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Career arc
Stats
Big games
Pick a job to see its years on their own.
The big-game ledger
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
Just 1-2 against Jim LaRue.
The big-game ledger
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
9-2 against his rivals at Oregon State. Winless in 4 tries against Jack Christiansen.
The big-game ledger
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
9-2 against his rivals. Winless in 4 tries against Jack Christiansen.
Building the roster
Three numbers on how he actually stocks a roster, from signing day to draft day.
Followed him here
Idaho→
Oregon State1965Players who transferred from his old program to his new one through the portal in the same year he made the move. Name-matching across data sources misses some, so every count is a floor, not an exact number.
Roster ownership
Roster ownership
This coach's entire tenure (1965-1975) predates 2021, when transfer-portal tracking begins in this database. Portal usage cannot be measured for this tenure at all -- this is not the same as '0% portal'.
“His own” means the player arrived while he was head coach; “inherited” means a predecessor brought him in.
The NFL pipeline
The NFL pipeline
players drafted into the NFL off his teams here (a floor — see the note below). None can be traced to who brought them in — there’s no roster record for these players here.
At least 13 — his 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 seasons predate the modern 7-round draft, so this table’s pre-1994 pick counts are a floor, not a full count, for those seasons.
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | R4.02 | Bob Horn | Linebacker |  San Diego Chargers | Estimated |
| 1975 | R3.19 | Jeff Hart | Offensive Tackle |  San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1973 | R7.05 | Steve Brown | Linebacker |  Los Angeles Rams | Estimated |
| 1972 | R7.09 | Clark Hoss | Tight End |  New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1971 | R6.08 | Craig Hanneman | Offensive Tackle |  Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1970 | R6.10 | Mel Easley | Defensive Back |  New Orleans Saints | Estimated |
| 1970 | R7.12 | Bill Nelson | Defensive Tackle | Los Angeles Rams | Estimated |
| 1969 | R2.01 | Bill Enyart | Running Back | Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | R3.15 | Jon Sandstrom | Offensive Guard |  Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1969 | R7.17 | John Didion | Center |  Washington Redskins | Estimated |
| 1968 | R3.14 | Skip Vanderbundt | Linebacker | San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1967 | R2.02 | Bob Grim | Wide Receiver |  Minnesota Vikings | Estimated |
| 1967 | R3.20 | Rockne Freitas | Center |  Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
A pick counts toward his tenure when the player’s final college season was one he coached, a checkable rule rather than a claim about who developed the player. A blank note means the player is on a verified roster and arrived on his watch. “Estimated” means no roster record, so the final season is assumed to be the year before the draft.
Career
Coaching career
The arc of his career is on Now.
Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
2nd-best Oregon State tenure of 17 by the numbers.
Followed Tommy Prothro (1955–1964) · succeeded by Craig Fertig (1976–1979).
3rd-best Idaho tenure of 7 by the numbers.
Succeeded by Chris Tormey (1996–1999).
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
+4.3 pts at Oregon State · #419 of 1290 · middle half