The Portland Timbers have used their Ring of Honor to recognize only the most influential and important members of Timbers history. There are currently just five people that have been inducted into the exclusive Ring of Honor: Timbers greats John Bain, Clive Charles, Jimmy Conway and Mick Hoban, as well as the club's iconic original mascot, Jim Serrill, fondly known as Timber Jim.

But there are a handful of other former and current players and staff that have developed into iconic pieces of the club's history and should be considered for the Ring of Honor now or after their retirement. The Oregonian/OregonLive is taking a look at 10 Timbers and Thorns legends that will ultimately deserve consideration for the Ring of Honor.

Sam Ortega, Special to The Oregonian/OregonLive

Diego Valeri

No current Timbers player is more deserving of a spot in the Ring of Honor than Diego Valeri. Immediately after his playing career comes to an end, Valeri should absolutely be inducted into the Ring of Honor. The club might have to build a statue in his honor outside of Providence Park as well. Valeri is the club's all-time leader in both goals (64) and assists (59) and ranks third in games played (163). Valeri has also been named to the MLS All-Star Team five times and is the reigning MLS MVP, the first Timbers to earn that honor. Off the field, Valeri has ingrained himself in the Portland community. He is actively involved in multiple charitable initiatives within the city and has grown to call Portland home.

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Christine Sinclair

The Timbers Ring of Honor currently includes only players and people associated with the Timbers, but the organization needs a way to recognize deserving Portland Thorns as well. They could either expand the Ring of Honor to include both Timbers and Thorns or create a Thorns-specific Ring of Honor in the future. Either way, Christine Sinclair should be the first Thorns inducted. She might be deserving of a statue outside of Providence Park following her playing career as well. The legendary attacker has been a fixture of the Portland sports landscape since the early 2000s when she was a star for the University of Portland. Sinclair has also been the Thorns' captain since the club's inaugural season in 2013, helping to guide the team to two championship titles. She made her 100th appearance for the Thorns in June and currently leads the NWSL with seven goals and five assists. Sinclair, the Canadian Women's National Team captain, also ranks second behind only Abby Wambach for international goals scored. While she is proud Canadian, Sinclair has called Portland her home for a long time.

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Diego Chara

Diego Chara's name doesn't come up on the statistics sheet all that often, but he has been a fixture in the midfield for the Timbers since being signed as the club's first Designated Player in 2011. Chara is the club's all-time leader in games played with 217 appearances during his Timbers career. Chara's play in the midfield has been critical to Portland's success. The Timbers have gone 0-11-7 with a negative-21 goal differential in 18 games without Chara dating back to July 2015. Even though he doesn't have flashy goal and assist numbers, Chara will go down as one of the greatest Timbers in the club's history.

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Jack Jewsbury

Jack Jewsbury was the Timbers first MLS captain and first MLS All-Star. Over six seasons with the club, Jewsbury made 157 appearances for the Timbers, recording 14 goals and 17 assists. He finished his MLS career with 352 appearances over 14 seasons with two different clubs. After retiring at the end of the 2016 season, Jewsbury was named the Timbers Director of Business Development and an official ambassador for the club's Stand Together Program.

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Gavin Wilkinson

Gavin Wilkinson has been a hugely important piece of the Timbers organization since joining the club as a player in 2001. He competed for the Timbers from 2001-06, finishing his playing career as one of the club's USL leaders in games (124) and minutes played (10,181). He went on serve as coach of the Timbers from 2007-10, twice winning USL First Division Coach of the Year (2007, 2009). He has served as the general manager of the Timbers since the club's inaugural MLS season in 2011 and been the general manager of the Thorns since 2013. With Wilkinson serving as general manager, the Timbers have won one MLS Cup, while the Thorns have won two NWSL titles. Wilkinson hasn't always received the credit that he deserves from the public, but he has been absolutely critical to the growth of the Timbers and Thorns organizations.

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Fanendo Adi

It didn't take long for Fanendo Adi to secure his place in the Timbers record books. Adi ranks second to only Diego Valeri in career goals scored for the Timbers with 53 goals in 124 starts over five seasons with the club. Only 27, Adi has the opportunity to continue to add to that goal scoring number. It won't be easy for another player to match Valeri's or Adi's goal scoring mark. No other Timbers in the history of the club has scored more than 45 career goals.

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Tobin Heath

Tobin Heath has been a critical piece of the Thorns since the club's inaugural season in 2013 and has helped to lead the club to two NWSL titles in the last six years. Heath scored the iconic game-winning goal to lead the Thorns to their inaugural NWSL championship title in 2013. While she has dealt with injuries over the last year and a half, Heath led the NWSL with 10 assists in 2016 when she was last healthy for a full season.

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Timber Joey

No one will ever replace Timber Jim, but Timber Joey, whose real name is Joey Webber, has carried on Jim Serrill's traditions since taking over the role of club mascot following Timber Jim's retirement in 2008. Timber Joey has brought the club's log slab ceremony to the MLS level. He has also been actively involved in the Portland community through the Timbers' Stand Together Program. When Timber Joey makes the decision retire, he might deserve a place next to his mentor, Timber Jim, in the Ring of Honor.

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Willie Anderson

There are also several older players that have yet to be recognized in the Ring of Honor, but might deserve a spot in the exclusive group. Willie Anderson (second from the left) joined the Timbers for their inaugural season in 1975 and helped to lead the club to the Soccer Bowl in that first year. Anderson memorably recorded the game-winning assist to beat the Sounders in overtime in the 1975 NASL playoffs. He went on to spend seven seasons with the Timbers, featuring in 160 games and recording 13 goals and 53 assists. He still lives in Portland and serves as a local commentator for Timbers games.

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Scot Thompson

Thompson played for the Timbers as a defender from 2004-10, appearing in 156 games and recording nine assists during his time in Portland. He was an important starter of the Timbers when the club won the Commisioner's Cup in both 2004 and 2009. He remains in Portland and was an assistant coach for the Thorns in 2014.

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