Portland State Athletics Hall of Fame
Ed Gorman, Three-Sport Athlete, 1965-68
In an era before specialization, Ed Gorman could do it all, starring in football, basketball and baseball for the Portland State Vikings. As a football player, Gorman was a two-time team Most Valuable Player. He finished his career with 11 PSU offensive records, holding the single-game, season and career records for passing yards, total offense, passing touchdowns, and pass completions. He ranked in the top 10 nationally within the NCAA College Division for passing yardage and total offense in 1967, earning little All-Northwest honorable mention. Gorman was a starter on the basketball team for three seasons, playing on the 1966-67 team that made the NCAA College Division Far West Regionals. As a baseball player he led the team in wins (7), ERA (2.06) and strikeouts (59) during his freshman year, leading the team to an Oregon Collegiate Conference (OCC) Championship. He was named to the OCC and NAIA District 2 All-Star teams and named an honorable mention All-American. Arm trouble moved him to first base for most of the remainder of his career, but his two hits in the 1967 NCAA College Division Pacific Coast Regional Championship game led the Vikings to a 13-4 win over Puget Sound. Originally from Portland's North Catholic High School, Gorman was named Portland State Athlete of the Year in 1967-68. In 1968, then-football coach Don Read called Gorman, "the finest athlete ever to compete at Portland State." Then-basketball coach Merion Pericin said, "he's proved to me that he's the greatest all-around athlete in this school."
