A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, he was a walk-on player in its football team.
[1] Oriard played offensive lineman for four seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs.
[2] After retiring from football, he earned his PhD at Stanford and became a professor of English and later Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State University.
[3] His academic work has centered on American sports nonfiction in multiple media.
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