[1] East accepted a football scholarship from Oregon State University, but he was considered too small to eventually become a starter.
He was a starter at defensive tackle, he received All-Conference honors twice, while helping his team go undefeated and win the NWAC Championship in 1965.
[7] He and Jones sacked quarterback Bob Griese in game 5 of the 1972 Miami Dolphins Perfect Season.
Griese went down with a broken leg and dislocated ankle, forcing the Dolphins to replace him with Earl Morrall until the Super Bowl VII game.
[9] On August 19, 1976, he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a seventh round draft choice (#173-Ken Randle).
On July 18, 1977, he signed as a free agent with the Seattle Seahawks and was named the starter at left defensive tackle.