Hall of Fame
Parke, Robert "Bob"
Robert "Bob" Parke
- Induction:
- 2018
- Class:
- 1935
A two-sport letterman, Robert "Bob" Parke became the first national champion in the University of Oregon’s history when he won the national javelin title in 1934. His winning throw of 220-11.625 set the American record at the time. Parke also won the 1934 Pacific Coast Conference javelin title (220-7.625) to help Oregon win the conference title with 38 points, two better than Washington State. Parke earned all-America honors for his only season in track and field for the Ducks. In football, Parke was a three-year letterman from 1932-34, playing quarterback his first two seasons and halfback as a senior, when he was co-captain of the squad. The 1933 team went 9-1 overall and shared the league championship with Stanford after going 4-1 in the PCC. The Webfoots defeated Columbia, Washington, UCLA and Oregon State that season, losing only to USC. For 66 years, Parke was the only Duck to win a league championship in both football and track in the same academic year until Kenjon Barner and LaMichael James were Pac-10 football champions in 2009, and ran for the Pac-10 track and field champions in 2010.
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