Oregon State football player in action with the ball.
This page from the 1948-10 edition of Sportfolio features a photograph of Don Samuel, identified as a back for the Oregon State football team. The image captures Samuel in a dynamic pose, appearing to throw a football, highlighting his role as a key player for Oregon State. During this period, college football was experiencing a growing popularity across the United States, with teams from the Pacific Coast Conference gaining increased attention for their competitive performances. Although this image focuses on Don Samuel, it reflects the broader context of American college football in the late 1940s, a time when players were beginning to gain individual recognition and the sport was evolving with more strategic play variations and more prominent seasonal matches.