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Ohio State?s Whaley earns scholar-athlete award
By Jim Walker/Tribune Sports Editor

Friday, February 15, 2008
Tyler Whaley?s Ohio State career has ended, but not the accolades.

The former All-Ohio lineman from Ironton who earned a scholarship with the Buckeyes as a walk-on, was honored as a collegiate and high school scholar-athlete from central Ohio by the Columbus Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.

Whaley was one of seven collegiate players honored on Monday for his excellence on the field and in the classroom.

With a 3.16 grade point average, Whaley is scheduled to graduate in March with a degree in health sciences.

During Ohio State team football banquet, Whaley was voted the Bo Rein Award winner as the Buckeyes? most inspirational player.

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