- Bill Enyart
NFL player
|DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1947|4|28
Birthplace= Pawhuska, OK
DateOfDeath=
College=Oregon State
Position=Running back Linebacker
DraftedYear=1969
DraftedRound=2
DraftedPick=27
Awards=
Honors= 1968 All-American
1969Hula Bowl MVP
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Retired #s=
years=1969
1970
1971
teams=AFLBuffalo Bills
NFL Buffalo Bills
NFLOakland Raiders
Stats=y
Career Highlights=Y
DatabaseFootball=ENYARBIL01William "Bill" "Earthquake" Donald Enyart (born
April 28 ,1947 inPawhuska, Oklahoma ) is a formerAmerican football player who played for theBuffalo Bills from 1969–1970 and for theOakland Raiders in 1971.Early life
Enyart grew up in
Medford, Oregon and was a standout prep athlete at Medford High School. In his three seasons playingvarsity football, the "Black Tornado" compiled a 26-3-1 record and a 4A state title in his sophomore season.College career
Enyart played
college football for the Oregon State Beavers. Enyart played four seasons with the Beavers, earning 1st team All-Conference honors in 1967 and 1968 andAll-America n honors in 1968. [cite web|url=http://www.osubeavers.com/pdf6/39518.pdf?ATCLID=153842&SPSID=27968&SPID=1952&DB_OEM_ID=4700|title=Oregon State Football Media Guide - All Americans|accessdate=2007-01-13] Enyart was the starting fullback for the famed 1967 Oregon State Giant Killer team. In his senior season in 1968, Enyart had 1,304 yards rushing, 17 touchdowns, and 102 points. Against theUniversity of Utah , he carried the ball 50 times for 299 yards and 3 touchdowns.In the three seasons Enyart lettered, the Beavers posted an overall record of 21-8-1. Enyart was chosen to play in 5 post-season All-Star games:
East-West Shrine Game ,Senior Bowl , Coaches All-America Bowl,College All-Star Game , and theHula Bowl , where he was named the outstanding back.Professional career
Enyart played in 14 games in his first season in the
American Football League for theBuffalo Bills before theAFL-NFL merger . After the merge, he played all 14 games for the Bills in their first season in theNational Football League . The following year, Enyart was traded to theOakland Raiders where he played 1 game before a career ending injury.Legacy
Enyart was inducted into the Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and the
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. He currently works as aMedicaid care provider inBend, Oregon .ee also
*Other American Football League players
References
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