Bill "Earthquake" Enyart - Football

There have been many outstanding football players from Medford, but none quite had the flash that carried Bill "Earthquake" Enyart to the top at Oregon State. A standout prep athlete at Medford High School, before the school split North and South, the "Black Tornado" compiled a 26-3-1 record during his 3 varsity seasons. He was only a sophomore when Medford won the Class 4A state championship in 1962. Enyart enrolled at Oregon State where he earned his first team All-Conference and Academic All-American honors as a fullback in 1967 and 1968. He earned All-America and All-Coast honors in 1968 while setting single-season records that still stand: 1,304 yards rushing, 17 touchdowns, and 102 points. Bill earned 3 varsity letters as the Beavers went 21-8-1 from 1966-1968; 7-3 in 1966; 7-2-1 in '67; and 7-3 in '68. Against Utah at Salt Lake City, the 6'3" 236-pound fullback carried the ball an astonishing 50 times for 299 yards and 3 touchdowns, a mark that stood for 31 years. Both records, for carries and yards, remain in the books. He went on to rush for a single-season school record of 1,309 yards and 17 touchdowns. Following Enyart's senior year, he was selected for 5 post-season All-Star games: East-West Shrine Game, Senior Bowl, Coaches All-America Bowl, College All-Star Game, and Hula Bowl, where he was named the outstanding back. Bill ranks third in career rushing at OSU (2,155 yards), fourth in scoring (150 points), and first in rushing touchdowns (25). In 1991, he was inducted into the OSU Hall of Fame. Selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1969 draft, he played 2 seasons. He was then traded to Oakland where he played one game before his professional career was ended with an injury. Enyart, who works as a Medicaid care provider in Bend, Oregon, says, "The best thing about football is the friends you make along the way."