College
Minter graduated from high school in 1977 and accepted a football scholarship to Boise State, where he became a two time All-American under head coach Jim Criner. He made his mark early as a freshman with a school record 210 yards against Cal Poly. As a sophomore, he set a Big Sky record by rushing with 1526 yards in 1978 (surpassed at BSU twice, by Brock Forsey and Ian Johnson). As a senior in 1980, he was a member of BSU's "Four Horseman" backfield (along with QB Joe Aliotti, FB David Hughes, and HB Terry Zahner), which led the Broncos to the I-AA national championship. BSU defeated the Grambling Tigers 14-9 in the first round (semifinals) at Bronco Stadium, then edged favored Eastern Kentucky 31-29 with a late touchdown in the championship game in Sacramento on December 20.
Minter finished his college career with 4475 rushing yards, but as an undersized Big Sky running back (5'10", 190 lb.), he was not selected in the 1981 NFL Draft, which was twelve rounds (332 selections). Minter began his professional football career in the Canadian Football League in 1981. He graduated from BSU with a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1985.
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