Dispatch
Larimore creates pottery pieces when not tackling ball carriers
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 3:12 AM
By
Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
CHRIS RUSSELL dispatch
Dexter Larimore is majoring in finance so that he can manage the business side of being an artist.
When Dick Tressel showed Dexter Larimore the Short North, it might have been the first time that an Ohio State football recruiting prospect was given a tour of the funky, artsy district known best for its gallery hops. But Tressel, an
OSU assistant coach, had done his homework on Larimore. He knew the big defensive tackle's mother, Theresia, was a former commercial artist and that Dexter had developed a passion for pottery.
So on Larimore's official visit two years ago, their destination was a stroke of genius.
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