By Darin Hayes October 6, 1925 – Bob Fenimore played halfback for the Oklahoma State University football team from 1943 to 1946.
He was known as the original “Blonde Bomber” (slide over Terry Bradshaw, LOL) due to his triple-threat abilities on display. The website footballfoundation.org informs us that Homer Cooke of the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau labeled Fenimore as “the greatest one-man offense in college football history.” In 1943, as a freshman, Bob led his Oklahoma A&M team in passing, rushing, and scoring!
The following season, in 1944, Fennimore led the nation in total offense, averaging a stellar 195 yards per game. The trend continued in the 1945 season, and Bob was at the top of the country in both rushing and total offense. He was recognized with All-American honors in both 1944 and 1945 for his outstanding performance. Unfortunately, his senior season was cut short due to injury, and he only played in five games. However, when he was finally able to play, he had set records for the college game in career total offense. The National Football Foundation voted Bob into their College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
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