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ALL-AMERICANS OREGON STATE FOOTBALL OSU’S ALL-AMERICANS STEVE BROWN • 1972 SEAN CANFIELD • 2009 Steve Brown was a three-year varsity letterman Sean Canfi eld capped his excellent career by becom- The following individuals were selected fi rst, sec- from 1970-72. He earned All-American honors ing OSU’s fi rst ever Pac-10 Conference First Team ond or third team All-America by UPI, Associated (1972) by nine organizations and publications, in- quarterback and earning SI.com Honorable Mention Press or the Sporting News . Years selected in bold. cluding seven fi rst team selections, and he was a All-American. He compiled a single season school re- HERM ABRAHAM • 1916 two-time All-Pac-8, two-time All-Coast and two- cord completion percentage of 67.9 (303-446) as a Herm Abraham, was Oregon State’s fi rst All-Amer- time team defensive MVP selection. Brown came senior, resulting in 3,271 passing yards and 21 touch- ican in the sport. He led the Aggies to an upset at to OSU as a fullback before moving to the defen- downs. He led the league as a senior with a 251.6 Michigan State in 1915. He earned All-American sive side as a freshman. He had a school record yards per game passing average. For his career he honors by the Newspaper Enterprise Association in 186 tackles as a senior. As a junior he led the team threw for 5,970 yards and 38 touchdowns, both the 1916, after lettering three years. with 134 tackles and had four interceptions against fourth-highest total in school history at the time. TERRY BAKER • 1962 defending conference champion Stanford. He also TERRENCE CARROLL • 1997 had 22 tackles in that same ’71 game vs. Stanford. The Heisman Trophy winner was the nation’s most Terrence Carroll is one of the top safeties in the pro- At the conclusion of his OSU career he played in the heralded athlete after leading OSU to a 1962 Lib- gram’s history and earned Sporting News Freshman East-West Shrine Game, Hula Bowl and Coaches erty Bowl victory over Villanova. Terry Baker was All-America honors in 1997 as a redshirt. He started All-American Bowl. Brown was the team captain a unanimous fi rst team All-American in 1962, and all 11 games for fi rst-year head coach Mike Riley, of the West in the Shrine Game and co-captain of in addition was named the Sportsman of the Year making 63 tackles, two interceptions and blocking the North Squad in the Hula Bowl where he made by Sports Illustrated, Helms Foundation Award re- two kicks. He would go on to be a catalyst for the 19 tackles and intercepted three passes. He also cipient, AP, UPI, and the Sporting News Player of program that ended a 28-year losing streak and he had 15 tackles and one interception in the Coaches the Year to name just a few. The two-time Oregon went on to help the team win the 2001 Fiesta Bowl All-American Bowl. He went on to play profession- State team MVP played in the 1962 College All-Star title as a senior. For his career he made 255 tackles ally for Calgary in 1973 and for the Portland Storm Game. Baker also excelled in basketball where he and nine interceptions. in 1974 before su! ering a career-ending knee injury. helped the 1963 team to the Final Four. He was in- ducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame BRANDON BROWNER • 2003 STEVE COURY in 1980. His number 11 is the only number retired at Brandon Browner played just two seasons at Or- OSU. He is (as of June 2009) the only individual to egon State leaving after his sophomore year to win the Heisman Trophy and play in the Final Four. pursue the NFL. Browner, a cornerback, was the Baker was the fi rst individual from the West Coast second OSU player in the history of the program to win the Heisman. He was drafted fi rst overall in to declare himself eligible for the NFL Draft prior 1963 by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL. to the end of his college eligibility. He redshirted in TED BATES • 1958 2002 before earning 2003 Freshman All-American honors. The 6-4 Sylmar, Calif., native was the 2003 Ted Bates earned All-American acclaim as an of- Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. fensive 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 recipi- ent 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 ca- STEVE COURY • 1979 reer by being selected a third-team All-American Steve Coury was by most accounts Oregon State’s in 1998. Breckterfi eld played in the Hula Bowl af- MVP in the decade of the 1970’s. He was selected ter being selected fi rst team All-Pac-10. He won fi rst team all-league in the Pac-10 as a senior in the conference’s prestigious Morris Trophy, given 1979. The o! ensive MVP also earned second team to the league’s top defensive lineman. The Hono- All-Coast. He played in the Blue-Gray Classic and lulu native ended his career as the school’s all-time East-West Shrine games. Coury set the record for leader for quarterback sacks with 19.5 and tackles- career receiving yards (1,837) and receptions (135). for-loss with 55.5. Breckterfi eld signed a free agent He accounted for 142 receiving yards in a 1979 game. contract with Edmonton of the CFL following his The four-year letterman went on to play at Ottawa in collegiate career and later played for Winnipeg and 1980 before embarking on a coaching career. Toronto. VERN BURKE INOKE BRECKTERFIELD 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 re- cords 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. #GoBeavs 2013 MEDIA GUIDE 173 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL ALL-AMERICANS SCOTT CRICHTON • 2011 & 2012 VERNON EILERS • 1928 drafted in the second round by Bu" alo and later Scott Crichton was named to Freshman All-Amer- Vernon Eilers played at Oregon State from 1926-28 played for Oakland. ican teams by Yahoo!Sports.com, CBSSports.com, and was an All-American selection at guard as a se- RED FRANKLIN • 1933 Phil Steele, Sporting News and CollegeFootball- nior by Charles Parker. Helped Oregon State to a 7-1 Red Franklin earned All-American honors in 1933. news.com in 2011. Crichton started all 12 games at record in 1926. He had an outstanding career as a halfback and defensive end as a redshirt freshman leading the kick returner. At the time of his induction into the JOHN DIDION Beavers with 6.5 sacks, 14.5 tackles-for-loss and OSU Sports Hall of Fame, he held the second lon- set a school record with six forced fumbles. In 2012, gest kicko" return in school history with 94-yard Crichton posted 17.5 tackles-for-loss and 9.0 sacks gallop against Fordham and San Francisco during to garner All-America honorable mention status the 1933 season. He played three years for Brook- from SI.com. lyn of the NFL. Franklin was inducted into the State JOHN DIDION • 1967 & 1968 of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. In 1968, John Didion earned consensus All-Ameri- can honors as a center. As a junior, he was a second BILL ENYART 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 Wash- BILL ENYART • 1968 ington Redskins and enjoyed a pro career that in- Bill Enyart was the third all-time leading rusher in cluded stints with the Redskins, Saints, Bears and OSU history with 2,155 yards at the time of his in- Seahawks. duction into the OSU Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. JIM DIXON • 1926 He holds the OSU record for rushing yards in one Jim Dixon played at Oregon State from 1924-26 game with 299 against Utah in 1968. He was a fi rst and was an All-American and All-Coast left tackle team All-American in 1968 and was twice named selection as a senior. He later served as an assis- All-Pacifi c-8. Enyart also was a two-time CoSIDA tant coach at Oregon State from 1933-51. The Dixon Academic All-American. He was named the 1968 Recreation Center on campus is named in his honor.