Linfield University Athletics

Athlete 1959 - 1963

David Rohrer, of the Class of 1963, left his mark on the Linfield football and baseball programs during the early 1960s, leading both teams to the NAIA playoffs.

Rohrer grew up in Hillsboro, Ore., graduating from Hillsboro High School in 1959. At Linfield, he lettered four times in football and baseball, and also participated in basketball.

A two-time All-America defensive back in football, Rohrer was a member of the 1961 Camellia Bowl team that lost 12-7 to Pittsburg State (Kan.) in the NAIA championship game.

Over the course of his career, he intercepted 16 passes, tying him for third place on the all-time interceptions list. His play earned him the Arnold Huntley most inspirational player award as a senior. Serving as team captain his final two seasons, Rohrer helped Linfield capture consecutive Northwest Conference championships.

In baseball, he was a member of four straight NWC championship teams, two of which competed in the NAIA regional playoffs in 1962 and 1963.

He graduated from Linfield in 1963 with a bachelor of science degree, beginning a career in business that has taken him around the world.

He launched, operated and subsequently sold numerous manufacturing businesses during the 1970s and '80s. In 1990, he began Performance Services International, earning a contract with the Australian government to coordinate the logistics of staging equipment and personnel at the Indy Car race. After growing weary of the racing curcuit, he returned to Oregon to start Gaston Feed in 1993. He and daughter, Cari, run the business, while he maintains 400 acres of hay crops and a herd of Angus cattle.

Rohrer is active in his church, Westside Bible Fellowship, and his community. He has been involved in a number of youth sports associations in Forest Grove and Gaston, and also served a 10-year term on the Gaston School Board. He helped organize several civic celebrations, including the Gaston Good Ol' Days Parade.