E Don Steinberg (official thread)

[Buckskin86]

Donald Steinberg

STEINBERG

Donald, M.D.

8/12/1922-10/29/2012

Donald Steinberg, 90, was born in Toledo, Ohio on August 12, 1922, to Sarah and Julius Steinberg and grandson of Rabbi Isaac Shapiro, the first orthodox Rabbi in Toledo. He was the youngest of eleven children and is survived by his brother, Raymond Steinberg of Phoenix, Arizona and his sister, Belle Swartz of Toledo, Ohio.

Dr. Steinberg attended Fulton School and Scott High School where he achieved excellent academic honors while participating in football, basketball, baseball and track. Following high school, he played football for The Ohio State University in 1942, 1943 and 1945, the latter year while attending Medical School at Ohio State.

He played on the 1942 OSU National Championship team coached by Paul Brown. Dr. Steinberg became the de-facto historian for that team and published a book, "Expanding Your Horizons-The Greatest Collegiate Football Team" chronicling not only the accomplishments of the team on the field that year, but, more importantly, their post-football achievements as many became leaders in their fields of work. While playing football, Dr. Steinberg was 2nd Team All-Conference at End in 1942 and was the Big Ten Scholar Athlete in 1945.

One of his proudest moments was when Coach Jim Tressel gave the remaining living members of the 1942 team National Championship rings with the 2002 champs. Dr. Steinberg's book served as a catalyst for the team in 2002 as it was required reading for the team and he addressed the team twice during their championship run. Coach Tressel remarked, "Dr. Steinberg will go down in my mind as a difference maker extraordinaire."

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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/to...?n=Donald-Steinberg&pid=160734931#fbLoggedOut

Ex-Ohio St. star Steinberg dies at 90
Updated Oct 30, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)

Don Steinberg, who helped Ohio State win its first national championship in 1942, has died. He was 90.

In a release, the university said Steinberg was in hospice and died of congestive heart failure in Perry Township on Monday.

The 1942 Buckeyes were 9-1 and were voted No. 1 at season's end by The Associated Press. The team, coached by Paul Brown, featured a star-studded backfield of future Heisman Trophy winner Les Horvath, Paul Sarringhaus and Gene Fekete, whose 89-yard touchdown run that year against Pitt still ranks as the longest in school history.

Steinberg, who lettered from 1941-43 and again in 1945, was an end in the Buckeyes' single-wing attack.

Following his graduation in 1946, Steinberg went on to become a surgeon.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefoo...ckeyes-to-first-national-title-in-1942-103012

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

RIP Buckeye Champion.

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

I think this page really needs a bump.

Dr. Donald Steinberg, a retired surgeon who was on the forefront of screenings for early detection of cancer and a member of the 1942 Ohio State University football team that won the national championship, died Monday in Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg Township. He was 90.

In the early 1990s, Dr. Steinberg wrote a book about the team called ?Expanding Your Horizons: Collegiate Football?s Greatest Team." The self-published book chronicled the success of the 1942 team and the accomplishments that many of the players had later in life and how many became leaders in their fields of work.

The college honored Dr. Steinberg and his remaining living teammates in 2002 by awarding them rings to recognize the 1942 national championship.

Dr. Steinberg was an end on the Buckeyes team from 1941 to 1943 and returned to the team in 1945 after serving in the Army during World War II. He was named the Big Ten?s outstanding scholar-athlete in 1945.

 

[TexasBuck]

One of the great things about being an Ohio State fan is continually discovering and learning about extraordinary Buckeyes, that have led remarkable lives. Impressive legacy both on and off the field. Rest in peace Dr. Steinberg.