John Warren

From September of 1928 to June of 1935 Astoria was John Warren's town. After all, the Pendleton High School - University of Oregon graduate produced four state basketball champions and two unbeaten football teams in his short seven year stay at Astoria High School.Warren arrived in Astoria as a 22 year old. In those early years, relaxed eligibility rules kept some of his athletes competing into their early 20's.

On the gridiron, Warren's gridders were 44-13-5. Many of those wins came at the stadium that now bears his name.

Know as "Honest John" by Astorians and opponents, Warren's 1928 (6-0-1) and 1931 (7-0-2) teams were unbeaten. The 1928 unit played Centralia Junior College to a 6-6 tie. In Warren's last two games on the sideline at Gyro Field, his troops presented him with routs of Seaside (64-0) and Scappoose (77-0).

Winters brought statewide attention to Astoria as Warren's cagers would win four state titles, along with compiling a 192-35 record. Seven seasons on the maple hardwood of Patriot Hall saw the Fishermen prevail in 106 of 119 games. The 1934-1935 high schoolers were 24-2 at the friendly confines of the Jerome Avenue hoop palace. That team, Warren's final at Astoria, set a state record for wins its 40-4 record. Averaging a 27-5 win-loss record during Warren's tenure, the locals won the last 27 games that Warren coached against high school foes.

In the fall of 1935 Warren joined the University of Oregon staff, coaching football, basketball and baseball at the freshman level. Warren served seven seasons as freshman basketball coach, compiling an impressive 108-12 win -loss record. The program was discontinued when freshmen became eligible for varsity action during WW II.

After the hostilities in Europe has ended, Warren took over the coaching reigns of the Duck varsity for five years. His 1944-1945 squad registered a 30-13 record. The 30 wins still stands as the most victories in a season by the University of Oregon.

Warren coached varsity football in 1942, before the program was suspended in 1943 due to the war. He also coached track and swimming.

Annually, the John Warren Award is presented to the University of Oregon basketball player voted Most Inspirational by team members.

His induction into the AHS Hall of Fame completes a "Hat Trick" for Warren. Earlier he was honored by the University of Oregon and the State of Oregon's Halls of Fame.