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Pete Pifer ran
for 1,000 yards
twice while at
Oregon State and
finished his career
as the school's
all-time leading
rusher.
Pifer
played at OSU from
1964-66, and was the
first back to run
for 1,000 yards,
which he
accomplished as a
junior and senior.
Pifer earned a spot
in the East-West
Shrine Game as a
fullback in 1965,
and the Hula Bowl in
'66. As a senior,
Pifer ran for 228
yards on 34 carries
in a 31-12 win over
Arizona, one week
after running for
four touchdowns in a
41-13 win over
Washington State. He
completed his career
with 2,233 yards,
and received the Pop
Warner Award for top
back on the Pacific
Coast and the Voit
Memorial Trophy for
outstanding player
on the Pacific
Coast.
Pifer was
inducted to the
Oregon State
Athletics Hall of
Fame in 1990 and the
Oregon Sports Hall
of Fame in 1991.
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