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Buckeye Traditions (Merged)

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BABIES BORN AT OHIO STATE'S WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVE TRADITIONAL "BEAT MICHIGAN" BLANKET FOR RIVALRY WEEK

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Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...tional-beat-michigan-blanket-for-rivalry-week

Re: Babies born at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center this week will be swaddled in a scarlet "Beat Michigan" blanket, carrying on a longstanding tradition at the hospital.

A great tradition most people wouldn't think of.

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TIME AND CHANGE: BUCKEYE GROVE, A NATURAL MUSEUM HONORING FOOTBALL GREATS

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Time and Change is a weekly series highlighting the history of some of Ohio State's storied traditions.

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Buckeye Memorial Grove was established in 1929 as a dedication to Ohio State’s first football team. An organization known as the Scarlet Key, made up of a group of football team managers, planted the first eleven trees in a football formation. Five more trees were planted to represent every player named to the All-American team.

Under each tree laid a concrete nameplate including the name of the All-American and the years that they played football at Ohio State. One of the first and most notable trees in Buckeye Grove belongs to Chic Harley whose playing career was interrupted by World War I.

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Buckeye Grove is limited to football All-Americans, but athletes such as All-American basketball player, Jimmy Hull had a Buckeye tree in his honor planted across from the original site of Buckeye Grove.

Based on a Columbus Dispatch article dated in 1945, Scarlet Key members would place Buckeye trees on the campus of every Ohio State opponent, but the organization eventually disbanded. Responsibilities for Buckeye Grove then shifted to Ohio Staters, Inc. post-World War II.

Ohio Staters launched a relocation of Buckeye Grove after construction and space concerns. Ohio Staters had big plans for Buckeye Grove including: benches, walkways and a fountain to bring more attention to the historical area of campus. They planted over 100 Buckeye trees in Ohio State’s greenhouse that would eventually make the move over to Buckeye Grove when needed.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/the-...ove-a-natural-museum-honoring-football-greats
 
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cincibuck said:
I'm on a roll now. We should also remember that Woody was a World War II vet and that despite being a reserve officer rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander ('Major' for the uninitiated) and commander of the destroyer escort, USS Reinhart. Very few USNR officers are ever given command of a ship, especially a combat ship, war or no war.

I don't see any mention of Don Scott, All American, 1939. Captain Don Scott died when his bomber crashed during a training mission. The airport at Ohio State University is named in his honor.

1915, Willaim Doughtery writes Across the Field, one of the most recognizable fight songs in college football.

I don't have my History of Ohio State University with me, but a buckeye player died from injuries after a football game sometime around the turn of the century. His body lay in state in University Hall, the only time I know of when such an honor was granted. Can't find a reference to it on the internet, nor can I find a date for Buckeye Battlecry.

Add also, Myron McKelvey, the first drum major to lead the band in Script Ohio. (His son, William, was one of my best friends and fellow classmate at Fairmont High School along with Orlis King, aka Neutron Man).
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KillerNut said:
1) Script Ohio
2) Buckeye leaves
3) Senior Tackle
4) Skull Session
5) Alma mater at the end of home games (I think I spelled it wrong)
6) Ramp Entrance
7) Block O
8) Hinneygate
9) Tunnel of Pride
10) Victory Bell
11) Start of 4th Quarter Hang on Sloopy
12) Buckeye Trees for Ohio State All Americans
13) I can't think of the name, but it is and informal improptude pep rally durring scUM week that results in people jumping in miror lake.
14) Brutus Push ups
15) The Neutron Man
16) Beating Northwestern

I'm out of ideas for now.
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