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The Ohio State Athletics Hall Of Fame

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Athletics Director Ed Weaver and Varsity “O” President Ralph Waldo helped establish The Ohio State University Athletics Hall of Fame. The first 23 members were inducted in September, 1977. The first class of women athletes were inducted in 1993.

The first 23 members of the Varsity "O" Hall of Fame were inducted in September, 1977. These are the names of those charter inductees:
  • Howard "Hopalong" Cassady — football, baseball
  • Paul Ebert — basketball, baseball
  • Wes Fesler — football, basketball, baseball, football coach
  • Ernie Godfrey — football, basketball, football coach
  • Chic Harley — football, basketball, baseball, track & field
  • John Havlicek — basketball, baseball
  • Les Horvath — football
  • Jimmy Hull — basketball
  • Vic Janowicz — football
  • Ford Konno — swimming
  • Jerry Lucas — basketball
  • Johnny Miner — basketball
  • Jack Nicklaus — golf
  • Jesse Owens — track & field
  • Jim Parker — football
  • Al Patnik — diving
  • Mike Peppe — swimming/diving coach
  • George Simpson — track & field
  • Bill Smith — swimming
  • Larry Snyder — track
  • Lynn St. John — athletic director
  • John Wilce — football coach
  • Bill Willis — football, track & field
Hall of Fame Constitution and By-laws:
Purpose: To pay tribute and extend recognition to those individuals who through the years have contributed to the honor and fame of The Ohio State University in the field of athletics, and who have continued to demonstrate, in their daily lives, the values learned in intercollegiate athletics.

Eligibility: No athlete shall be considered for recognition for at least five years after the graduation of his or her class. An athlete must have earned a minimum of one Varsity “O” letter. However, exceptions can be made for outstanding athletes who competed before their sport was recognized by the University. A coach or member of the Athletic Department must have served the University for at least 15 years.

Qualifications and criteria shall be based on the candidate’s participation while attending The Ohio State University and shall include accomplishments after leaving the University. The record of the individual considered shall be so outstanding that there is no question as to the qualifications necessary for induction. Consideration shall also be given for personal conduct in life and personal contributions to the high ideals of intercollegiate athletics. The selection shall be on merit only and never of a political nature.
 
OHIO STATE ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2020 REVEALED

The Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame will add 12 new members this fall. The Class of 2020 includes Aaron Brown (football), Eric Brunner (men’s soccer), Karen Dennis (director of track and field and cross country), Amanda Furrer (rifle), Steven Kehoe (men’s volleyball), Daren Lynch (men’s gymnastics), Regis Monahan (football), Lance Palmer (wrestling), Don Perry (men’s gymnastics), Samantha Prahalis (women’s basketball), Amanda Purcell (rowing) and Francis Schmidt (football coach).

As of this announcement, the Class of 2020 is scheduled to be officially inducted at a dinner Sept. 25 and introduced to the public at halftime of the Ohio State home football game vs. Rutgers Sept. 26.

The Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame was created in 1977 and has inducted 446 athletes, coaches and administrators through 2019. Dennis and Schmidt will bring the number of head coaches in the hall to 30. Brown and Monahan will up the number of inductees for football to 128 and Brunner will be the fourth men’s soccer standout inducted. Furrer is the third woman from the rifle program selected for the hall of fame and Kehoe will bring the number of men’s volleyball inductees to six. Lynch and Perry will raise the total of men’s gymnasts inducted to 13 and Purcell will be the seventh rower enshrined. Palmer will be the 18th wrestling letterwinner placed in the hall and Prahalis will be the 14th women’s basketball player to be inducted.

Entire article: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ohio-state-athletics-hall-of-fame-class-of-2020-revealed/

 
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DaddyBigBucks said:
It's nice to see Chunky Brown get recognized. Well Deserved.
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Just sayin': Not too many people on this board would remember/know that his nickname at Ohio State was "Chunky".......:biggrin:

Aaron Brown
Football (1974-77)
An unsung hero on some great Ohio State defenses, Aaron Brown lettered in football from 1974 through 1977 and was a part of Big Ten championship teams in 1974 and 1975. Described as soft-spoken and respected by all his teammates, Brown was a three-year starter for head coach Woody Hayes at nose tackle and currently ranks No. 15 all-time with 314 career tackles. Brown also added 32.0 career tackles for loss. In Brown’s senior season of 1977, in which he was a captain for the Buckeyes, he was named a First Team All-American and closed his career with 14 solo tackles against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Brown still ranks 10th in program history in career tackle for loss yards with minus 181 and second in single-game TFL yards (minus 42 vs. Minnesota in 1976).

A member of four teams that won at least a share of the Big Ten title, Brown played in two Rose Bowl games along with an Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl. The teams he was a part of had an overall record of 39-8-1 with a 29-3 mark in conference play. Brown was drafted in 1978 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and went on to have a 10-year career with the Bucs, Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles and Winnipeg of the Canadian Football League. In 2000, he was selected to the Ohio State All-Century Team by the Columbus Dispatch.
 
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Here are all 15 inductees:
  • Billy Ray Anders (football)
  • Greg Bice (men’s lacrosse)
  • John Bluem (men’s soccer coach)
  • Charles W. Bolen (football/men’s basketball)
  • Joel Brown (men’s track)
  • Aaron Craft (men’s basketball)
  • Adam Crompton (men’s fencing)
  • Jenna Harris Griffin (women’s track)
  • Alayna Markwordt (women’s lacrosse)
  • Russ Nagelson (baseball)
  • Shawn Springs (football)
  • Logan Stieber (wrestling)
  • Jonathan Sweet (baseball)
  • Tom Tupa (football)
  • Dan Whitacre (wrestling)
 
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  • Malcolm Jenkins (2005-08), the 2008 Jim Thorpe Award winner as college football’s best defensive back and a three-time All-Big Ten honoree before a 13-year NFL career
  • Nick Mangold (2002-05), a three-year starting center who led the Buckeyes to two Big Ten titles and earned first-team All-American honors in 2005 before an 11-year NFL career
  • Rick Middleton (1971-73), who starred at both tight end and linebacker for the Buckeyes and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in 1973 before a five-year NFL career
The 2023 class also includes a pair of basketball greats:
  • Kelsey Mitchell (2015-18), Ohio State women’s basketball’s all-time leading scorer, who finished her career as the all-time NCAA leader in made 3-pointers, was a four-time All-American and currently plays for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever
  • Joe Roberts (1958-60), a starting forward on Ohio State’s 1960 national championship team and the first African-American captain in Ohio State men’s basketball history
The rest of the class includes current Ohio State wrestling coach Tom Ryan and former OSU volleyball star Nicholas Szerszen, who is considered to be the best player in OSU men’s volleyball history. The full list of non-football and basketball inductees:
  • Maureen Cogan (1981-85), the first-ever All-American for Ohio State’s women’s cross country and track and field programs
  • Miho Kowase (2014-17), the all-time leader in combined singles and doubles victories for Ohio State women’s tennis
  • Yesenia Luces (2004-07), a two-time first-team All-American for Ohio State field hockey
  • Sean Melton (2014-18), a 10-time All-American who won the Nissan-Emery Award as the best senior gymnast in the nation in 2018
  • Steven Moneke (2006-09), a four-time All-American who ranks third in Ohio State men’s tennis history with 247 combined singles and doubles wins
  • Renee Powell (1967), the first-ever Black captain of a major university golf team
  • Tom Ryan (2007-present), who has led Ohio State wrestling to a national championship, seven top-three NCAA finishes and three Big Ten titles with a 198-66 dual record in 16 years as Ohio State’s head coach
  • Taylor Sandbothe (2013-16), a three-time All-American for Ohio State women’s volleyball
  • Nicolas Szerszen (2015-18), a three-time National Player of the Year who led Ohio State men’s volleyball to two national championships
 
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