All 40 former Buckeyes who have been inducted into the hall.
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Every Ohio State football player and coach in the College Football Hall of Fame
- Updated: Jun. 06, 2022, 12:46 p.m.
Both Woody Hayes (left) and Howard "Hopalong" Cassady (right) are member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Through 2022, 1,056 players and 226 coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. According to the hall, just .02 percent of players in college football history have merited induction.
Of those 1,056 players, 27 played for Ohio State.
Of the 226 coaches in the Hall of Fame, 13 coached the Buckeyes -- seven as head coaches and six as assistants.
To be eligible for induction, players must have been selected as a first-team All-American and must be at least 10 years removed from their last season of college football. They also must be finished with their pro career.
Coaches must have won 100 games with a winning percentage of at least .600. They become eligible at age 75 if they are active; at age 70 if they are retired; or at any age if they are three years retired from coaching. They also aren’t eligible if they are currently coaching in the NFL.
Here’s the full list of Ohio State players in the Hall of Fame, through the 2022 class, with their year of induction.
Quarterbacks (2)
Rex Kern, 2007
Les Horvath, 1969
Eddie George won the Heisman Trophy in 1995 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.
Running backs (8)
Keith Byars, 2020
Eddie George, 2012
Bob Ferguson, 1996
Archie Griffin, 1986
Howard “Hopalong” Cassady, 1979
Vic Janowicz, 1976
Gaylord Stinchcomb, 1973
Chic Harley, 1951
Wes Fesler (carried off field) was a Hall of Fame player at Ohio State and then coached the Buckeyes.
Receivers (1)
Wes Fesler, 1954
Orlando Pace is the most recent Ohio State offensive line to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
Offensive linemen (9)
Orlando Pace, 2014
John Hicks, 2001
Aurealius Thomas, 1989
Warren Amling, 1984
Gomer Jones, 1978
Jim Daniel, 1977
Gust Zarnas, 1975
Jim Parker, 1974
Bill Willis, 1971
Defensive linemen (2)
Jim Houston, 2005
Jim Stillwagon, 1991
Chris Spielman is one of three Ohio State linebackers in the College Football Hall of Fame.
Linebackers (3)
Tom Cousineau, 2016
Chris Spielman, 2009
Randy Gradishar, 1998
Mike Doss is Ohio State's most recent inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Defensive backs (2)
Mike Doss, 2022
Jack Tatum, 2004
Assistant coaches (6)
Rudy Hubbard, 2021
Lou Holtz, 2008
Bo Schembechler, 1993
Sid Gillman, 1989
Doyt Perry, 1988
Ernie Godfrey, 1972
Earle Bruce is one of seven former Ohio State head coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame.
Head coaches (7)
Jim Tressel, 2015
John Cooper, 2008
Earle Bruce, 2002
Woody Hayes, 1983
Francis Schmidt, 1971
John Wilce, 1954
Howard Jones, 1951