OSU players Craig Hanneman (63) and Ron Boley (64) force Oregon quarterback Eric Olsen to make another quick pass. OSU won this Civil War contest 41-19. It was played at Parker Stadium.
Oregon State College "Ironman" Bill Tomsheck. As a left guard on the legendary OSC "Ironmen" football team of 1933, Bill Tomsheck inspired the kind of fear in his opponents that helped the team to defeat top-ranked USC in 1933.
The 1907 football team achieved what few other collegiate teams ever have been able to do. It was undefeated, untied and un-scored upon. The team was coached by Fred S. Norcross (back row, right), who had played at the University of Michigan under renowned coach Fielding Yost. Norcross coached the 1906 through 1908 teams, compiling an overall record of 14-4-3. Among the team's six victories in 1907 were wins over Willamette University (42-0), Pacific University (49-0), the University of Oregon (4-0), and west coast powerhouse St. Vincent College (10-0). OAC traveled for the first time to Los Angeles to play St. Vincent on Thanksgiving Day, and with the win, secured the Pacific Coast championship.
Coaches shown in photo are: Roy Lamb, instructor in physical education and assistant coach; Paul J. Schissler; football coach, 1924-1933; Verne Eilers, trainer. Roy Lamb was the baseball coach in 1929.
Howard Maple played from 1927-1929 and was from Corvallis. Howard lettered in football at Oregon State from 1926-1928. He was a second team All-American quarterback as a senior. 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 in 1932. An arm injury he suffered playing football cut short his major league baseball career. Maple was inducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1981 and the OSU athletic hall of fame in 1991.