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02-02-2006, 11:04 AM
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Dru Humphries RIP
I saw the thread on Lorenzo Hunter who would have graduated this year but was murdered in 2004. This got me to thinking about other HS football stars cut down in their prime.
Other players made bad decisions that ruined their life, let alone their careers (i.e. Ray Williams).
But, I was trying to remember the name of the tOSU recruit who commited to play for us and then died his senior year while playing basketball or something. He was from Toledo Rogers HS. He would have been a member of the same class as Clarett. I know there are plenty of people here who remember.
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02-02-2006, 11:10 AM
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DruShawn Humphries...RIP
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02-02-2006, 11:13 AM
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What a tragedy that was, I remember Ohio State and Coach Tressel giving his family a 2002 national championship ring. Some people felt he had just as much talent and potential as Moc.
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02-02-2006, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by wadc45
DruShawn Humphries...RIP
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Thanks. It is always sad to see a young person die. So much promise and potential and ability and talent just lost to the void.
Ricky Matter is another that comes to mind. The two-year anniversary of his death is coming up on Feb. 14, 2006. Truely sad. It is events like these that make all of us recruitniks and diehard Buckeye fans take pause and appreciate the fact that there is more to life than just Buckeye football. I would gladly exchange all of the wins of my beloved Buckeyes over the last several years if it meant that these kids would still be with us. May they rest in peace and God Bless their families. Buckeye thoughts and prayers go out to them.
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02-02-2006, 11:56 AM
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as i remember Dru was supposed to be better than Mo. I remember how shocked i was to hear he died. Although he didn't get to show it on the field, Dru will always be a Buckeye in my mind and in my heart.
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02-02-2006, 12:04 PM
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According to Duane and others, Humphries was a bigger, faster more durable back than MoC coming out of HS. I don't know if he had MoC's vison but I often think of how special it would have been to have them both for the past 3-4 years.
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02-02-2006, 12:52 PM
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I still remember the day that Jason Gwinn left us too early... RIP
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02-02-2006, 02:11 PM
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Remembering things like this do help bring things into perspective. I remember when I heard about JT giving Dru's family an NC ring I thought, what a class act. Also remember losing Gwynn. RIP guys.
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02-02-2006, 04:14 PM
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Didn't Fred Davis say he was going to wear Dru's number at Ohio State?
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