oregon state's gene gray flew more than 30 bombing missions over germany and continued to serve after the war. in 1948, his plane crashed after a flameout on takeoff in the jungles of panama. he later likened his body to burnt steak. he had severe burns over most of his body and both his arms had to be amputated. gray, whose arms hauled in the touchdown catch which proved the deciding margin, wound up with no arms at all.