2021 Countdown Thread - Honoring Bill Willis

[DaddyBigBucks]

Today's countdown features six Buckeyes who did great things while wearing the number 7 for the scarlet and grey. Five of them have a last name that starts with the 7th letter of the alphabet. One of them has a last name that starts with the 8th letter of the alphabet. Perhaps he lost count.

2x All Big Ten
Team MVP (won in 1975, the year Arch won his 2nd Heisman)
Silver Football Award (Chicago Tribune Big Ten MVP) (won in 1975, the year Arch won his 2nd Heisman)
2019 Rose Bowl HoF Inductee
Cornelius "Corny" Greene (AKA Flam)

3x Academic All Big Ten
NFF & CFB HoF Scholarship Winner
All-Big Ten
Captain
Joey Galloway

Silver Football Award (Chicago Tribune Big Ten MVP)
All Big Ten
Captain
Team MVP
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
Joe Germaine

2-Way Starter
2x All Big Ten
Team MVP
National Champion
Chris Gamble

Academic All Big Ten
All Big Ten
All American
Ted Ginn

2x Academic All Big Ten
All Big Ten
Big Ten Quarterback of the Year
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
Silver Football Award (Chicago Tribune Big Ten MVP)
Dwayne Haskins

 

[Zurp]

I've never heard of any of those guys.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

I've never heard of any of those guys.

Cut me some slack. Not every number was worn by somebody memorable. Some days I really have to scrape the bottom of the barrel.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

National Champion
Voice of Carmen Ohio
Willie "Cie" Grant

Son of Captain
Captain
Son of Team MVP
Team MVP
National Champion
Evan Spencer

 

[BB73]

National Champion
Voice of Carmen Ohio
Willie "Cie" Grant

Son of Captain
Captain
Son of Team MVP
Team MVP
National Champion
Evan Spencer

My memory is a little hazy, but I think only 1 of those two pass attempts was completed.

 

[Buckeye86]

Son of Captain
Captain
Son of Team MVP
Team MVP
National Champion
Evan Spencer

Responsible for the greatest crack block in the history of Ohio State football.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Dang I love pulling the ol Scarlet #7 from the closet on gamedays!! The number of amazing players over the years is unreal. Can't wait till Thursday!!

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

B1G Freshman of the Year
2x All-B1G
2x B1G Quarterback of the Year
2x B1G Offensive Player of the Year
2x Silver Football Award (Chicago Tribune B1G MVP)
2x Captain
National Champion (though he red-shirted in 2014, he was a captain that year)
Braxton Miller

All B1G
Garrett Wilson

 

[BB73]

It hardly looks like Kendrick was trying to break up that pass. I mean, if his arms were 3 feet longer, he could have bumped Wilson’s right elbow.

 

[Bestbuck36]

B1G Freshman of the Year
2x All-B1G
2x B1G Quarterback of the Year
2x B1G Offensive Player of the Year
2x Silver Football Award (Chicago Tribune B1G MVP)
2x Captain
National Champion (though he red-shirted in 2014, he was a captain that year)
Braxton Miller

All B1G
Garrett Wilson

That Wilson pic is one I'd love to have framed and autographed on my Buckeye wall. Awesome.

 

[charlohiottean]

That Wilson pic is one I'd love to have framed and autographed on my Buckeye wall. Awesome.

Here ya go:

 

[Bestbuck36]

Here ya go:

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LMAO! Guess I should've clarified Garrett's autograph. Well played.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

All Big Ten
All American
Captain
Team MVP
Kurt Coleman

 

[buckeyemania11]

This part of the countdown gives us 2 good Keith Jacksonisms in a row

Starting with eventual superbowl 43 MVP "San Antonio" Holmes

(pretty sure this picture was snapped seconds before the garbage "celebratory dive" penalty flag was thrown)

 

[Dryden]

This part of the countdown gives us 2 good Keith Jacksonisms in a row

Starting with eventual superbowl 43 MVP "San Antonio" Holmes

(pretty sure this picture was snapped seconds before the garbage "celebratory dive" penalty flag was thrown)

Prescott Burgess, always photobombing Buckeyes scoring TDs.