I have 2 favorite college FB teams. Guess which two? 

 

I remember tackling Earthquake Enyart at our game in Corvallis as a UO freshman in 1965, my only year playing.

 

In 1970, I moved to Miami Beach. A friend took me to the Orange Bowl to see a Hurricanes' game. They were awful, but I became a fan. The Canes got good and won 5 National Championships. It was great.

 

It was safe to love both teams, because they were 3300 miles apart. They'd never play each other. 

 

What could possibly go wrong? 

And I watched you make that tackle, but don't remember it specifically.  I sure remember that last CW in Hayward Field..  In those days I was a married student, and my wife and I went to Duck games in Eugene and and Corvallis, where she had been a Beaver Rook Rally cheerleader.  I had to endure four successive games of Enyart, who started as a freshman fullback for OSU, then four successive games of Schilling, who started as a freshman fullback for OSU.  Eight years in a row of ignominy, married to a Beaver, watching the Ducks get demolished by three yards and a clump of mud.  

 

We would be ahead, sometimes by more than a TD.  In the fourth quarter the Beavers would just hand the ball off to their fullback and we absolutely could not stop those two guys.  Eight years in a row.  Fans complain about team performance now, and haven't a clue what it was like to be a Duck fan in the olden days.  There I'd be, dressed in a sport coat and green and yellow diagonal striped tie (yes, everybody wore neck ties to the games in those days), seated next to a cute girl wearing orange, and wanting to go home early before the inevitable ending.

Great stories men. Playing and attending games where you could smell the dirt and grass.

 

And when coaches stayed put until 3 seasons after they should have fired.

Earthquake Bill Enyart, former Medford Black Tornado, my alma mater!

I grew up next door to Coach Speigelberg, and must admit I was a Beaver fan back then.

Played front yard football with Scott and Barry.

On 12/7/2021 at 4:13 PM, HappyToBeADuck said:

Great stories men. Playing and attending games where you could smell the dirt and grass.

 

And when coaches stayed put until 3 seasons after they should have fired.

First game late 70s, Parker stadium, student section...I could smell the grass alright...

In those days at Parker you could smell the cattle barns to the west.

On 12/7/2021 at 8:41 PM, Wood Duck said:

Earthquake Bill Enyart, former Medford Black Tornado, my alma mater!

I grew up next door to Coach Speigelberg, and must admit I was a Beaver fan back then.

Played front yard football with Scott and Barry.

Quite a collection of athletes from Medford back then if you include Dick Fosbury. My parents graduated from Medford in the 60’s.