was rated one of the state's best prospects his senior year. After spending a year at the University of Oregon, he transferred to Willamette University, where he started three years in both football and basketball, earning All-American status in football. He also was an NAIA national champion in the 400-meter hurdles in track and was part of the first group inducted into the university's hall of fame. He went on to a successful career in physical therapy and was a president of the National Physical Therapy Association. Burles died from a brain tumor in 1998.

Lane Smith: A 1965 Marshfield graduate, Lane was a standout wrestler who earned varsity letters all four years, was a district champion, competed at state three years and won the AAU freestyle championship his senior year. He went to the University of Oregon, where he played for the Ducks' club soccer team. He joined the Peace Corps in Nepal, teaching high school math and science and being part of the first expedition to reach the summit of the 21,600-foot Huin Chuli. He returned to the United States in the 1970s, developing drug and alcohol treatment programs and working with high school dropouts and women on welfare. Smith and his wife, Chris, went back overseas in the 1980s, working in Jamaica, Tunisia, Kenya and, currently, Afghanistan. He works for the U.S. Agency for International Development expanding telephone and Internet opportunities.

Len Smith: A 1968 Marshfield graduate, Len was a four-time district champion and two-time state champion in wrestling. He was undefeated in both 1967 and 1968, was part of a cultural exchange team that went to Japan and was class valedictorian. He attended Stanford University on a wrestling scholarship, finishing second at the Pac-10 championships in 1970, and followed his career at Stanford by studying medicine at UC San Francisco and becoming a physician. He currently works as a family physician with Woodland Healthcare in Woodland, Calif. Len and his wife, Melania, whom he met while volunteer teaching in the Philippines, have two daughters who helped him become involved in swimming and water polo.

Herb Pryor: A 1970 Marshfield graduate, Pryor was part of two Marshfield teams that reached the district baseball playoffs. He was the team's outstanding pitcher both years and helped the Pirates beat three teams ranked in the top 10 in 1970. He had an 11-3 record with a 1.23 earned run average and 173 strikeouts in 125 innings at Marshfield. He received a full baseball scholarship to the University of Nevada Las Vegas and played for three years before taking a redshirt year because of an elbow injury. He entered the U.S. Army as an Arabic-Egyptian language specialist, working for more than three years in California, Massachusetts and Texas before returning to UNLV, where he led the nation in wins with 14 as a senior in 1978. That UNLV team was the school's first to reach the NCAA tournament, finishing third in the Rocky Mountain Regional. He was named the Nevada Collegiate Player of the Year in 1972 and 1978 and named UNLV's outstanding pitcher three times. He signed a free agent contract with the Seattle Mariners and played for one year before retiring from baseball. He rejoined the Army in 1979 and served until his retirement. He and his wife, Mary, live in Bluffton, S.C.

Cherry Blaine: Blaine graduated from Beaverton High School and was a teacher and coach at Marshfield from 1974 to 1987. Starting with her third season as head coach, her Pirate volleyball team was crowned district champion eight times and co-champion twice in an 11-year stretch and reached the state tournament all 11 years, twice finishing third and once finishing fourth. The squad won at least 20 matches all 11 years. She also was varsity or assistant basketball coach for 10 years and head girls track coach from 1974 to 1984. She coached two years at Aloha High School before moving to California, where she owns Excel Sports Products Inc.

1953 state champion basketball team: The squad including Bob Ayre, Don Bick, Steve Bigelow, Jerry Brenden, Tom Crabtree, Larry Farr, Glen Frakes, Spike Hillstrom, Jack Jacobson, Ron Jones, Fred Kroush, Jim Lehl, Stan Lewis, Quincy Powers, Wayne Young and coaches Bruce Hoffine and Pete Susick, went 30-2 for the season. It avenged one of its two losses by beating Eugene 62-59 in the championship game.