rden No. 1 Share Posted December 7, 2021 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? 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Duck No. 2 Share Posted December 7, 2021 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. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyToBeADuck No. 3 Share Posted December 8, 2021 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. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Duck No. 4 Share Posted December 8, 2021 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw777b No. 5 Share Posted December 8, 2021 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... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Duck No. 6 Share Posted December 8, 2021 In those days at Parker you could smell the cattle barns to the west. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Moderator No. 7 Share Posted December 8, 2021 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
