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Biggest Freak in OSU Football History?

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southcampus;1947601; said:
Sort of a dark horse but I'd have to say Donald Washington should at least be mentioned based on his vertical leaping ability. Set the combine record with something in the mid to high 40's if im not mistaken.
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http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article-2/Through-The-Roof/f4c89db8-c911-4509-b6e3-d611d76e443e
Opting to leave Ohio State as a junior, Washington put on a physical show before NFL scouts in February of 2009. He jumped through the roof that day in addition to posting an 11-foot, 3-inch broad jump. The same distance that Alabama WR Julio Jones jumped to set the football world abuzz Sunday afternoon, Washington?s broad jump was just one inch short of the combine record.
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But the 45 inch vertical is the mark that still stands, 2.5 inches better than this year?s best performance turned in by Nevada TE Virgil Green.
To put Washington?s 45-inch vertical into perspective, take a look at the best jumps turned in at the NBA?s Pre-Draft Camp.
According the good folks at draftexpress.com, only one hoopster has topped Washington?s mark since the site started tracking results in 1989 ? Kenny Gregory?s 45.5-inch jump in 2001. Coming in second, a full 1.5 inches below Washington (43.5, 2004) is NBA slam dunk champion Nate Robinson.
A Combine warrior, Washington also posted an impressive time of 6.84 in the three-cone drill and a 4.49 40-yard dash to round-out one of the Combine?s best overall performances in 2009.
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southcampus;1947601; said:
Sort of a dark horse but I'd have to say Donald Washington should at least be mentioned based on his vertical leaping ability. Set the combine record with something in the mid to high 40's if im not mistaken.
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Yea, you are right on there, he's a freak of nature........
 
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Muck;1947582; said:
Look up Joey Galloway's numbers in the weight room.

Similarly look up Jim Lachey's HS track exploits (here's a hint: he was a hurdler, and a damn good one).

Speaking of track Brandon Saine's accomplishments are even more impressive when you saw just how much larger he was than everyone he lined up against.

Teddy Ginn Jr's physical gifts will likely never be matched.

And of course there's David Boston



Spelling fixed. But yeah 'Zo was a physical freak long before he was known as a mental one.
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Incidentally, it is Jim Lachey Day in the countdown thread.

The 1984 offensive line was arguably one of the 5 best that Ohio State ever had. In spite of the disappointments of the last 13 years or so, that is saying something.
 
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Corby Jones would like to nominate Katzenmoyer. Seriously though, I don't know what his weightroom acccomplishments were, but he was a freak of nature. On the field he was one of those guys that made offensive coordinators change their gameplan all by himself. Jack Tatum was on a different plane of existence as well.
 
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WyoBuck;1947824; said:
Corby Jones would like to nominate Katzenmoyer. Seriously though, I don't know what his weightroom acccomplishments were, but he was a freak of nature. On the field he was one of those guys that made offensive coordinators change their gameplan all by himself. Jack Tatum was on a different plane of existence as well.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
This, with Tatum being the original OC nightmare, the Big Cat version 2.0.
 
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Tlangs;1947658; said:
If we expand this to biggest freaks in any OSU sport...

I heard there was a synchronized swimmer with one leg and hips that don't lie.
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Kevin "i dropped Fedor on his neck" Randleman was a freak by every definition....and kids i'm not talking about his mma career after 03...he had a sick vl 2 time wrestling NC....fast, played arena football...bounced campus bars and beat anyone down

You can even ask Fick he would tell you
 
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