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AWARD WINNERS

BRANDIN COOKS2013 BILETNIKOFF AWARD WINNER• 2013 Biletniko! Award Winner• 2013 Consensus First Team All-American (Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation)• Set Pac-12 record with 128 receptions in 2013• Set Pac-12 record with 1,730 receiving yards in 2013• Tied OSU single game record with 14 receptions at San Diego State in 2013.• Broke Oregon State record with 16 receiving touchdowns in 2013• Established OSU record with 24 career receiving touchdowns• Became just the third receiver in OSU history with multiple 1,000-yard receiving seasons.• Finished career with 226 receptions - second on OSU’s all-time list• Third on OSU career list with 3,272 receiving yards• Third in OSU history with 13 100-yard receiving games.• First-round selection (No. 21) in 2014 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints

ALEXIS SERNA2005 LOU GROZA AWARD WINNER• 2005 Lou Groza Award Winner• 2005 First Team All-American (American Football Coaches Association)• 2005 Second Team All-American (Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation)• Connected on 23 of 28 fi eld goal and all 32 point after attempts in 2005• Tied OSU record by making 15 consecutive fi eld goals in 2005• Set OSU record with 23 fi eld goals made in 2005• Broke OSU record and tied Pac-10 record with 6-for-6 performance at Washington• Also booted fi ve fi eld goals in a game on three occasions.• Tied OSU record with a 58-yard fi eld goal against California in 2006• Set OSU record with 80 fi eld goals made in a career and PATs made with 144• Holds OSU record for points scored with 384• Played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League

MIKE HASS2005 BILETNIKOFF AWARD WINNER• 2005 Biletniko! Award Winner• 2005 First Team All-American (Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation)• Set the then-Oregon State record with 90 receptions in 2005 breaking his own record of 86 set the previous season.• Set the then- OSU record with 1,532 receiving yards in 2005 breaking his own record of 1,379 previously set in 2004.• Produced a school-record nine 100-yard games in 2005 and 19 in his career.• Set OSU single game record with 14 receptions at Arizona State in 2004.• Tied the then-OSU record with 20 career receiving touchdowns• Only receiver in OSU history to posted three 1,000-yard receiving seasons.• Finished career with the then-OSU record 220 receptions• Holds the top spot on OSU’s career list with 3,924 receiving yards• Set school-record with 293 receiving yards at Boise State in 2004• Sixth-round selection (No. 171) in 2006 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints


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Below is the list of Oregon State players selected as All-Americans, led by Oregon State’s fi ve consensus choices. Currently, to be considered a consensus All-American a player must be a fi rst team honoree by three of the following organizations; the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press, Football Writer’s Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. In the past these organizations also had votes that counted toward being a consensus All-American: United Press International (UPI), Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Central Press Association, Time magazine, Football News.

Consensus1956 John Witte, t1963 Vern Burke, e 1968 John Didion, c2012 Jordan Poyer, cb2013 Brandin Cooks, wr

AFCA1956 John Witte, t1958 Ted Bates, ot1962 Terry Baker, qb1963 Vern Burke, e1967 Jon Sandstrom, g1968 John Didion, c2000 Ken Simonton, rb2005 Alexis Serna, k2008 Andy Levitre, ot2012 Jordan Poyer, cb

Associated Press1928 Howard Maple, qb (second team)1933 Ade Schwammel, t1933 Norman “Red” Franklin, hb (third team)1937 Joe Gray, b (second team)1939 Eberle Schultz, og (third team)1940 Jim Kisselburgh, b (third team)1941 Quentin Greenough, c (second team)1955 John Witte, t1962 Terry Baker, qb1964 Rich Koeper, ot (second team)1968 John Didion, c1970 Craig Hanneman, dt (second team)1977 Jim Walker, c (honorable mention)1992 Fletcher Keister, og (third team)1998 Inoke Breckterfi eld, de (third team)2000 Ken Simonton, rb (second team)2000 Chris Gibson, c (third team)2002 Steven Jackson, rb (third team)2003 Steven Jackson, rb (third team)2004 Mike Hass, wr (third team)2004 Mitch Meeuwsen, s (third team)2005 Mike Hass, wr2005 Alexis Serna, k (second team)2006 Sammie Stroughter, all-purpse (third team)2008 Andy Levitre, ot (second team)2008 Jacquizz Rodgers, rb (third team)2009 James Rodgers, all-purpose (second team)2009 Jacquizz Rodgers, rb (third team)2010 Stephen Paea, dt2012 Jordan Poyer, cb2013 Brandin Cooks, wr

FWAA1956 John Witte, t1962 Terry Baker, qb1963 Vern Burke, e1968 John Didion, c2013 Brandin Cooks, wr

Sporting News1962 Terry Baker, qb1968 John Didion, c2000 DeLawrence Grant, de (second team)2000 Ken Simonton, rb (second team)2001 Dennis Weathersby, cb (second team)2009 Jacquizz Rodgers, rb (second team)2012 Jordan Poyer, cb2013 Brandin Cooks, wr

Walter Camp1916 Herm Abraham, hb (third team)1956 John Witte, t1958 Ted Bates, ot1962 Terry Baker, b1963 Vern Burke, wr1968 John Didion, c1972 Steve Brown, lb2000 Ken Simonton, rb (second team)2005 Mike Hass, wr2005 Alexis Serna, k (second team)2009 Jacquizz Rodgers, rb (second team)2012 Jordan Poyer, cb2013 Brandin Cooks, wr

Central Press Association1956 John Witte, t1963 Vern Burke, wr1968 John Didion, c

Football News1962 Terry Baker, qb1968 John Didion, c2000 Ken Simonton, rb (second team)2000 Chris Gibson, c (honorable mention)2001 Ken Simonton, rb (honorable mention)

International News Service1926 Jim Dixon, t (second team)1955 John Witte, t1956 John Witte, t

Newspaper Enterprise Association1916 Herman Abraham, hb1956 John Witte, t1962 Terry Baker, qb1964 Jack O’Billovich, lb1967 Jess Lewis, dt1968 John Didion, c

Time Magazine1962 Terry Baker, qb1968 John Didion, c

United Press1928 Howard Maple, qb (third team)1930 Bill McKalip, e (third team1933 Norman “Red” Franklin, hb1933 Ade Schwammel, t (third team)1956 John Witte, t1962 Terry Baker, qb1963 Vern Burke, wr1968 John Didion, c1968 Bill Enyart, fb

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OSU ALL-AMERICAN TIMELINEFIRST TEAM1916 Herm Abraham, hb (NEA)1921 George “Gap” Powell, fb (Athletic World Magazine (SI), Football World, Malcom McLean)1933 Norman “Red” Franklin, hb (UP, Lawrence Perry)1933 Ade Schwammel, t (AP, NY Post, Parke Davis)1940 Vic Sears, t (NY Sun)1946 Bill Gray, c (----)1955 John Witte, t (Consensus)1956 John Witte, t (AFCA, Football Writers, Walter Camp)1958 Ted Bates, ot (AFCA, Walter Camp)1962 Terry Baker, qb (AFCA, FWAA) b (Walter Camp)1963 Vern Burke, se (Consensus)1964 Jack O’Billovich, lb (NEA)1967 John Didion, c (Consensus)1967 Jess Lewis, dt (NEA)1967 Jon Sandstrom, g (AFCA)1968 John Didion, c (AFCA, FWAA)1968 Bill Enyart, fb (UPI)1972 Steve Brown, lb (Walter Camp)2000 Ken Simonton, rb (AFCA, Rivals.com)2004 Mike Hass, wr (ESPN.com)2005 Mike Hass, wr (AP, ESPN.com, Walter Camp)2005 Alexis Serna, k (AFCA)2007 Roy Schuening, og (Pro Football Weekly, ESPN)2008 Andy Levitre, ot (AFCA, Pro Football Weekly)2010 Stephen Paea, dt (AP, SI.com)2012 Jordan Poyer, cb (Consensus)2013 Brandin Cooks, wr (Consensus)

SECOND TEAM1926 Jim Dixon, t (INS)1928 Howard Maple, qb (AP, NY Sun, Walter Eckersall)1933 Norman “Red” Franklin, hb (All-Players, Dr. Lacy Lockert, George Currie Brooklyn Eagle, NY Post, NY Sun, 20 College Newspapers)1933 Ade Schwammel, t (Bill Cunningham, Charles Parker, 20 College Newspapers)1937 Joe Gray, b (AP)1939 Eberle Schultz, og (All-Players, College Sportswriters, Bill Stern, Dr. L.H. Baker, NY Sun, Paul Williamson, What’s What in Football)1940 Jim Kisselburgh, b (Bill Stern)1941 Quentin Greenough, c (AP)1964 Rich Koeper, ot (AP)1970 Craig Hanneman, dt (AP)2000 DeLawrence Grant, de (Rivals.com, Sporting News)2000 Ken Simonton, rb (AP, College Football News, College and Pro Football News, Gannett News Service, The Football News, Sporting News, Walter Camp)2001 Dennis Weathersby, cb (Sporting News)2005 Alexis Serna, k (AP, Walter Camp)2006 Sammie Stroughter, wr (Rivals.com) pr (SI.com)2007 Alexis Serna, k (Athlon Sports)2008 Andy Levitre, ot (AP)2009 Jacquizz Rodgers, rb (Sporting News, Walter Camp)2009 James Rodgers, all-purpose (AP)2013 Brandin Cooks, wr (USA Today)

THIRD TEAM1916 Herm Abraham, hb (Walter Camp)1926 Jim Dixon, t (All-American Board)1928 Vernon Eilers, g (Charles Parker) Howard Maple, qb (All-American Board, Herbert Reed Outlook, UP)1930 Bill McKalip, e (North American Newspaper Alliance, UP, Walter Turnball)1933 Norman “Red” Franklin, hb (AP, College Humor, Charles Parker, Grantland Rice, Hearst, Tom Thorp N.Y. Journal)1933 Ade Schwammel, t (Hearst, UP)1939 Eberle Schultz, og (AP, Charles Parker, Dr. Lacy Lockert)1939 Len Younce, g (Hearst)1940 Jim Kisselburgh, b (AP)1940 Vic Sears, t (Bill Cunningham)1941 Quentin Greenough, c (Bill Stern, Dr. Lacy Lockert)1941 George Peters, b (Hearst)1992 Fletcher Keister, og (AP)1998 Inoke Breckterfi eld, de (AP)2000 Chris Gibson, c (College Football News, AP)2000 DeLawrence Grant, de (College Football News)2002 Steven Jackson, rb (AP)2002 Dennis Weathersby, cb (College Football News)2003 Steven Jackson, rb (AP)2004 Mike Hass, wr (AP)2004 Mitch Meeuwsen, s (AP)2006 Sammie Stroughter, all-purpose (AP)2008 Jacquizz Rodgers, rb (AP, Rivals.com)2009 Jacquizz Rodgers, rb (AP)2012 Markus Wheaton, wr (CBSSports.com)

FOURTH TEAM2009 Jacquizz Rodgers, rb (Phil Steele)

HONORABLE MENTION1977 Jim Walker, c (AP)1997 Inoke Breckterfi eld, de (----)2000 Chris Gibson, c (CNN/SI.com, The Football News)2000 Ken Simonton, rb (CNN/SI.com)2001 Ken Simonton, rb (Football News)2003 Steven Jackson, rb (College Football News)2003 Richard Seigler, lb (College Football News)2006 Alexis Serna, k (SI.com)2009 Sean Canfi eld, qb (SI.com)2009 Justin Kahut, k (SI.com)2009 Jacquizz Rodgers, rb (College Football News, SI.com) sophomore fi rst team (CFN)2009 James Rodgers, wr (College Football News, SI.com) all-purpose (SI.com)2012 Scott Crichton, de (SI.com)2013 Soctt Crichton, de (SI.com)

COLLECTIVE ROSTER1917 Meier Newman, b (Stars of 1917)1917 Ozburn Walker, t (Stars of 1917)

FIRST TEAM2000 Richard Seigler, lb (The Football News, Sporting News)2001 Mitch Meeuwsen, s (FWAA)2003 Brandon Browner, db (Rivals.com, Sporting News)2005 Keenan Lewis, cb (Rivals.com)2005 Jeremy Perry, ot (FWAA, Sporting News)2008 Jacquizz Rodgers, rb (FWAA, Phil Steele) Freshman of the Year (CBS Sports.com, Sporting News)2009 Michael Philipp, ot (College Football News)2011 Scott Crichton, de (Yahoo!Sports, Phil Steele, CBSSports.com, Sporting News, College Football News)2011 Sean Mannion, qb (FWAA)2012 Isaac Seumalo, c, (Phil Steele, CBSSports.com, FoxSportsNext.com)

SECOND TEAM1997 Terrance Carroll, s (TSP)

HONORABLE MENTION2000 Dennis Weathersby, cb (The Football News)2005 Keenan Lewis, cb (Sporting News)2011 Dylan Wynn, de (College Football News)

FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS

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OSU’S ALL-AMERICANSHERM ABRAHAM • 1916 Herm Abraham, was Oregon State’s fi rst All-American in the sport. He led the Aggies to an upset at Michigan State in 1915. He earned All-American honors by the Newspaper Enterprise Association in 1916, after lettering three years.

TERRY BAKER • 1962 The Heisman Trophy winner was the nation’s most heralded athlete after leading OSU to a 1962 Liberty Bowl victory over Villanova. Terry Baker was a unanimous fi rst team All-American in 1962, and in addition was named the Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, Helms Foundation Award recipient, AP, UPI, and the Sporting News Player of the Year to name just a few. The two-time Oregon State team MVP played in the 1962 College All-Star Game. Baker also excelled in basketball where he helped the 1963 team to the Final Four. He was inducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. His number 11 is the only number retired at OSU. He is (as of June 2009) the only individual to win the Heisman Trophy and play in the Final Four. Baker was the fi rst individual from the West Coast to win the Heisman. He was drafted fi rst overall in 1963 by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL.

TED BATES • 1958 Ted Bates earned All-American acclaim as an o! ensive lineman in 1958, and was also named an All-Pacifi c Coast Conference and All-Coast selection. He played in the 1957 Rose Bowl and was the recipient of the 1958 Hayward Award for the top amateur athlete in the state. Bates played in the 1958 East-West Shrine and Hula Bowl games. He played four NFL seasons with the Chicago Cardinals. Bates was a 1996 inductee into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.

INOKE BRECKTERFIELD • 1997 & 1998 Inoke Breckterfi eld is one of Oregon State’s top all-time defensive lineman. He concluded his career by being selected a third-team All-American in 1998. Breckterfi eld played in the Hula Bowl after being selected fi rst team All-Pac-10. He won the conference’s prestigious Morris Trophy, given to the league’s top defensive lineman. The Honolulu native ended his career as the school’s all-time leader for quarterback sacks with 19.5 and tackles-for-loss with 55.5. Breckterfi eld signed a free agent contract with Edmonton of the CFL following his collegiate career and later played for Winnipeg and Toronto.

STEVE BROWN • 1972 Steve Brown was a three-year varsity letterman from 1970-72. He earned All-American honors (1972) by nine organizations and publications, including seven fi rst team selections, and he was a two-time All-Pac-8, two-time All-Coast and two-time team defensive MVP selection. Brown came to OSU as a fullback before moving to the

STEVE COURY • 1979 Steve Coury was by most accounts Oregon State’s MVP in the decade of the 1970’s. He was selected fi rst team all-league in the Pac-10 as a senior in 1979. The o! ensive MVP also earned second team All-Coast. He played in the Blue-Gray Classic and East-West Shrine games. Coury set the record for career receiving yards (1,837) and receptions (135). He accounted for 142 receiving yards in a 1979 game. The four-year letterman went on to play at Ottawa in 1980 before embarking on a coaching career.

SCOTT CRICHTON • 2011, 2012 & 2013 Scott Crichton was named to Freshman All-American teams by Yahoo!Sports.com, CBSSports.com, Phil Steele, Sporting News and CollegeFootballnews.com in 2011. Crichton started all 12 games at defensive end as a red-shirt freshman leading the Beavers with 6.5 sacks, 14.5 tackles-for-loss and set a school record with six forced fumbles. In 2012, Crichton posted 17.5 tackles-for-loss and 9.0 sacks to garner All-America honorable mention status from SI.com. Crichton earned All-America honor-able mention from SI.com again in 2013 following another dominant season that included 19.0 TFLs and 7.5 sacks. Crichton left early for the NFL following his junior season and was taken in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Crichton fi nished his Oregon State career ranked among the top fi ve in OSU history with 51.0 TFLs and 22.5 sacks and had the OSU record with 10 forced fumbles.

defensive side as a freshman. He had a school record 186 tackles as a senior. As a junior he led the team with 134 tackles and had four interceptions against defending conference champion Stanford. He also had 22 tackles in that same ’71 game vs. Stanford. At the conclusion of his OSU career he played in the East-West Shrine Game, Hula Bowl and Coaches All-American Bowl. Brown was the team captain of the West in the Shrine Game and co-captain of the North Squad in the Hula Bowl where he made 19 tackles and intercepted three passes. He also had 15 tackles and one interception in the Coaches All-American Bowl. He went on to play professionally for Calgary in 1973 and for the Portland Storm in 1974 before su! ering a career-ending knee injury.

BRANDON BROWNER • 2003 Brandon Browner played just two seasons at Oregon State leaving after his sophomore year to pursue the NFL. Browner, a cornerback, was the second OSU player in the history of the program to declare himself eligible for the NFL Draft prior to the end of his college eligibility. He redshirted in 2002 before earning 2003 Freshman All-American honors. The 6-4 Sylmar, Calif., native was the 2003 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year.

VERN BURKE • 1962 Vern Burke is still considered one the best receivers ever to wear an Oregon State uniform. He caught 69 passes for 1,007 yards in 1962, both NCAA records at the time. At the time of his enshrinement into the OSU Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, he held records for the most passes caught in one game (12) and career receiving touchdowns (19). He was a consensus All-American in 1963 and played fi ve years of professional football. Burke played in the 1963 East-West Shrine and Hula Bowl games. He was inducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.

SEAN CANFIELD • 2009 Sean Canfi eld capped his excellent career by becom-ing OSU’s fi rst ever Pac-10 Conference First Team quarterback and earning SI.com Honorable Mention All-American. He compiled a single season school record completion percentage of 67.9 (303-446) as a senior, resulting in 3,271 passing yards and 21 touchdowns. He led the league as a senior with a 251.6 yards per game passing average. For his career he threw for 5,970 yards and 38 touchdowns, both the fourth-highest total in school history at the time.

TERRENCE CARROLL • 1997 Terrence Carroll is one of the top safeties in the pro-gram’s history and earned Sporting News Freshman All-America honors in 1997 as a redshirt. He started all 11 games for fi rst-year head coach Mike Riley, making 63 tackles, two interceptions and blocking two kicks. He would go on to be a catalyst for the program that ended a 28-year losing streak and he went on to help the team win the 2001 Fiesta Bowl title as a senior. For his career he made 255 tackles and nine interceptions.

BRANDIN COOKS • 2013 Brandin Cooks established himself as one of the most explosive players in the nation in 2013. He was awarded the Biletniko! Award following a record-setting season and became a consensus All-American earning recogni-tion from the Sporting News, Associated Press, FWAA and Walter Camp Foundation among others. He was the fi rst FWAA fi rst teamer for OSU since 1968. Cooks set the Pac-12 single season record with 128 receptions as well as the conference’s single season record with 1,730 receiving yards in 2013. In addition, he established OSU career record with 24 receiving touchdowns and single season with 16. Cooks was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fi rst round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

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fensive MVP and team captain. Hanneman’s top games included 13 tackles versus UCLA and 12 against California in the ’70 season. He also recovered two fumbles against Houston and had three tackles for loss for 33 yards against Oklahoma. At the conclusion of his senior season, he played in the Hula Bowl, Coaches All-American Bowl and East-West Shrine Game. He was drafted in the sixth round by the Pittsburgh Steelers and played for the club from 1972-73. He concluded his professional career with the New England Patriots from 1974-76.

MIKE HASS • 2004 & 2005 Mike Hass was named fi rst team All-American in 2005 by the Walter Camp Foundation, ESPN.com and the As-sociated Press. His honors as a senior included earning the Biletniko! Award as the nation’s premier receiver after making a school record 90 receptions for a Pac-10 record 1,532 yards. He concluded his career with 19 100-yard plus receiving yards games and was the fi rst player in Pac-10 history with three 1,000-plus receiving yards seasons. He caught at least one pass in his last 30 games. For his career he accumulated 3,924 yards receiving, third in the history of the Pac-10 (Troy Walters, Stanford, 4.047). He was selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game following his senior season. Hass was also selected the Male Oregon Amateur Athlete of the Year (Hayward Award) at the Oregon Sports Awards. Mike earned third team Associated Press All-American status as a junior in 2004. The fi rst team All-Pac-10 Conference selection in 2004 broke the league record for receiving yards when he collected 293 at Boise State on Sept. 10 and later would add his name in the OSU record book for pass receptions in one game with 14 at Arizona State – all in ‘03. He led the Pac-10 and was third in NCAA Division I for receiving yards per game at 114.9 as a junior. He came to OSU originally as a walkon.

STEVEN JACKSON • 2002 & 2003 Steven Jackson earned third-team All-American by the Associated Press and honorable mention All-American by College Football News and Sports Illustrated in 2003. He was a unanimous All-Pacifi c-10 Conference selection as a junior (’03) after rushing for 1,545 yards. He fi nished the ’03 season 10th in the nation for rushing and had 19 100-yard plus rushing games for his career, including 239 vs. California (’02), 230 vs. Stanford (’02), 227 vs. Fresno State (’02) and California (’03). Jackson, who announced after his MVP performance in the Las Vegas Bowl (149 yards, 5 tds vs. New Mexico) that he was entering the NFL Draft, fi nished his career 10th on the Pac-10 career rushing list with 3,625 yards. He was named fi rst team All-Pac-10 and third team All-American as a sophomore (2002) after rushing for 1,690 yards, the sixth-highest total by any conference player and most by a Pac-10 athlete from a school other than USC. Jackson was taken by the St. Louis Rams in the fi rst round of the 2004 NFL Draft.

DeLAWRENCE GRANT • 2000 DeLawrence Grant lettered at Oregon State as a de-fensive end during the 1999 and 2000 seasons, after transferring from El Camino College. Grant, who is one of the quickest defensive lineman in the history of the program, was a second team All-American by the Sport-ing News and Rivals.com, and third team by the College Football News (2000). Grant was a fi rst team All-Pac-10 selection as a senior and was drafted in the third round by the Oakland Raiders of the NFL.

BILL GRAY • 1943 & 1946 Bill Gray earned fi rst team All-American status at center in 1946 after helping OSU to a 7-1-1 record. He was part of the freshman squad for OSU in 1942, before having his football career interrupted by WWII. Assigned to a V-12 program while awaiting orders in Southern California, Gray earned All-America honorable mention while play-ing for USC. After his tour with the Marine Corps, Gray returned to Oregon State to fi nish his football career. Following his graduation, he was drafted by the NFL’s Washington Redskins, where he played two seasons.

JOE GRAY • 1937 “The Gray Ghost” was one of the most outstanding halfbacks in Oregon State history. As a senior, in 1937, he received All-America honorable mention. Gray was also a fi rst team All-Coast pick in his fi nal season and was mentioned on several other All-Coast teams as a junior. At the time, he was called the greatest running and passing back ever to play at Oregon State. Gray was the fi rst OSU player ever drafted in the fi rst round by the NFL (Chicago).

QUENTIN GREENOUGH • 1941 Quentin Greenough played two seasons at Oregon State and stared at center in the 1942 Rose Bowl against Duke. As a senior he was named All-Coast and second team All-American (1941). He played in the 1944 East-West Shrine Game. He later served as an assistant coach at Oregon State. Greenough was inducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.

CRAIG HANNEMAN • 1970 A three-year letterman defensive lineman from 1968-70, Craig Hanneman was selected a second team All-American in 1970 and fi rst team All-Pac-8 and All-Coast. He was named OSU’s 1968 Rookie of the Year, 1970 de-

JOHN DIDION • 1967 & 1968 In 1968, John Didion earned consensus All-American honors as a center. As a junior, he was a second team All-American selection by AP and UPI (1967). At the conclusion of his college career, he played in the Coaches All-America, Senior Bowl, Hula Bowl, College All-Star, and East-West Shrine games. He was drafted in the seventh round by the Washington Redskins and enjoyed a pro career that included stints with the Redskins, Saints, Bears and Seahawks.

JIM DIXON • 1926 Jim Dixon played at Oregon State from 1924-26 and was an All-American and All-Coast left tackle selection as a senior. He later served as an assistant coach at Oregon State from 1933-51. The Dixon Recreation Center on campus is named in his honor.

VERNON EILERS • 1928 Vernon Eilers played at Oregon State from 1926-28 and was an All-American selection at guard as a senior by Charles Parker. Helped Oregon State to a 7-1 record in 1926.

BILL ENYART • 1968 Bill Enyart was the third all-time leading rusher in OSU history with 2,155 yards at the time of his induction into the OSU Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. He holds the OSU re-cord for rushing yards in one game with 299 against Utah in 1968. He was a fi rst team All-American in 1968 and was twice named All-Pacifi c-8. Enyart also was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. He was named the 1968 Hula Bowl Most Valuable Back. Enyart also played in the Senior Bowl, East-West Shrine, College All-Star and the All-American Bowl games. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011. He was drafted in the sec-ond round by Bu! alo and later played for Oakland.

RED FRANKLIN • 1933 Red Franklin earned All-American honors in 1933. He had an outstanding career as a halfback and kick returner. At the time of his induction into the OSU Sports Hall of Fame, he held the second longest kicko! return in school history with 94-yard gallop against Fordham and San Francisco during the 1933 season. He played three years for Brooklyn of the NFL. Franklin was inducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.

CHRIS GIBSON • 2000 Chris Gibson lettered from 1998-2001 and is considered one of the program’s all-time best o! ensive centers. He was a third team All-American as a junior (2000) by the Associated Press and the College Football News after helping the team to the Fiesta Bowl title. He was a fi rst team All-Pac-10 selection in 2000 and second team in 2001. Gibson also played in the O’ahu Bowl.

Bill Gray

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MITCH MEEUWSEN • 2001 & 2004 Mitch Meeuwsen left OSU in 2004 as arguably the school’s top safety in the history of the program. The 2004 Associated Press Third Team and ESPN.com First Team All-American ended his career as the program’s ca-reer leader for interceptions with 20. He was a semi-fi nal-ist for the Jim Thorpe Award as a senior, given annually to the nation’s premier defensive back. Meeuwsen, from Forest Grove, started 40 consecutive games and played in three bowl games. He was invited to the Las Vegas All-American Classic following his senior year. Several organi-zations named him to their Freshman All-American teams in 2001. He made 217 career tackles.

MEIER NEWMAN • 1917 Meier Newman, along with Ozburn Walker, earned All-American honors from the Stars of 1917 after lettering for the Aggies from 1915-17 and helped the Aggies to an upset at Michigan State in 1915.

JACK O’BILLOVICH • 1964 Jack O’Billovich earned All-American honors as a junior (1964) and helped Oregon State to the 1965 Rose Bowl. He also earned All-Coast as a junior and All-Pac-8 as a senior. He was the team captain as a senior and went on to play in the Hula Bowl and East-West Shrine Game. O’Billovich played the 1967 season with the CFL’s Hamil-ton TigerCats.

STEPHEN PAEA • 2010 Stephen Paea was one of the premier defensive tack-les in the nation as a senior. The two-time team captain became the second Beaver to earn the Pac-10 Confer-ence’s Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year honor in 2010 and added his second straight Morris Trophy given to the league’s top defensive linemen as voted on by the conference’s o! ensive linemen. Paea was selected to the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated All-American First Team in 2010. Paea was selected in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears.

JEREMY PERRY • 2005 Jeremy Perry was named to the Sporting News Freshman All-American team in 2005. Perry started all 11 games at left guard and concluded the season earning Pac-10 Con-ference Co-Freshman of the Year honors.

GEORGE PETERS • 1941 George Peters lettered as a back in 1940 and 1941. He re-ceived All-America honorable mention following the 1941 season after helping the Beavers to the Rose Bowl. Peters was taken in the eighth round of the 1942 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.

MICHAEL PHILIPP • 2009 Michael Philipp was named to Freshman All-American teams by Phil Steele and CollegeFootballNews.com in 2010. Philipp started all 13 games at left tackle, the fi rst true freshman to start on the o! ensive line since 1997.

KEENAN LEWIS • 2005 Keenan Lewis fi nished his career as one of the most cel-ebrated cornerbacks in Oregon State history. Lewis made 47 starts during his career (third-highest ever at OSU as of 2008) after earning a starting spot as a freshman. In 2005, as a freshman, Lewis earned College Football News Third Team Freshman All-American and was honorable mention by the Sporting News. Lewis was taken in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

SEAN MANNION • 2011 Sean Mannion took over the starting position in game three of his redshirt freshman season. He fi nished the season having thrown for 3,328 yards and completed 64.5 percent (305-473) of his passes and 16 touch-downs. Along the way he established single game records for passes thrown (66) and completed (40) at Arizona State. Mannion was named a fi rst team Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.

HOWARD MAPLE • 1928 Howard Maple lettered at Oregon State from 1926-28. He was a second team All-American quarterback as a se-nior (1928). He earned All-Coast recognition twice. Knute Rockne called him “the ideal quarterback.” He went on to play pro football for the Chicago Cardinals and baseball for the Washington Senators. Maple was inducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.

BILL McKALIP • 1930 Bill McKalip earned three All-American honors in 1930, in-cluding by the United Press. “Wild Bill” as a senior earned All-Pacifi c Coast Conference and Associated Press All-Northwest First Team. The end played in the East-West Shrine game and went on to be a three-time All-Pro with Portsmouth and Detroit. He was inducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.

JUSTIN KAHUT • 2009 Justin Kahut (K-hoot) earned honorable mention All-America honors in 2009 from SI.com. In his junior season of 2009 he made 22 fi eld goals (27 att.), one short of the single season OSU record. Kahut made four goals in wins over UCLA and Oregon in ‘09, earning Pac-10 Player of the Week honors for each (for his career he was selected three times). He had two game-winning fi eld goals on the last play – a 33-yard boot at UNLV in 2009 and a 24-yard kick at Arizona in 2008. Kahut also was a three-time Pac-10 Honorable Mention academic selection. For his career he made 39 of 52 fi eld goal attempts and was good on 84 of 88 extra point tries.

FLETCHER KEISTER • 1992 Fletcher Keister earned third team All-American honors in 1992 after serving as the team’s co-captain. The o! ensive guard earned the team’s MVP honor. Keister, from Albany, Ore., started 24 consecutive games to end his career. He signed a free agent contract with the Houston Oilers after his senior season.

JIM KISSELBURGH • 1940 Jim Kisselburgh played fullback for OSU from 1938-40 earning All-America honorable mention as a senior. Kis-selburgh was selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams.

RICH KOEPER • 1964 Rich Koeper was one of the greatest o! ensive linemen in Oregon State’s history. He played in the 1962 Liberty Bowl and 1965 Rose Bowl. He earned second team All-American honors as a senior (1964). Koeper also was an All-Pac-8 pick as a senior and fi rst team All-Coast his ju-nior and senior seasons. of 1963 and ‘64. He played in the 1964 Hula Bowl. He was drafted by Green Bay and played three seasons in the NFL. He later served as an assistant coach for the late Dee Andros.

ANDY LEVITRE • 2008 Andy Levitre is one of the most technically sound of-fensive linemen in Oregon State history. Levitre earned American Football Coaches Association and Pro Football Weekly First Team All-America honors as a senior in 2008 and was named as an Associated Press Second Team All-American. He was a 2008 Pac-10 First Team, 2007 Second Team and 2006 Honorable Mention selection. A co-team captain in 2008, was the Pac-10’s Tom Hansen Medal winner and a four-time Pac-10 all-academic per-former. Levitre was taken in the second round by the Buf-falo Bills in the 2009 NFL Draft.

JESS LEWIS • 1967 Jess Lewis was a 1967 All-American and two-time All-Pac-8 Conference defensive tackle. He was selected the team MVP in 1969. He also was a standout wrestler, cap-turing three conference and two NCAA wrestling titles. In addition, Lewis competed in the 1968 World University and Olympic Games. He was inducted into the State of Or-egon Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.

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RICHARD SEIGLER • 2000 & 2003 Richard Seigler is one of OSU’s top linebackers in the his-tory of the program. He earned recognition as a freshman in 2000 by being named to the Freshman All-American teams by the Sporting News and Football News. The four-year letterman was a 2004 fourth round NFL Draft selec-tion of the San Francisco 49ers. The Las Vegas native was a two-time All-Pac-10 Conference selection (2002, ’03) and was a co-team MVP after his senior year. Seigler played in the Fiesta, Insight and Las Vegas Bowls during his career, and at the conclusion of his OSU playing days competed in the East-West Shrine Game and was named All-America honorable mention by College Football News. Seigler left OSU fourth for career tackles with 356.

ALEXIS SERNA • 2005 & 2006 Alexis Serna earned All-America honors in 2005 by the American Football Coaches Association and was a second team member by the Associated Press and Walter Camp Foundation. Serna was honored with the Lou Groza Award, signifying the nation’s premier kicker in 2005. During his stellar sophomore season Serna made 23 of 28 fi eld goal attempts and all 32 extra point tries. He tied the OSU re-cord by making 15 consecutive fi eld goals during the 2005 season. He broke an OSU record and tied the Pac-10 re-cord with a 6-for-6 performance at Washington, earning him Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Serna came to OSU originally as a walkon. He signed a contract to play for the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers at the conclusion of his OSU career.

ISAAC SEUMALO • 2012 Isaac Seumalo was named to the Freshman All-America Team by Phil Steele, CBSSports.com and FoxSportsNext.com. He was named as the No. 6 Top Freshman by Athlon Sports. Thrust into the starting center role from the fi rst day of fall camp, Isaac became the fi rst freshman to start at center for OSU since 1978 and was one of only two true freshmen to start their season-openers at center in the nation. He was an All-Pac-12 Conference honorable men-tion selection.

KEN SIMONTON • 2000 & 2001 Ken Simonton lettered from 1998-2001 and is considered one of the school’s best running backs ever. Simonton concluded his career with a school record 5,044 yards and at the time of his graduation was one of only six play-ers in Pac-10 history to rush for 1,000-plus yards in three di! erent seasons. His 5,044 yards ranked second most ever in the conference, trailing only USC’s Charles White. When he left OSU, he held 11 school rushing marks. Simon-ton rushed for 100-plus yards 26 times during his 46-game OSU career, including three 200-yard plus marks. Simonton led OSU to the Fiesta and O’ahu Bowls, but he may be most remembered for scoring the winning touch-down in the 1998 triple-overtime victory over Oregon. Simonton’s professional career included stops in Bu! alo, San Francisco and Calgary.

JAMES RODGERS • 2009 James Rodgers scored Honorable Mention All-America honors as a wide receiver and as an all-purpose player from SI.com in his junior season. He was named to the Pac-10 Conference’s First Team as a junior as a wide re-ceiver after making a school record 91 receptions. Rodg-ers set the school record in 2009 for all-purpose yards with 2,328 and set a single game record with 303 yards vs. Oregon. He was the fi rst OSU player to achieve 1,000 yards rushing and 2,000 yards receiving.

JON SANDSTROM • 1967 Jon Sandstrom was a three-year starting defensive line-man from 1966-1968. He was a fi rst team All-American as a junior (1967) and was a preseason All-American in 1968. Sandstrom earned fi rst team All-Pac-8 as a senior and was named the team’s MVP. He played in the Col-lege All-Star Game, Hula Bowl, Senior Bowl and Coaches All-America Bowl at the conclusion of his college career. Sandstrom was drafted in the third round in 1969 by the Atlanta Falcons and would also play for the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

ROY SCHUENING • 2004 & 2007 Roy Schuening concluded his collegiate career as one of the best linemen in OSU history. Schuening started a school record 50 games, all consecutively, during his ca-reer. As a senior in 2007, Schuening receivied Pac-10 First Team honors and was named to the Pro Football Weekly All-America squad. He was an All-Pac-10 Honorable Men-tion selection in 2005 and ‘06, and was a Sporting News All-Freshman Team member in 2004. Schuening was taken in the fi fth round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams.

EBERLE SCHULTZ • 1939 Eberle Schultz played both ways on the line, but earned most of his accolades for his play on the o! ensive side of the ball. He earned fi rst team All-Coast honors in 1939 and helped Oregon State post a 9-1-1 mark that season. He was drafted by Philadelphia in the fourth round of the NFL Draft and played a total of six pro seasons, including stops in Pittsburgh and Cleveland.

ADOLPHE “ADE” SCHWAMMEL • 1933 Ade Schwammel lettered in football from 1931-33, earning fi rst team All-American and All-Pacifi c Coast as a senior (1933). He was one of the key players in the now illegal “pyramid play.” Schwammel played in the 1934 East-West Shrine Game. He won two professional titles in his six years with the Green Bay Packers.

VIC SEARS • 1940 Vic Sears was an All-American lineman in 1940, becom-ing the second lineman in school history to earn such ac-claim. He lettered three seasons and was drafted in the fourth round by the Pittsburgh Steelers at the conclusion of his college career. He never played for the Steelers, but played for Philadelphia for 10 years. Sears, who played in the 1941 East-West Shrine Game, was inducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.

GEORGE “GAP” POWELL • 1921 Gap Powell lettered in football and track from 1918-21. He was a two-time All-Coast selection in football and earned All-American honors in 1921. Powell was also the 1920 Pa-cifi c Coast Conference shot champion. He was inducted into the State of Oregon Hall of Fame in 1982.

JORDAN POYER • 2012 Jordan Poyer is arguably the best cornerback to ever play for Oregon State after being lightly recruited to play football out of Astoria High School. He was a consensus All-America selection as a senior, the fi rst at OSU since John Didion in 1967, named to the All-America First Team from Walter Camp, AFCA, Sporting News and CBSSports.com among others. Named to the All-Pac-12 Conference First Team as a senior and Second Team as a junior, he was a semi-fi nalist for the Bednarik Award (top defensive player) and Jim Thorpe Award (top cornerback) in 2012. He earned the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week and Walter Camp Co-Player of the Week after a three intercep-tion performance against Washington State. He ranked tied for second in the nation with seven interceptions as a senior and fi nished his career with 13 to tie for fourth in OSU history. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.

JACQUIZZ RODGERS • 2008 & 2009 In 2008, Jacquizz Rodgers had what was arguably the greatest impact of a freshman in the history of the pro-gram. Despite missing nearly all of the last three games of the season due to injury, he became the fi rst freshman to be named as the Pac-10 O! ensive Player of the Year as well as the conference’s Freshman of the Year. With 1,253 yards, “Quizz” set the Pac-10 mark for rushing yards by a freshman. He was named USA Today, Rivals.com and Col-legeFootballNews.com Player of the Week after rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns in a victory over then No. 1 USC. Surpassing the 100-yard plateau seven times, he was named Pac-10 Player of the Week on three occa-sions en route to being named the Rivals.com Freshman of the Year, College Football News All-Freshman Team, Football Writers Association Freshman All-American, CBS Sports.com Freshman of the Year and Sporting News Na-tional Freshman of the Year. The Associated Press and Rivals.com selected Quizz as a third team All-American. He fi nished his career as one of three players in history to achieve 3,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiv-ing in only three years, joining Ryan Benjamin of Pacifi c (1990-92) and Reggie Bush of USC (2003-05). He was taken in the fi fth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.

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SAMMIE STROUGHTER • 2006 Sammie Stroughter burst onto the scene in 2006 as a big play threat at wide receiver and as a punt returner after two seasons in the shadow of two-time All-American Mike Hass. Stroughter was named a third team All-American all-purpose player by the Associated Press following one of the best seasons by a wide receiver in Oregon State his-tory. Stroughter converted 74 receptions into 1,293 yards including a 223-yard game at Washington. In addition, Stroughter returned three punts for touchdowns during the season to set a school record, including a memorable 70-yard return in one of the biggest upsets in OSU his-tory over No. 3 USC. He was drafted by the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the conclusion of his career at Oregon State.

JIM WALKER • 1977 Jim Walker earned Associated Press Honorable Mention honors as a center his senior season in 1977. He also was a member of the All-Pac-8 Conference and All-Coast sec-ond teams. The team captain also played in the Challenge Bowl in Seattle. He signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following his senior year.

OZBURN WALKER • 1917 Ozburn Walker, along with Meier Newman, earned All-American honors from the Stars of 1917 after playing just one season for the Aggies.

DENNIS WEATHERSBY •2000, 2001 & 2002 Dennis Weathersby was arguably Oregon State’s top cor-nerback in the history of the program. He lettered from 1999-2002 and helped the program compete in the Fi-esta, O’ahu and Insight Bowls. Weathersby was a stand-out on the fi eld and in the classroom. He earned fi rst team District VIII All-Academic honors as a junior and senior. As a senior he was a semifi nalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the nation’s premier defensive back, earned second team All-American by the Sporting News and third team All-American by Colllege Football News. He concluded his career by being selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game and was later a fourth round selection in the NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.

MARKUS WHEATON • 2012 Markus Wheaton fi nished his career as one of the most prolifi c receivers in Oregon State history. As a senior he tied the single season school-record with 91 receptions en route to setting the school’s career record with 227 catch-es. His 2,994 career receiving yards are third on OSU’s all-time list, and 3,744 all-purpose yards are ninth at OSU. A Pac-12 Conference First Team selection as a senior and honorable mention as a junior, CBSSports.com honored Wheaton with Third Team All-America accolades. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

JOHN WITTE • 1955 & 1956 John Witte was a two-time All-American selection (1955-56), the only OSU player to ever achieve such status at the time of his playing career. He played in the 1957 Rose Bowl game against Iowa. He also was an outstanding wrestler, fi nishing second at the NCAA Championships as a fresh-man. He was inducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.

DYLAN WYNN • 2011 Dylan Wynn was named a Freshman All-American hon-orable mention by College Football News in 2011. Wynn started seven games at defensive end recording 5.5 tackles-for-loss. He set a school record with fi ve fumble recoveries as a true freshman.

LEN YOUNCE • 1939 Len Younce received All-American honorable mention fol-lowing the 1939 season. Younce, an o! ensive guard, along with linemate Eberle Schultz opened big holes for Jim Kis-selburgh (All-American in 1940) as the Beavers fi nished the season 9-1-1. He was an 8th round draft choice of the New York Giants in 1941. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980 and entered the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.

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