Best Player: Wayne Meylan, Middle Guard, 1965 - 1967
Other notables: Brenden Stai, Guard, 1991 - 1994
Comments: Meylan was a fearsome presence in the middle for the early Devaney teams. He was named Player of the Year by the Big 8 in both his junior and senior seasons, while picking up All-America honors in both seasons. Meylan's life was tragically cut short in 1987 when a World War II era airplane he was piloting crashing during an air show in Michigan. He was posthumously elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
When I think of the Pipeline in the 1990s, I think of guys like Brenden Stai. Not overly flashy, not loud or boisterous, but completely and utterly dominating. Stai was 300 pounds of muscle and brute strength that opened gaping holes all game long.