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On Ohio State football
To Mr. White: Please advise your staff that OSU football players have been making “jump-up-worthy” memorable plays for generations. Your recent voting contest included only three out of 16 total plays that were from prior to 1990. I understand the bias towards recent games, but I submit the following are arguably more consequential than most of those on that list:
1916, “Chic” Harley 80-yd pick-six vs. Wisconsin (OSU 14-13).
1954, fourth-quarter goal-line stand vs. Michigan and resulting 99⅔-yard TD drive (OSU 21-7).
1968, Ted Provost 35-yd pick-six vs. unbeaten Purdue (OSU 13-0).
1972, two goal line stands vs. Michigan (OSU 14-11).
1979, Jim Laughlin fourth-quarter blocked punt for Todd Bell TD recovery vs. Michigan (OSU 18-15).
These plays refute Mr. Oller’s assertion that the defense chokes in the clutch. Also, Jack Parks’ “OSU Football Encyclopedia” is a much more useful reference than Google AI.
Steve Sova, Galloway
Mel Lee of Columbus Art Memorial does a final clean up in 2015 on the Chic Harley statue that was installed at 689 S. Champion Ave where Chic Harley lived.
To Steve: Those are all good candidates that were not on our list. There were many that got cut from the list that folks could make arguments for.
To the editor: Since OSU did not defeat Michigan, they did not get the gold pants. If they win it all, I would suggest that they get platinum helmets (charms) as a reward.
J Thomas Jones
To Brian: Rob Oller’s wrap-up of OSU-Texas was like listing the pros and cons of a new toaster oven. The toasting was plenty good and lightning fast like the standout plays of Sawyer and Henderson. And Will Howard shined, getting a personal win. However, the second half of his story…
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Publish date : 2025-01-19 10:15:00
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