Royce McDaniel - Multi-Sport

The former Sweet Home High School athlete, Royce McDaniel was a three-sport letterman for the Lewis & Clark College Pioneers, earning 12 letter awards in football, basketball and baseball. He was selected to nine All-Northwest Conference teams - two as a quarterback, three as a basketball guard and four as an outfielder. He posted a career batting average of .339. During his four years at Lewis & Clark he started every game as quarterback

Following graduation, he spent 37 years coaching. As head coach at Lakeridge High School his girls basketball teams posted a 134-68 record over 13 years, which included a state championship in 1991, third place in 1992 and seventh place in 1994. He also served 15 years as assistant coach before assuming the head position. While at Lakeridge, he also was head baseball coach for 20 years compiling a 346-210 record that included a state championship in 1974, third place in 1986 and fourth place in 1981. Even today, in retirement, he assists with coaching responsibilities at Lakeridge, working mostly with younger athletes.