Bill "Earthquake" Enyart, fullback on the 1967 "Giant Killers," one of the most memorable teams in Oregon State history, was named yesterday to the College Football Hall of Fame. It's a well-deserved honor for a hard-nosed runner who played the game the right way.
The Giant Killers earned their nickname. That season they beat number 2 Purdue and Leroy Keyes, tied number 2 UCLA and Gary Beban, and beat number one USC in a quagmire 3-0. Enyart was the star, but it was a team in the truest sense, featuring Jess Lewis, Steve Preece, Billy Main and others.
In those days, the Beavers owned the UO-OSU rivalry, and the state. Enyart's induction is a reminder from the past that everything in sports and life is a cycle, and the whirligig of time has its revenges.
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