Big Back Poll

[Jaxbuck]

He’s wide with broad shoulders.

He's a big mofo.

Luckily for the world, he's also an extraordinarily nice man.

 

[Bill Lucas]

He’s wide with broad shoulders.

And lots of pairs of socks.

 

[cincibuck]

Byars stood 6’1” and weighed 235-250+ depending on the point in his career.

If that isn’t a big back there has never been one.

I’ll accept his addition. He is probably the fastest of the group until his foot injury. Certainly the best receiver in the group.

 

[cincibuck]

If you've met him you also know he is a massive human being. Point is if he isn't a big back I wouldn't know what one looked like.

His NFL height was listed at 6'1" so that is what I was rolling with.

Socks will do that. I read that a wide receiver can be three inches taller with the right socks. Read it right here so it must be true.

 

[BB73]

Among tOSU’s big backs, only 1 of them was a Unanimous All-American twice:

The perpetually underrated Bob Ferguson.

Bob won the Maxwell Award in 1961, and narrowly mixed becoming the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy, finishing a close second to Ernie Davis of Syracuse, who claimed that honor.

And during his career as a Buckeye, Ferguson was tackled for a loss the same number of times that @Jaxbuck has nailed Jessica Alba. Of course, that second number has the possibility of someday becoming a positive integer.

 

[scarletngray]

The perpetually underrated Bob Ferguson.

Bob won the Maxwell Award in 1961, and narrowly mixed becoming the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy, finishing a close second to Ernie Davis of Syracuse, who claimed that honor.

And during his career as a Buckeye, Ferguson was never tackled for a loss.

Each of these achievements are very impressive.