Mel Counts, number 21, was the center for the Oregon State University Beavers basketball team. Counts, from Coos Bay, Oregon, was 7 feet tall and weighed 220.
Dee Andros speaking at a Triad Club meeting. Dee Andros was the Oregon State Head Coach for football from 1965-1975, and Athletic Director from 1975-1985. In 1967, Andros lead the Beavers through two victories and one tie against the top three teams: USC, Purdue, and UCLA, making OSU's team "The Giant Killers".