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G Jay Burson (All B1G, OSU HOF)

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    • Since we don't have a Basketball Alumni Forum wasn't sure where to put this.

    A great link to pics and story of the night that Burson broke the scoring record against my old school. My buddy's dad was the coach of Philo at the time.

    Some pics of the occasion as well.

    They also list where he would rank on Ohio's all-time list in steals and other categories.

    http://www.whizamfmtv.com/article.php?articleId=17130
     
    Former Buckeye shares life lessons

    By BOB PUTMAN ? The Marion Star ? March 17, 2010

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    Former Ohio State basketball standout Jay Burson talks with Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference parents and athletes at Sunday's winter sports banquet at Cardington-Lincoln High School. (Photo courtesy of Bob Dalton/HR Imaging Partner)

    CARDINGTON - Jay Burson had some success as a high school basketball player at New Concord John Glenn and then in college at Ohio State University.

    He has tried to use some of the same things that helped on the basketball court when it came time to put down the basketball.

    Burson spelled out those lessons for athletes, coaches and parents Sunday night at the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference Winter Sports Awards Night at Cardington-Lincoln High School.

    "I wanted to make the transition to be a winner in life," Burson said. "I did not want to play or live to win but to play or live to be a winner."

    When looking out at the current area high school athletes, the former Buckeye could not help but remember back to his high school career.

    Burson concluded his four-year career at John Glenn in 1985 with 2,958 points, which was the top mark for any Ohio high school cager until current OSU player Jon Diebler totaled 3,208 points while playing for Upper Sandusky.
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    Former Buckeye shares life lessons | marionstar.com | The Marion Star
     
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    Former Buckeye fancies OSU's tournament chances

    BY BOB PUTMAN ? CentralOhio.com ? March 18, 2010


    CARDINGTON -- Former Ohio State standout Jay Burson likes what he sees in his crystal ball.

    Burson, who spoke at Sunday night's Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Winter Sports Awards Night at Cardington High School, said the Buckeyes have an excellent opportunity to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

    Coach Thad Matta's team is 27-7 and the second-seed to Kansas.

    OSU will play UC-Santa Barbara (20-9) Friday at 9:45 p.m.

    "What a fantastic year for Ohio State," Burson said. "They have a star player in Evan Turner, but you also have players that know their roles. They all are good, quality guys."
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    Former Buckeye fancies OSU's tournament chances | bucyrustelegraphforum.com | Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
     
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    Burson stunned skeptics
    BY JON SPENCER ? News Journal ? October 29, 2010

    Twenty-one years after he made his last hoop for Ohio State, Jay Burson still looks the same.

    Scrawny.

    Bony.

    Swimming in his suit coat.

    He has less hair, but not less muscle. That would imply he once had muscles.

    While addressing guests at Richland Newhope Industries' annual Employer Recognition Breakfast on Thursday, Burson joked about getting out of a drug test as an OSU freshman.

    "You know son," Burson was told as the players lined up in the bathroom, "we've been testing athletes here for the last two years and this is the first time we've ever run into this.

    "With a body like that, no way can you be on steroids."

    Burson, 44, flexes his right arm for Thursday's audience.

    "I know this is hard for you to believe," he grinned, "but this body is still steroid-free."

    Burson filled out a basketball uniform like Barney Fife. But he filled up the basket like no schoolboy player this state had ever seen.

    Not Jerry Lucas. Not Larry Siegfried. Not Allan Hornyak.

    Nicknamed "The Show," the wispy 6-foot guard led the nation in scoring as a sophomore at New Concord John Glenn High School, averaging 40.1 points per game. He averaged 32.9 over his career and finished as the state's all-time leading scorer with 2,958 points.
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    http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20101029/SPORTS/10290308

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqYWqh-Cx28"]YouTube - Jay Burson talks about Ohio State and John Diebler[/ame]
     
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    Still probably the worst Buckeye day of my life watching Burson get hurt.


    That was worse than the michigan losses of my lifetime and any BCS game. They don't make em like Jay very often. Aaron Craft is about as close as Ive seen since Jay left.
     
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    Archie Griffin Scholarship Fund
    Golf outing to honor Burson at The Lakes
    By SETH SHANER
    ThisWeek Community News Wednesday July 18, 2012

    Raising money for non-revenue sports at Ohio State University is the mission of the Archie Griffin Scholarship Fund golf outing and dinner.

    Renewing friendships and taking a look back at the history of OSU athletics is an added bonus for participants.

    The 22nd annual event is scheduled for July 30 at The Lakes Golf and Country Club in Westerville. The honoree is former Buckeyes basketball standout Jay Burson.

    "What Archie Griffin did on the field was fantastic," Burson said. "I grew up as a fan, but what he's been able to do off the field, as a humanitarian and as a person, when guys like that ask you for something you don't need to think about it."

    Burson attended New Concord John Glenn High School from 1981-85 and was the OHSAA's career leading scorer in boys basketball (2,958 points) before Upper Sandusky's Jon Diebler (3,208) broke the mark in 2007.

    But Burson, like Griffin, had challenges to overcome in his sport, especially with his stature.

    "There's a lot of excitement around football and Ohio State athletics and even Archie's story because of his size and being the underdog," Burson said. "I had some of those same things, but in a different sport.

    "I didn't have the same success he had, but it was something I had to overcome. When I think about Ohio State and competition and overcoming obstacles as humans, Archie was able to overcome a lot of things and was an example of how to do that."

    Griffin, college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, has been president and CEO of the Ohio State Alumni Association since 2004. He also sees similarities between himself and Burson.

    "My high school football coach, Bob Stuart, always used to say it's not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog," said Griffin, who went to Eastmoor. "Jay Burson is someone who embodies this idea. He wasn't the biggest or most talented guy, but his work ethic and skill made him great. ... He's a class act who does things the right way and we're thrilled to recognize his accomplishments this year."

    The scholarship fund has raised $1.4 million over the years, board member Lowell Dencer said.

    "It goes into an endowment fund and that fund is for scholar-athletes in (non-revenue) sports to go to the Ohio State University," Dencer said. "It's my opinion, but I think Archie feels like the revenue sports are well-funded, for obvious reasons, and he wanted to reach out to other athletes, like track and field, soccer, lacrosse, those types of sports. That's where he wanted the money to go."

    Burson lives in Pataskala and still is involved in basketball, selling portable wood floors for Horner Flooring -- Ohio State, Michigan State, the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls are just a few teams that use its floors -- and working as a consultant for Nike. He has done pregame analysis on 97.1 The Fan for the past 15 seasons.

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    http://www.thisweeknews.com/content...golf-outing-to-honor-burson-at-the-lakes.html
     
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    Son, father learn from each other at Granville Christian
    Jan 22, 2013
    Advocate
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    Dave Weidig

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    Granville Christian Academy assistant coach and former Ohio State basketball star Jay Burson, left, coaches his son, Ty Burson, right, and other players during Thursday's practice at the Bryn Du Fieldhouse. / Jason Lenhart

    GRANVILLE ? Ty Burson has learned basketball from his well-known father, but he also has shown his dad a few things.

    ?(Ty) would be a good coach, being around my dad and myself who were so wrapped up in basketball,? said Jay Burson, Ohio?s second-leading all-time high school scorer, former Ohio State star and son of longtime Muskingum University coach Jim Burson. ?Does he have our vision and passion for the game? No. But he has better balance. I?ve learned balance from him.?

    Father and son have come full circle at Granville Christian Academy, where Jay was former athletic director and Ty is a senior guard. Dad now is an assistant coach for the Lions and son leads them in scoring (14 points per game) against a more challenging schedule, designed to prepare the team for its third season in the Ohio High School Athletic Association tournament.

    Ty has a pair of 26-point games to his credit, including one in a win against Division III Cardington. He?s 5-foot-8 to his dad?s 6-0 and is not nearly the prolific scorer and player Jay was. However, he has come into his own for the 9-5 Lions.

    ?He enjoys the game and has some natural skills,? Jay said. ?It?s started to come together for him this year. He?s a late bloomer, and his older brother (Lee) was the same way. I was a no bloomer.?

    Son shares some of the same traits as dad: work ethic, perseverance and overcoming a lack of size.

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    http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20130121/HSSPORTS03/301210013/The-Burson-balance
     
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