Giant Killers -- The Legend, 50 Years Later

The basic facts are impressive.

Oregon State University Athletics proudly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the famed "Giant Killers" football team during the 2017 season. Led by the late head coach Dee Andros, Oregon State posted a 7-2-1 record that included victories over No. 1 ranked USC, No. 2 Purdue and then a tie with the new No. 2 team in the land UCLA.

Historian Kip Carlson concludes his six-part series on the team that originally printed in the gameday program that was available at Reser Stadium.

The basic facts are impressive enough:

In a four-week span, beating and tying teams ranked No. 2 in the country, and knocking off the nation's No. 1 team and eventual national champion.…