Bob Reynolds ( American football , born 1914 ) Robert O ' Dell " Horse " Reynolds ( March 30 , 1914 – February 8 , 1994 ) was an American football player and businessman in radio and professional sports . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and is the only player ever to play in every minute of three consecutive Rose Bowl games ( 1934 - 1936 ) . Reynolds was an All - American tackle who played for Stanford from 1933 to 1935 . After two years in the NFL , Reynolds went into the broadcasting business and became general manager of the 50 , 000 - watt KMPC radio station . He formed a partnership with Gene Autry in 1952 and served as the president of Golden West Broadcasting . He was also a founder , co - owner and president of the California Angels Major League Baseball team from 1960 - 1975 . Early years . Reynolds was born and raised in Okmulgee , Oklahoma . He was a star athlete at Okmulgee High School before enrolling at Stanford University in 1932 . Reynolds was a large man , standing 6 feet , 4 inches ( 1 . 93 m ) tall and weighing between 225 and 250 pounds ( 102 to 113 kg ) . At Stanford , Reynolds played for the varsity football team in the 1933 , 1934 and 1935 seasons . In 1932 , Reynolds played for Stanford ' s freshman football team . The team included Reynolds , Bobby Grayson , Monk Moscrip and Bones Hamilton , and came to be known as the " Vow Boys . " The 1932 Stanford varsity team was soundly defeated by the USC Trojans . After watching the defeat , the freshmen players got together and vowed that they would never lose to the Trojans . The Stanford team proceeded to beat USC three straight years from 1933 - 1935 — making good on the vow . Stanford was the dominant team on the Pacific Coast , appearing in the New Year ' s Day Rose Bowl game in each of those three years . Reynolds established a record that has never been matched by playing in every minute of three consecutive Rose Bowl games . In each of those games , Reynold played all 60 minutes on offense and defense without substitution . Two years after Reynolds completed the feat , " Los Angeles Times " sports columnist Braven Dyer wrote : " A young man arrived in town yesterday enjoying perhaps the most unique distinction in the history of the Tournament of Roses football . He is the only athlete who ever played through three consecutive Rose Bowl games without substitution . His name is Bob Reynolds . You may recall him as ' Horse ' Reynolds . . . . Reynolds left the field that afternoon with no fanfare or trumpets but on January 1 , 1936 , he set a record which may never be equalled in this annual classic . He was never removed for a substitute durying any of the three games . " While playing at Stanford , Reynolds acquired the nickname , " The Horse . " While most observers assumed that the nickname was derived from Reynolds ' size and strength , it was actually based on a prank directed at Reynolds during his freshman year at Stanford . When Reynolds left campus for a weekend , a group of classmates led a horse up the steps of the dormitory and into Reynolds ' room . The horse remained in the room until Reynolds returned on Monday morning , by which time the horse had eaten through the drapes and all of Reynolds ' notebooks and some of his textbooks . From that day forward , Reynolds was known as " The Horse . " He was a consensus All - American at the tackle position in 1934 , receiving that designation from the Associated Press , International News Service ( later merged into UPI ) , and the " New York Sun " . In 1935 , he was again selected as a first - team All - American tackle by the " New York Sun " . The profile of Reynolds at the College Football Hall of Fame referred to Reynols as " the plow which dug deep furrows in enemy defenses , " and also noted that he " knocked people down like they were wooden statues . " Later years . After " deciding he ' d had enough football , " Reynolds moved to Texas and Oklahoma and worked in the oil business in 1936 and 1937 . Reynolds had been drafted by the Green Bay Packers , but decided not to play professional football . In 1937 , G . A . Richards , a millionaire radio station owner who also owned the Detroit Lions , invited Reynolds to come to Detroit to talk things over . Reynolds told Richards he had no interest in playing for the Lions , but noted that he did have an interest in working at Richards ' Los Angeles radio station KMPC . Richards proposed a coin toss . If Richards called it right , Reynolds would play two years for the Lions and work at KMPC in the off - seasons . If Reynolds called it right , he would have the radio job without any obligation to play for the Lions . Richards won the coin toss , and Reynolds signed a double contract — to play football for the Lions in the fall and to work for KMPC in the off - seasons . Reynolds played 20 games as a tackle for the Lions in 1937 and 1938 . During the offseason in 1938 , Reynolds joined the sales staff of Richards ' Los Angeles radio station KMPC . In 1942 , Reynolds was named Vice President and General Manager of KMPC . When Reynolds joined KMPC , it was a small 5 , 000 - watt station . In 1947 , KMPC received approval from the FCC to increase its broadcasting power to 50 , 000 watts , making it Southern California ' s most powerful independent radio station . In May 1951 , G . A . Richards died leaving the station under the management of Reynolds and Loyd Sigmon — the KMPC engineer who developed the traffic Sig Alert . Reyolds contacted Gene Autry and advised that he had the inside track to acquire the station and its valuable real estate holdings from Richards ' widow . Autry and Reynolds acquired the station together and founded Golden West Broadcasting . Golden West eventually owned and operated KMPC radio and KTLA television in Los Angeles and KSFO in San Francisco . Reynolds served for many years as the president of Golden West Broadcasting . Reynolds also served two terms as the president of the Southern California Broadcasters Association . ( Reynolds was no relation to the Bob Reynolds who served as sports director and Lions announcer for Detroit station WJR for many years . ) In 1960 , Reynolds and Autry founded the Major League Baseball expansion team the Los Angeles Angels . At the time that he and Autry received the franchise for the American League ' s new Los Angeles franchise , Reynolds described his transition to a " baseball man " and his long relationship with Autry : " ' My transformation into the town ' s No . 1 baseball fan , ' he grinned , ' occurred the minute we were given the franchise , and I found out I had a little personal investment at stake . ' . . . ' I ' d known Gene for at least 15 years , and we always hoped to own a radio station together , ' explained Bob . ' We satisfied that ambition with the acquisition of KMPC in 1952 . NOw we have a baseball team , and we ' re out to make it the best . ' " Reynolds served as president and co - owner of the Angels from the team ' s first season in 1961 until 1975 . Reynolds stepped down as president of the Angels in 1975 and also sold his ownership interest in the team at that time . In 1961 , Reynolds was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame . At the time , Reynolds said , " A fellow has to be lucky to be so honored . My good fortune was being able to play on great teams with fellows like Monk Moscrip , Bones Hamilton , Bobby Grayson and the rest . " In August 1966 , Reynolds was honored with a night in his honor at a California Angels ballgame . At the time , " Los Angeles Times " columnist John Hall wrote : " The contributions and the accomplishments of the large man with the large smile have too long been taken for granted . . As a partner of Gene Autry , it is natural perhaps that his role would be overshadowed by the glamor of a movie box office king . . . . But those closest to the scene will tell you it is Reynolds who is the dynamo of the gang . . . " Reynolds was also a co - owner , vice president and a director of the Los Angeles Rams football team from 1963 until 1972 . In 1966 , Reynolds led a group of five Rams owners , each representing 8 . 16 % of the shares , in advocating the establishment of an NFL franchise playing at Anaheim Stadium in Orange County , California . The Rams would eventually move to Anaheim for the 1980 season . Reynolds also served for 16 years as a member of the University of California Board of Regents . He was also a member of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee . In 1972 , Reynolds received the Distinguished American Award from the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame . Reynolds died in 1994 at age 79 in San Rafael , California . He was survived by his wife , Elizabeth , and three sons , Chris , Dan and Kirk .