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Nike's Phil Knight Tops The 25 Most Influential People In Oregon Sports List

This year's list of the "25 sports-people who have the most power, influence and juice" in the state of Oregon features "more change than any of the lists before it," according to John Canzano of the Portland OREGONIAN. There are 11 newcomers to the '12 list (Portland OREGONIAN, 7/22). Below is the complete list as compiled by Canzano.

RANK
PREV.
NAME TITLE
1
1
Phil Knight Nike Co-Founder, Top Univ. of Oregon Donor
2
3
Paul Allen Trail Blazers Owner
3
2
Merritt Paulson MLS Timbers Owner
4
5
Chip Kelly Oregon football coach
5
NR
Neil Olshey Trail Blazers GM
6
NR
Michael Glazier Univ. of Oregon's lead attorney in NCAA investigation
7
25
LaMarcus Aldridge Trail Blazers F
8
NR
Larry Scott Pac-12 Commissioner
9
7
Rob Mullens Oregon AD
10
NR
Ashton Eaton U.S. Olympic Decathlete
11
9
Mike Riley Oregon State football coach
12
8
Bob De Carolis Oregon State AD
13
16
Bert Kolde Trail Blazers Head of BOD
14
14
Dana Altman Oregon men's basketball coach
15
17
Craig Robinson Oregon State men's basketball coach
16
18
Pat Casey Oregon State baseball coach
17
NR
De'Anthony Thomas Oregon RB
18
NR
Jefferson Smith/
Charlie Hales
Portland Mayoral candidates
19
NR
George Horton Oregon baseball coach
20
NR
Kara Goucher U.S. Olympic distance runner
21
11
Mike Golub Timbers COO
22
NR
Mark Helfrich Oregon offensive coordinator
23
23
Vin Lananna Oregon Dir of Track & Field
24
19
Sarah Mensah Trail Blazers Senior VP
25
NR
David Johnson Area fishing expert

 

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