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Title
Charlie White Oral History Interview
Description
White discusses growing up in Detroit during the 1950s; joining the military and playing basketball oversees; his journey from junior college in Southern California to Oregon State University after being recruited for the OSU Men's Basketball Team; his experiences both as an athlete and student at OSU and as a newcomer to Corvallis, 1964-1967; his work for the Crown-Zellerbach manufacturing facility in Antioch, California with the specific job to integrate the workforce; and his life-long passion for basketball.
Charlie White (b. 1938) transferred to OSU as a junior in 1964 to join the men's basketball team as the first African-American player recruited on scholarship and only the second ever on the team. In his first year he earned the Attitude and Leadership Trophy and was the second highest scoring player for the season. The next season, as team captain, he led the Beavers to the Pacific 8 Conference Championship.
Charlie White (b. 1938) transferred to OSU as a junior in 1964 to join the men's basketball team as the first African-American player recruited on scholarship and only the second ever on the team. In his first year he earned the Attitude and Leadership Trophy and was the second highest scoring player for the season. The next season, as team captain, he led the Beavers to the Pacific 8 Conference Championship.
Creator
Charlie White
Source
Oregon Multicultural Archives Oral History Collection
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
February 18, 2014
Contributor
Dwaine Plaza
Natalia Fernández
Format
Born Digital
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
OH18-white-charlie-20110518
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Dwaine Plaza and Natalia Fernández
Interviewee
Charlie White
Location
Corvallis, Oregon
Original Format
Born Digital
Duration
0:48:08
OHMS Object
Interview Format
audio