Quentin Greenough (January 13, 1919 – August 1, 2005) was a dynamic two-way lineman on Oregon State's first Rose Bowl team.
Greenough grew up in San Gabriel, CA and joined the OSC in the middle of the Lon Stiner era, 1939-41. As a sophomore center, he helped Oregon State finish 9-1-1 and score a win in the 1940 Pineapple Bowl, played in Honolulu, Hawaii.
In 1941, Greenough helped the Beavers finish 8-2, including the famous victory over Duke in the 1942 Rose Bowl, which was relocated to Durham, NC after the start of World War II.
In the third game of that season, Greenough played on both offensive and defensive lines and led the Beavers to a 10-0 upset of Stanford, which had played in the previous Rose Bowl and was a heavy favorite to win the Pacific Coast Conference again. He played until the fourth quarter, when a dislocated knee forced him from the field.
During the regular season, the Beavers allowed just 33 points before beating second ranked and unbeaten Duke 20-16. Oregon State finished 12th in the final national rankings, which were produced before any bowl games. Greenough was voted second team All-American.
He served in the United States Coast Guard and played for the USCG football team in 1942 and ’43. Following the war, Greenough returned to Corvallis and served as an assistant to coach Lon Stiner until 1948. Greenough later established a general contracting business in Corvallis, starting with just a rented bicycle.
Quintin Greenough was inducted into the Oregon State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.