Bob Fenimore, a 1972 College Football Hall of Fame inductee and two-time All-America halfback at Oklahoma State, died Wednesday, July 28 in Stillwater, Okla. He was 84 and had been battling cancer.

Known as the "Blond Bomber", Fenimore was a marvelous triple-threat player during the mid 1940's. Homer Cooke of the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau labeled Fenimore as "the greatest one-man offense in college football history."

As a 17-year old freshman in 1943, Fenimore led Oklahoma State (known at the time as Oklahoma A&M) in rushing, passing and scoring. In 1944 he led the nation in total offense and his per- game average, 195 yards, was the highest on record up to that time. In 1945 he led the nation in both rushing and total offense, and the Aggies amassed a perfect 9-0 record and a No. 5 AP Poll ranking in 1945. Fenimore was an All-America back in both 1944 and 1945, and he finished ninth in the 1944 Heisman balloting and third in 1945 behind the Army duo of Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis.

A native of Woodward, Okla., Fenimore led the Aggies to their first two bowl games. In the 1945 Cotton Bowl, he scored two touchdowns in a 34-0 victory over Texas Christian. The following season he amassed 206 yards in total offense in defeating St. Mary's (Calif.), 33-13, in the Sugar Bowl.

Fenimore's 1946 senior season was marred by injuries as he played in only five games. When his collegiate playing days were completed he left as college football's career all-time total offense leader. He also punted and played defensive back, tallying 18 career interceptions, which remain a school record. His 4,627 career yards of total offense stood in the Oklahoma State record books until the 1980s when it was eclipsed by Mike Gundy.

The top pick in the 1947 NFL Draft, he played one season with the Chicago Bears before entering the life insurance business. He was inducted into the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame in 2007, and the Bob Fenimore Award is annually awarded annually to the Oklahoma State’s most valuable player. Services for Fenimore are planned Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church in Stillwater, Okla.

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