Halfback
1st Round
USC
"Drinking orange juice, Buster, may not make you a champion but having Orange Juice on your team can win the national collegiate football championship. At least it did for Southern California.
Yes, O.J. (Orange Juice) Simpson led the Trojans to an easy victory (24-7) over top-ranked Notre Dame and on to the conquest of Indiana in the Rose Bowl. Since Orange is still flowing for Southern Cal, it is an odds-on favorite for the Pacific-8 title and also a better choice than anyone else for national honors.
John McKay, the Moshe Dayan of college football, again has put together a fast-striking machine, which should cut down anything in its path this season when O.J. remains on call. Simpson, in leading Troy to the national title, rolled to 1,543 yards to become the school's all-time single-season rushing leader as well as a consensus All-American."
-Jim Scott, 1968 True's Football Yearbook
MAX ANDERSON
Halfback-Kick Returner
No. 22
Arizona State
"The Bills drafted little Max Anderson mainly as a specialist to run back kicks and punts, and maybe to play some halfback now and then. Before the season was very old, however, he was in there at one of the regular running back spots, and racing off with the club leadership in rushing last year.
The 5-8, 183-pound sprite gained 525 yards on 147 carries for a 3.6 average and two touchdowns. This didn't come as much of a surprise to anyone back at Arizona State, where Max was the nation's third leading ground gainer in 1967 with 1,183 yards and 12 touchdowns.
His size was against him when he came into the pros, but Max runs with controlled speed, and like another little fellow named Mike Garrett, uses his blockers extremely well."
-Jack Zanger, Pro Football 1969
BOB CAPPADONNA
Fullback
No. 36
Northeastern
"After spending a couple of seasons as Jim Nance's backup man at Boston, Bob was dealt to the Bills just before the 1968 season began. In his first year with Buffalo, he finished third on the club in yards gained rushing.
Bob carried for over 2,000 yards in college."
-1969 Topps No. 40
BILL ENYART
Fullback
2nd Round
Oregon State
Age, 22. Weight, 236 pounds. Height, 6 feet 3 inches.
"He was nicknamed Earthquake because 'the ground seems to tremble when Enyart carries the ball.' Enyart went on to be one of Oregon State's greatest running backs in his final two years, setting 10 school records in the process. An Academic All-American, he averaged 4.5 yards in 1968.
His hometown is Medford, Oregon."
1969 College All-Star Game Official Program and Record Book
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