Eastern Michigan Athletics

E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame

Oswald Gaynier
Oswald Gaynier
  • Induction:
    1993
Outstanding trackman and also competed in boxing while attending Eastern... Won the state of Michigan pole vault title in 1939... Also won several boxing titles while a student... After graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy... Awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism and meritorious devotion to duty as a pilot of a Navy plane in action in World War II... Killed in action in 1943 after his plane was shot down.
Season 8, Episode 29 - Borgert Reflects on Leadership Journey, Sias Sets the Tone Up Front
Monday, April 13
vs. UMass
Sunday, April 12
Lacrosse Falls to UMass
Saturday, April 11
Kemp Savage Knecht Cup Preview, 2026
Thursday, April 09