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FB Pete Johnson (OSU HOF, Pro Bowl, All-Pro)

Backs to the future
Miller-Hyde backfield reminiscent of legendary Griffin-Johnson tandem
Updated: November 7, 2012
By Austin Ward | BuckeyeNation

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- There was a Heisman Trophy candidate rolling up yardage and stocking the highlight films.

The guy lined up with him was a bruising runner with a nose for the end zone, capable of finishing off any drive that sniffed the goal line.

Either history is repeating itself or Ohio State has always known the secret formula for putting together a backfield capable of grinding opponents to dust and lighting up scoreboards thanks to a seemingly perfect complement of rushers who don't mind where the spotlight goes or count the number of trips to the end zone.

And while it is almost certainly premature to put Braxton Miller and Carlos Hyde in the same company as Archie Griffin and Pete Johnson, there are a few similarities emerging between the present-day, seemingly unstoppable combination and the one that, in 1975, really was.

"The attention or wanting more carries never even crossed my mind," Johnson said. "It wasn't about Archie or me -- we were a complete team. Everybody just did their part, and you had to because [coach] Woody [Hayes] demanded it.

"Maybe a lot of people would say if it wasn't for me, Archie wouldn't have those two Heismans. If it weren't for Archie, I know I wouldn't have had all those touchdowns, because he was the lead blocker for a lot of them."

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http://espn.go.com/colleges/osu/football/story/_/id/8604577/ohio-state-buckeyes-backs-throwbacks
 
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Still Ohio State's all time greatest backfield:

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