- Ted Ginn Jr.
Theodore "Ted" Ginn, Jr. (born April 12, 1985 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Ohio State.
- Chris Leak
Christopher Leak (born May 3, 1985 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. In 2006, he led the Florida Gators to a 13-1 record, which culminated with a BCS Championship 41-14 victory over the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Despite declaring for the 2007 NFL Draft, Leak went undrafted, and signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bears.
- James Laurinaitis
James Laurinaitis (born December 3, 1986) is an American football linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Laurinaitis, who grew up in Hamel, Minnesota, is currently the starting middle linebacker at Ohio State and is listed at 6'3", 244 lb (1.91 m, 111 kg). Considered one of the top linebackers in college football during the 2006 season, he was awarded the 2006 Nagurski Trophy, named a finalist for the 2006 Butkus Award for top college linebacker, …
- Archie Griffin
Archie Mason Griffin (born August 21, 1954) is a former American football running back and college football's only two-time Heisman trophy winner. Griffin won four Big Ten Conference titles with the Ohio State Buckeyes and is the only player ever to start in four Rose Bowls.
- Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford (born June 3, 1986 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) is a basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks. He is the son of former NBA player Tito Horford. He attended Grand Ledge High School in Grand Ledge, Michigan, USA, and was a star player on its basketball team. He was a starting center for the Florida Gators basketball team, …
- Antonio Pittman
Antonio Pittman (born December 9, 1985 in Akron, Ohio) was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 2007 NFL draft, and was a running back for The Ohio State University. Before arriving at Ohio State, Pittman attended Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio, where he earned All-Ohio honors as a senior. Pittman majored in African American and African Studies at Ohio State. He is 5'11" and 195 pounds. Pittman entered the 2006 season as the starting running back for the Buckeyes.
- Robert Smith
Robert Scott Smith (born March 4, 1972 in Euclid, Ohio) is a former American football running back who played with the Ohio State Buckeyes and later with the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL. He was known for his academic hobbies including astronomy and medicine. He also starred in Track and Field while at Ohio State. Smith is the only player to ever win Ohio's Mr. Football Award twice (in 1988 and 1989).
- Bo Pelini
Mark "Bo" Pelini (born December 13, 1967 in Youngstown, Ohio) is the defensive coordinator for Louisiana State University. He is entering his third season with the Tigers. Pelini was raised in Youngstown, Ohio, a former center of steel production with a strong athletic tradition. He played free safety for Ohio State University from 1987 to 1990, starting for the Buckeyes in 1989 and 1990. Pelini served as a team co-captain in his senior year, along with Vinnie Clark, …
- John Cooper
John Cooper (born July 2, 1937 in Knoxville, Tennessee) was the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes college football team from 1988 to 2000. Cooper grew up in the Knoxville suburb of Powell, Tennessee and joined the United States Army after high school. After serving for two years, he enrolled at Iowa State University where he played football for four years eventually becoming team captain and MVP. Cooper spent time as an assistant coach at Iowa State, Oregon State, UCLA, …
- Jon Diebler
Jon Diebler is a basketball player at Ohio State. He is notable for having a great high school basketball career. He recently surpassed Jay Burson's 22 year old Ohio high school scoring record. He attended Upper Sandusky High School out of the Northern Ohio League in Wyandot County, Ohio. He was selected by rivals.com and scout.com as a four star prospect. With his awesome court knowledge and three point shooting he has 100 bagillion career points, …
- Justin Zwick
Justin Zwick (born May 12, 1983) was a collegiate football player who played quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2002-2006.
- Quinn Pitcock
Quinn Pitcock (b. September 14, 1983) is a defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts. He played in college for Ohio State University. Pitcock was drafted in the 3rd round (98th overall pick) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Colts. Heavier than the typical Colts defensive tackle, Pitcock should figure to have a prominent role in the Colts' defensive tackle rotation given his needed run stuffing ability.
- Lecharles Bentley
LeCharles Vernon Bentley (born November 7, 1979 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a National Football League center for the Cleveland Browns. He played high school football at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland and went on to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes under head coach John Cooper. Bentley won the 2001 Rimington Trophy as college football's best center.
- Jay Richardson
Jay Richardson is a American football Defensive end for the Oakland Raiders, where he was drafted in the 5th round in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he majored in African Studies. He was born on January 27, 1984 and played high school football for Dublin Scioto High School (Ohio).
- Doug Datish
Doug Datish (born August 1, 1983 in Warren, Ohio) is an American football center who plays for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. The Falcons selected him in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Datish played collegiately for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
- John Stocco
John Stocco (born June 14, 1983 in Richfield, Minnesota) is an American football quarterback. Stocco played football for the University of Wisconsin, starting at quarterback for the Badgers during his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. He was not drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft. In high school, Stocco teamed with current NFL wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald at the Academy of Holy Angels in Minnesota.
- Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson (born in March 2, 1954 in Peach County, Georgia) is a former college and professional American football running back. He spent 8 seasons in the NFL, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. Before his NFL career, Johnson played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
- Andy Katzenmoyer
Andy Katzenmoyer (born December 2, 1977 in Westerville, Ohio) is a former professional American football player and the only Butkus Award-winning middle linebacker to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes. His signature bone-crunching hits became symbolic of the stingy Ohio State teams he played on earning him the nickname "The Big Kat". As an homage to his hero, Katzenmoyer wore Archie Griffin's number 45 at Ohio State.
- Tyler Everett
Tyler Everett (born November 4, 1983 in Canton, Ohio) is an American football player who currently plays for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. The former Ohio State Buckeyes safety was signed to the 53 man roster from the practice squad in order to bolster the safety position following injuries to strong safeties Mike Brown and Todd Johnson. If the Bears had won Super Bowl XLI, Everett would have won a championship at the high school, college and professional levels.
- Donnie Nickey
Donnie Orvin Nickey (born April 25, 1980) is a former starting free safety for the Ohio State Buckeyes and current back-up safety for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. Nickey was a co-captain with Mike Doss on the 2002 NCAA National Championship team. Nickey attended Jonathan Alder High School in Plain City, Ohio. He has two brothers, Ian and Jonathan.
- Jim Stillwagon
Jim Stillwagon (born February 11 1949 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio) is a former all star American college football player and Canadian Football League player. Stillwagon was a three-year starter with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was a consensus All-America selection as a junior and senior, and won the Outland Trophy and was the first-ever winner of the Lombardi Award. Stillwagon was one of the so-called Super Sophomores of 1968, …
- Tom Fritsche
Tom "Buzz" Fritsche (born September 30, 1986 in Parma, Ohio) is an American ice hockey forward currently playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes hockey team. He was drafted in the 2nd round, 47th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He has led the Buckeyes in scoring 2 years in a row. Fritsche's older brother Dan is a forward playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
- Ron Springs
Ronald Edward Springs (born November 4, 1956) is a former professional American football running back. He played 8 seasons in the NFL, six for the Dallas Cowboys 1979 to 1984 and two for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1985 to 1986.
- Mike Phipps
Michael Elston Phipps (born January 19, 1947 in Shelbyville, Indiana) is a former professional American football quarterback who played collegiately for the Purdue University Boilermakers (1967-1969), and professionally for both the Cleveland Browns (1970-1976) and Chicago Bears (1977-1981).
- Bob Ferguson
Robert E. "Bob" Ferguson (August 29, 1939 - December 30, 2004) was an American football running back and member of the College Football Hall of Fame. He is considered by many to be the greatest fullback in the history of the Ohio State University Buckeyes. Ferguson's first year of eligibility at Ohio State was 1959. The starting fullback at the beginning of the season was the senior, and Heisman Trophy candidate, Bob White.
- Rob Murphy
Rob Murphy (born January 18, 1977 in Buffalo, New York) is an offensive lineman for the CFL's B.C. Lions. He currently wears number 56, weighs 310 lbs. and is 6'5 tall. Murphy went to Ohio State University and played for the Ohio State Buckeyes, he was a 2-time All-American in 1997 and 1998. He played in the NFL from 1999 to 2005. In 2000, Murphy played for the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe starting all ten games.
- Ray Griffin
Raymond Griffin (born June 26, 1956) is a former American football cornerback. He is the younger brother of former two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin, and also played college football with the Ohio State Buckeyes and pro football for the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Champ Henson
Harold R. "Champ" Henson, III (born June 1, 1953 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former college and professional American football fullback. Henson attended the Ohio State University where he led the Buckeyes (and the Big Ten conference) in scoring as a sophomore in 1972. In the second game of the 1973 season, however, Henson tore the cartilage his knee and was out for the season. Linebacker Bruce Elia was converted to starting fullback.
- Mel Nowell
Mel Nowell (born in 1940 Columbus, Ohio), was an American basketball player. Nowell played for the Ohio State College team that won the 1960 NCAA championship. He played with three Hall of Famers and Hall of Fame Coach Fred Taylor. He later played in the NBA for the Chicago Zephyrs and in the American Basketball Association. A 6'1 guard, Nowell was a high school star at Columbus East 1957-1958.
- Vlade Janakievski
Vlade Janakievski (born December 12, 1957) is a former American football placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was a walk-on player from the soccer team who handled the placekicking duties for the Buckeyes in the 1977-1980 seasons. During Janakievski's career at Ohio State he was the first OSU kicker to be selected twice to the All-Big Ten team. In his first year as a kicker (1977), he made all 44 of his extra point attempts, …
- Warren Amling
Dr. Warren Amling (December 29, 1924 - November 1, 2001) was an American football and basketball player, playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1944 to 1946. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984. In 1945 Amling was a unanimous All-America selection at guard on the Buckeye football team and finished seventh in the vote for the Heisman Trophy. In 1946 he was elected the team captain and volunteered to move to tackle, …
- Gomer Jones
Gomer Thomas Jones (February 26, 1914 - March 21, 1971) was a football athlete and coach. He was a Hall of Fame center for the Ohio State University Buckeyes and a coach of the University of Oklahoma Sooners for 19 years.
- Jim Laughlin
Jim Laughlin (born 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former NFL and college football player. The eighth pick in the 4th round of the 1980 NFL Draft (91st overall) by the Atlanta Falcons, Laughlin, was one in a long line of standout Linebackers to have played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
- Bruce Elia
Bruce Louis Elia (born January 10, 1953 in Hoboken, New Jersey) is a former college and professional American football player. In college, Elia played on both the offensive and defensive teams for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Professionally, he was a linebacker, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Elia is one of the few Ohio State players in the modern era to start on both the offensive and defensive teams. He graduated from Cliffside Park High School in New Jersey in 1971, …
- Jimmy Hull
James R. "Jimmy" Hull led the Ohio State Buckeyes to the championship game in the first-ever NCAA Basketball Tournament. The Buckeyes finished the season with a 16-7 record, and lost to the Oregon Ducks in the finals. Hull was named the Most Outstanding Player of that first tournament Hull was a two-year starter for the Buckeyes. As a senior and captain of the 1938-1939 team he was the leading scorer in the Big Ten Conference and was a consensus All-America selection.
- Fred Bruney
Fred K. Bruney (born December 30, 1931 in Martins Ferry, Ohio) is a former college and professional American football defensive back. Bruney played halfback on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball for the Ohio State University Buckeyes from 1950 to 1952. He scored six touchdowns for the Buckeyes in the 1952 season, but he was known primarily for his defensive play. He had 17 career interceptions, which remains second in the Ohio State record book.
- Frank Clair
Frank J. Clair (May 12 1917, Hamilton, Ohio - April 3 2005, Sarasota, Florida) was a coach in the Canadian Football League, nicknamed "the Professor" for his ability to recognize and develop talent. Clair played end for the Ohio State University Buckeyes, lettering in 1938, 1939, and 1940. As a receiver, he was quarterback Don Scott's favorite target. In 1941 Clair played in seven games for the Washington Redskins. Clair found his greatest success in coaching.
- Mick Hubert
Mick Hubert (born in St. Anne, Illinois) is the radio play-by-play announcer of Florida Gators athletic teams at the University of Florida. He covers football, basketball, baseball, and other sports occasionally. Mick has worked for UF since 1989. On football broadcasts, he works with Lee McGriff (color analyst) and Steve Babik (field reporter). For basketball games, he calls the action alongside Mark Wise. Mick is one of the most enthusiastic announcers around, …
- Hubert Bobo
Hubert Bobo is a former American college and professional football player. A linebacker, he played college football at Ohio State, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960 and for the New York Titans from 1961-1962.
- Al Onofrio
Al Onofrio was the head football coach at the University of Missouri from 1971-1977. During his tenure he compiled a 38-41 record. He spent 12 years on the Missouri staff, as an assistant as well. He is notable for having pulled upsets, mainly on the road. His Mizzou football teams have upset the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on October 21, 1972 at South Bend, Indiana, the Alabama Crimson Tide on September 8, 1975 at Birmingham, the USC Trojans at Los Angeles on September 11, …