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<p>A program featuring the Tall Firs of Oregon in the first-ever NCAA basketball championship is up for auction. Online bidding for the 1939 program featuring the Wandering Webfoots of Oregon started at $300 back on July 15. The bids took a jump July 16 from $531 to $2,438. From July 24 until Tuesday morning, the high bid has stood at $3,570. (Courtsy Lelands)</p>
A program featuring the Tall Firs of Oregon in the first-ever NCAA basketball championship is up for auction. Online bidding for the 1939 program featuring the Wandering Webfoots of Oregon started at $300 back on July 15. The bids took a jump July 16 from $531 to $2,438. From July 24 until Tuesday morning, the high bid has stood at $3,570. (Courtesy Lelands)
An image of the Tall Firs of Oregon in the archives at the University of Oregon. (Photo/Tom Adams)
"The coach, Howard Hobson, said that he felt that this was a group of boys that came along once in a lifetime," said Joe Blakely, the author of a recent book about the Tall Firs. (KVAL/Tom Adams)
Admiral John Dick, a starting member of the Tall Firs, in 2011. (SBG)
A program featuring the Tall Firs of Oregon in the first-ever NCAA basketball championship is up for auction. Online bidding for the 1939 program featuring the Wandering Webfoots of Oregon started at $300 back on July 15. The bids took a jump July 16 from $531 to $2,438. From July 24 until Tuesday morning, the high bid has stood at $3,570. (Courtesy Lelands)
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