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Eldon L. 'Spike' Hillstrom Class of 1953

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Spike went to Harding Grade School , Marshfield Junior High, and Marshfield High School .

He played football for Pete Susick. 
  • Sophomore year :played in State Championship game against Grant HS and was named 3rd team All State . 
  • Junior Year: played fullback and linebacker, Pirates won district and lost to Grants Pass in quarterfinals.  Grants Pass won that year. 
  • Senior year was All-District, All-State and All American: Wigwam Wise Men of America.  Selected to play in Shrine Game.

Spike Played basketball at Marshfield Jr. High School under Bruce Hoffine. 
  • Played basketball under Bill Borcher 1950-51 and Hoffine 1952-53. 
  • Played in the state tournament all 4 years. 
  • The team won state championship in 1953 (senior year).  Lost only three games in four years in the state tournament. 
  • Lettered all four years and was All District junior and senior years.  Listed on Bill Borcher’s “Top 10 Players of MHS”.

Spike accepted a football scholarship to University of Oregon and played guard and linebacker.  Was named All Northern Division Junior and Senior Years.  Graduated 1957 with a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education.

Career & Family

1957 – 1958 Grants Pass Freshman Football (Mel Ingram Varsity Coach): taught Geography.
1958 – 1959 North Salem High School Offensive Line coach:  Assist. basketball coach:  taught US History and Government.
1959 – 1960 Appointed Head Football coach after 3rd game due to illness of Head Coach Mel Fox Played for State Championship; lost to David Douglas
1960-1961 Record of 7-2 Lost coin-flip for play-offs (only year to miss)
1961 - 1962 Won District, lost to Beaverton in the quarterfinals
1962 – 1963 Won District, lost to Medford in the quarterfinals
1963 – 1964 Won District, tied Grant in the State Championship 7-7.  Assistant coach Shrine Game 1963, Head coach Shrine Game 1964 (first coach to have been a previous player in the Shrine Game).
1965 - 1976 Accepted position as offensive line coach United State Air Force Academy (Ben Martin Head Coach), Sugar Bowl 1971, Recruited for AFA in Oregon , Northern, CA., Washington and Idaho .  Set up numerous football clinics in these areas.
In 1976 Spike started a new career in the restaurant business.  After 25 years, he sold the business to his son.  Spike’s wife is Sherry (Thaxton, MHS 1953), is a professional artist and they have been married 49 years.   Together they raised Kellie, a buyer for boutique, Michael, a teacher and football coach at Air Academy HS and Jeffrey, owner of The Mission Inn Restaurant.  Spike is retired and lives in Colorado Springs , CO .

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