Beaver Tales

Bill Swancutt is one of the greatest defensive players in OSU football history: breaking OSU records with 37 sacks and 60 tackles for loss, Swancutt was named the 2004 Pac-10 co-Defensive Player of the Year. He went on to play in the NFL with the Lions, Raiders & Ravens and now works with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He's married to former OSU volleyball player Abby Windell and lives in Salem with their three kids.

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Coming out this month: "Dynasty in the Woods," the Beaver Baseball Documentary podcast I've worked on for the last year. Learn how to get early access here! https://beavertalespodcast.supercast.tech/ 

Grant Enger played offensive line for Oregon State, finishing his career as a team captain in 2013. He earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention twice, started 31 games for OSU and retired from football after winning the 2013 Hawaii Bowl. He now lives in the Portland area, works in management at Lam Research and is married with two kids.

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Obum Gwacham immigrated to California from Otinsha, Nigeria when he was 7 years old, started playing football in high school and came to Oregon State in 2010. After 3 years of playing wide receiver, he switched to defensive end in 2014 and became one of OSU's best defensive players, parlaying that success into an ongoing professional career. After stops with the Seahawks, Saints, Jets and Colts, and the now-defunct AAF & XFL, Obum recently signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He's a tremendous athlete and an even better interview.

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Dynasty in the Woods comes out this month! Sign up here to be the first to listen: https://beavertalespodcast.supercast.tech/

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Chelsea Buckland traveled south to Corvallis from British Columbia to play soccer for OSU, helping the Beavers make the NCAA Tournament three years in a row, which OSU had never done before. She went on to play for the Canadian National Team and now coaches with Issaquah Soccer Club in Washington.

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Old Mill Center has a silent auction May 1-8 to raise money. Help support a great local nonprofit! http://www.oldmillcenter.org/ 

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Dynasty in the Woods comes out April 21! Learn more here: https://mailchi.mp/554e7556d0c2/documentary-release-date-set?e=cc507d9456 

I talked with Steven Kwan a few months back when he was at a training facility in Arizona; the former Beaver baseball player is now in Cleveland's farm system. But FIRST I give you an update on Dynasty in the Woods, a Beaver Baseball podcast documentary coming out soon! How soon? I'll tell you that in the opening of this episode!

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To become a premium member of Dynasty in the Woods, there are 2 options:

1) Donate any dollar amount to Children's Garden, Kingdom Home, Food for the Hungry or Old Mill Center, and email me the receipt at [email protected]

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Terry Liskevych is in four different Hall of Fames for good reason: his impact transcends just any one particular place he's been. Not only was he the head coach of the US Women's National Team for 12 years, winning a bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games, Liskevych spent 2005-2016 as OSU's head women's volleyball coach. He also coached at Ohio State and University of the Pacific, where he was the 1983 National Coach of the Year. He still is involved in the sport of Volleyball as the CEO of Total Sports, LLC and The Art of Coaching.

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Learn more about a great charity, Convoy of Hope, at https://www.convoyofhope.org/

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"Dynasty in the Woods," a podcast documentary series I'm producing on Oregon State baseball, comes out soon! If you join the email list here you can find out how to get early access: https://the-beaver-tales-podcast-documentaries.mailchimpsites.com/

Yvenson Bernard is one of the greatest OSU running backs of all-time, trailing only Ken Simonton in career rushing yards. Yvenson has worn a few different hats since then (including husband and father) but in terms of his career, he now works for Capstone Wealth Advisors. We chatted about memories at OSU, nearly playing baseball for Pat Casey's team, a conversation about race, plus life after college.

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For more on Children's Garden, which provides a home & so much more for kids in the Philippines, click here: https://childrensgarden.ph/

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Experience Beaver Baseball history and the 2018 national championship with "Dynasty in the Woods," a podcast series coming soon on this podcast platform. Learn more here: https://the-beaver-tales-podcast-documentaries.mailchimpsites.com/ 

Gligorije Rakocevic moved from Montenegro all by himself halfway through high school. Wanting to play a higher level of basketball, he moved to Los Angeles, played two years of high school ball and ended up at Oregon State. After a successful four-year career with the Beavers, he's played professional basketball in Europe ever since, currently in the Czech Republic. We had a great conversation about how his transitions in life have shaped him as a person.

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For more on Old Mill Center, learn about their upcoming fundraisers and they way OMC helps families live healthy lives: http://www.oldmillcenter.org/

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"Dynasty in the Woods," a podcast series on the Oregon State baseball team, is coming out soon! Learn more here on this series I'm producing: https://the-beaver-tales-podcast-documentaries.mailchimpsites.com/ 

Drew George describes himself as an OSU fan who ended up playing for the Beaver Baseball team. The Lebanon native parlayed a solid run at Lower Columbia College to a roster spot at Oregon State in 2007 and 2008, starting 81 games at OSU and winning the '07 College World Series. He's since gotten into baseball coaching and then a career at Kforce, where he contracts with Nike.

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If you want to support Old Mill Center, check out their fundraisers, mission statement & more here: http://www.oldmillcenter.org/

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For more Beaver baseball content, check out Dynasty in the Woods, a forthcoming podcast series on the 2018 national championship team and Beaver baseball history https://the-beaver-tales-podcast-documentaries.mailchimpsites.com/ 

HD Weddel was an Oregon State wrestler in the late 1970s under Dale Thomas and later became a life coach/chaplain at multiple Oregon schools, including about a decade with Mike Riley's staff at OSU. Weddel has taught, coached and mentored at schools all over the country and is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for Lifetime Service. His stories of Dale Thomas & Mike Riley provide great fodder for episode 101!

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Convoy of Hope helps with crisis relief all over the world; donate to this great charity here: https://www.convoyofhope.org/

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"Dynasty in the Woods," the Beaver baseball podcast docuseries I'm producing, comes out in about 3 months. Learn more here!