Tommy Prothro coached football at Oregon State from 1955 through the 1965 Rose Bowl game. The Beavers lost the New Years Day bowl game to Michigan by a score of 34-7.
OSU football coach Tommy Prothro shaking hands with Oregon coach Len Casanova. Standing in the middle is OSU quarterback and Heisman Trophy-winner Terry Baker.
The Beavers won by a score of 38-3. Visible in the background at center is head football coach Dee Andros. The 1969 season marked the one-hundredth anniversary of college football, and many teams across the country marked the occasion by wearing helmets with a special decal - the numeral "100" inside a football-shaped outline.
Dee Andros (the Great Pumpkin) leading the football team onto the field before the Homecoming game against Idaho. Dee Andros was the Oregon State Head Coach for football from 1965-1975, and Athletic Director from 1975-1985. In 1967, Andros lead the team through two victories and one tie against the top three teams: USC, Purdue, and UCLA, making OSU's team "The Giant Killers".
Dee Andros was the Oregon State Head Coach for football from 1965-1975, and Athletic Director from 1975-1985. The Beavers won this game by a score of 10-7.