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Greatest Buckeye Players To Ever Wear The Numbers 41-50

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#41 RB Keith Byars (1982-1985)
Accolades:
- 1 Time All American (1984)
- 2 Time All Big 10 (1984)
- Captain (1985)
- Big 10 MVP (1984)
Records Held:
- Most Rushing Attempts in a Season: 336 (1984)
- Most Rushing TD’s in a Game: 5 vs. Illinois (1984) (Tied for 1st All Time)
- Most Points Scored in a Game: 30 vs. Illinois (1984) (Tied for 1st All Time)
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- 40 Rushing Attempts @ Michigan State (1984) (3rd All Time)
- 619 Career Rushing Attempts (5th All Time)
- 274 Rushing Yards vs. Illinois (1984) (2nd All Time)
- 1,764 Rushing Yards in 1984 (2nd All Time)
- 3,200 Career Rushing Yards (4th All Time)
- 22 Rushing TD’s in 1984 (3rd All Time)
- 46 Career Rushing TD’s (2nd All Time)
- 17 Career Games Rushing for 100 Yards (3rd All Time)
- 1 Career Game Rushing for 200 Yards (Tied for 3rd All Time)
- 147.0 Rushing Yards Per Game Average in 1984 (2nd All Time)
- 86.5 Career Rushing Yards Per Game Average (4th All Time)
- 1 Career Game Rushing for 200 Yards (Tied for 3rd All Time)
- 9 Pass Receptions vs. Purdue (1984) (Tied for 6th All Time)
- 73 Career Pass Receptions (Tied for 18th All Time)
- 120 Receiving Yards vs. Purdue (1983) (Tied for 47th All Time)
- 99 Yard Kick Return vs. Pittsburgh (1984) (3rd All Time)
- 144 Points Scored in 1984 (3rd All Time)
- 300 Career Points Scored (4th All Time)
Honorable Mention:
P Brent Bartholomew (1995-1998)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1997)
- 72 Punt Attempts in 1997 (2nd All Time)
- 237 Career Punt Attempts (1st All Time)
- 443 Punt Yards @ Michigan (1997) (5th All Time)
- 3,252 Punt Yards in 1997 (2nd All Time)
- 9,927 Career Punt Yards (1st All Time)
- 51.6 Punting Average vs. Toledo (1998) (2nd All Time)
- 45.2 Punting Average in 1997 (5th All Time)
- 41.9 Career Punting Average (6th All Time)
QB Tom Matte (1957-1960)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1960)
- Member of the 1957 National Championship Team
- 145 Passing Yards @ Purdue (1960) (Tied for 136th All Time)
- 129 Rushing Yards @ Illinois (1960) (Tied for 71st All Time)
G Regis Monahan (1931-1934)
- 1 Time All American (1934)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1934)
- Captain (1934)

#42 WR Paul Warfield (1960-1963)
Accolades:
- 2 Time All Big 10 (1987)
- Member of the 1961 National Championship Team
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- 122 Rushing Yards @ Michigan (1961) (Tied for 78th All Time)
- 106 Receiving Yards vs. Northwestern (1963) (Tied for 60th All Time)
- 702 Career Kickoff Return Yards (6th All Time)
Honorable Mention:
LB Bobby Carpenter (2002-2005)
- Member of the 2002 National Championship Team
- 4.0 Tackles for a Loss vs. Michigan State (2005) (Tied for 2nd All Time)
- 4.0 Sacks vs. Michigan State (2005) (Tied for 1st All Time)
- 8.0 Sacks in 2005 (Tied for 8th All Time)
- 14.5 Career Sacks (Tied for 9th All Time)
- 65 Sack Yards in 2005 (10th All Time)
- 118 Career Sack Yards (Tied for 6th All Time)
FB John Brockington (1967-1970)
- 1 Time All American
- Member of the 1968 National Championship Team
- Member of the 1970 National Championship Team
- 42 Rushing Attempts vs. Northwestern (1970) (2nd All Time)
- 187 Rushing Yards vs. Minnesota (1970) (Tied for 19th All Time)
- 1,142 Rushing Yards in 1970 (19th All Time)
- 102 Points Scored in 1970 (Tied for 10th All Time)
RB/WR Vince Workman (1985-1988)
- 172 Rushing Yards @ Wisconsin (1986) (Tied for 29th All Time)
- 1,030 Rushing Yards in 1986 (22nd All Time)
- 7 Kickoff Returns @ Wisconsin (1987) (1st All Time)
- 31 Career Kickoff Returns (7th All Time)

#43 RB Calvin Murray (1977-1980)
Accolades:
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1980)
- Captain (1980)
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- 224 Rushing Yards vs. Indiana (1980) (8th All Time)
- 1,267 Rushing Yards in 1980 (12th All Time)
- 2,576 Career Rushing Yards (9th All Time)
- 1 Career Game Rushing for 200 Yards (Tied for 3rd All Time)
Honorable Mention:
T Carl Kaplanoff (1934-1937)
- 1 Time All American (1937)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1937)
LB Ryan Miller (1993-1996)
- ?

#44 WR Gary Williams (1979-1982)
Accolades:
- Captain (1982)
Records Held:
- Most Consecutive Games Catching a Pass in a Career: 48
- Most Games with 200 Yards Receiving in a Career: 1 (Tied for 1st All Time)
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- 13 Pass Receptions vs. Florida State (1981) (Tied for 2nd All Time)
- 50 Pass Receptions in 1981 (11th All Time)
- 154 Career Pass Receptions (4th All Time)
- 220 Yards Receiving vs. Florida State (1981) (3rd All Time)
- 941 Yards Receiving in 1981 (10th All Time)
- 2,792 Career Yards Receiving (3rd All Time)
- 18.1 Career Average Yards Per Catch (4th All Time)
- 3.2 Career Receptions Per Game Average (Tied for 5th All Time)
- 16 Career TD Receptions (Tied for 6th All Time)
- 8 Career Games with 100 Yards Receiving (4th All Time)
Honorable Mention:
S Ray Griffin (1975-1978)
- 1 Time All American (1977)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1977)
- Captain (1977)
- 73 Interception Yards @ Indiana (1976) (6th All Time)
- 95 Yard Interception Return vs. Indiana (1976) (Off a Lateral From Nick Buonamici) (2nd All Time)
HB/E Gene Fekete (1939-1942)
- 1 Time All American (1942)
- Member of the 1942 National Championship Team
- 140 Rushing Yards vs. Pittsburgh (1942) (Tied for 60th All Time)
- 89 Yard Run vs. Pittsburgh (1942) (1st All Time)
- 92 Points Scored in 1942 (Tied for 13th All Time)
HB Gerry Krall (1946-1949)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1949)
- 129 Rushing Yards vs. Indiana (1949) (Tied for 71st All Time)
QB Jack Graf (1938-1941)
- Big 10 MVP (1941)
- 101 Passing Yards @ Michigan (1941) (Tied for 180th All Time)

#45 RB Archie Griffin (1972-1975)
Accolades:
- 3 Time All American (1973-75)
- 3 Time All Big 10 (1973-75)
- 2 Time Captain (1974-75)
- 2 Time Big 10 MVP (1973-74)
- 2 Time Heisman Trophy Winner (1974-75)
- 2 Time Walter Camp Trophy Winner (1974-75)
- Maxwell Trophy Winner (1975)
- College Football Hall of Fame
Records Held:
- Most Rushing Attempts in a Career: 924
- Most Rushing Yards in a Career: 5,589
- Best Rushing Yards Per Game Average in a Career: 121.5
- Most Games Rushing for 100 Yards in a Career: 34
- Most Consecutive Games Rushing for 100 Yards in a Career: 22
- Most Consecutive Regular Season Games Rushing for 100 Yards: 31 (NCAA Record)
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- 246 Rushing Yards vs. Iowa (1973) (3rd All Time)
- 1,695 Rushing Yards in 1974 (3rd All Time)
- 143.4 Rushing Yards Per Game Average in 1973 (3rd All Time)
- 11 Games Rushing for 100 Yards in 1973 (Tied for 2nd All Time)
- 11 Consecutive Games Rushing for 100 Yards in 1973 (Tied for 2nd All Time)
- 2 Career Games Rushing for 200 Yards (2nd All Time)
- 60.0 Kickoff Return Yards Per Attempt vs. Minnesota (1973) (Tied for 4th All Time)
Honorable Mention:
LB Andy Katzenmoyer (1996-1998)
- 1 Time All American (1997)
- 2 Time All Big 10 (1996-97)
- Butkus Trophy Winner (1997)
- 197 Career Solo Tackles (6th All Time)
- 5.0 Tackles for a Loss vs. Arizona State (1996) (Tied for 1st All Time)
- 23.0 Tackles for a Loss in 1996 (2nd All Time)
- 50.0 Career Tackles for a Loss (4th All Time)
- 103 Tackles for a Loss Yards in 1996 (Tied for 3rd All Time)
- 192 Career Tackles for a Loss Yards (5th All Time)
- 3.0 Sacks vs. Arizona State (1996) (Tied for 3rd All Time)
- 12.0 Sacks in 1996 (Tied for 2nd All Time)
- 18.0 Career Sacks (Tied for 6th All Time)
- 74 Sack Yards in 1996 (5th All Time)
- 114 Career Sack Yards (Tied for 7th All Time)
- 2 Career Interception Returns for a TD (Tied for 1st All Time)
HB Robert “Bo” Rein (1963-1966)
- 109 Rushing Yards vs. Wisconsin (1966) (Tied for 91st All Time)
- 77 Career Pass Receptions (16th All Time)
- 3.2 Career Receptions Per Game Average (Tied for 5th All Time)

#46 FB Bob Ferguson (1959-1962)
Accolades:
- 2 Time All American (1960-61)
- 2 Time All Big 10 (1960-61)
- Maxwell Trophy Winner
- College Football Hall of Fame
- Member of the 1961 National Championship Team
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- 157 Rushing Yards @ Northwestern (1961) (Tied for 44th All Time)
- 2,162 Career Rushing Yards (15th All Time)
- 24 Points Scored vs. Illinois (1961) (Tied for 3rd All Time)
Honorable Mention:
RB Tim Spencer (1979-1982)
- 2 Time All Big 10 (1981-82)
- 273 Rushing Attempts in 1982 (Tied for 5th All Time)
- 644 Career Rushing Attempts (4th All Time)
- 190 Rushing Yards @ Northwestern (1982) (17th All Time)
- 1,538 Rushing Yards in 1982 (5th All Time)
- 3,553 Career Rushing Yards (3rd All Time)
- 36 Career Rushing TD’s (Tied for 4th All Time)
- 128.2 Rushing Yards Per Game Average in 1982 (5th All Time)
- 13 Career Games Rushing for 100 Yards (Tied for 4th All Time)
- 82 Yard Run vs. Duke (1981) (4th All Time)
- 5 Kickoff Returns vs. Florida State (1981) (Tied for 3rd All Time)
- 18 Kickoff Returns in 1981 (Tied for 4th All Time)
- 90 Points Scored in 1982 (Tied for 15th All Time)
- 224 Career Points Scored (10th All Time)
CB Ted Provost (1966-1969)
- 1 Time All American (1969)
- 2 Time All Big 10 (1968-69)
- Member of the 1968 National Championship Team
- 3 Interceptions @ Northwestern (1967) (Tied for 1st All Time)
- 16 Career Interceptions (Tied for 3rd All Time)
CB Steve Luke (1971-1974)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1974)

#47 HB Chic Harley (1916-1917, 1919)
Accolades:
- 3 Time All American (1916-17, 1919)
- 3 Time All Big 10 (1916-17, 1919)
- Captain (1919)
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- 201 Career Points Scored (17th All Time)
Honorable Mention:
LB A.J. Hawk (2002-2005)
- 2 Time All American (2004-05)
- 3 Time All Big 10 (2003-05)
- Captain (2005)
- Lombardi Trophy Winner (2005)
- Member of the 2002 National Championship Team
- 141 Tackles in 2004 (Tied for 12th All Time)
- 394 Career Tackles (5th All Time)
- 196 Career Solo Tackles (7th All Time)
- 198 Career Assisted Tackles (4th All Time)
- 16.5 Tackles for a Loss in 2005 (8th All Time)
- 41.0 Career Tackles for a Loss (8th All Time)
- 85 Tackles for a Loss Yards in 2005 (8th All Time)
- 164 Career Tackles for a Loss Yards (9th All Time)
- 3.0 Sacks vs. Notre Dame (2005) (Tied for 3rd All Time)
- 9.5 Sacks in 2005 (Tied for 5th All Time)
- 15.0 Career Sacks (8th All Time)
- 72 Sack Yards in 2005 (6th All Time)
- 114 Career Sack Yards (Tied for 7th All Time)
WR Doug Donley (1977-1980)
- 2 Time All Big 10 (1979-80)
- Captain (1980)
- 43 Pass Receptions in 1980 (Tied for 16th All Time)
- 106 Career Pass Receptions (Tied for 9th All Time)
- 138 Yards Receiving vs. Washington State (1979) (31st All Time)
- 887 Yards Receiving in 1980 (12th All Time)
- 2,252 Career Yards Receiving (6th All Time)
- 27.6 Average Yards Per Catch vs. Washington State (1979) (4th All Time)
- 21.6 Average Yards Per Catch in 1979 (3rd All Time)
- 21.2 Career Average Yards Per Catch (2nd All Time)
- 16 Career TD Receptions (Tied for 6th All Time)
- 4 Games with 100 Yards Receiving in 1979 (Tied for 4th All Time)
- 7 Career Games with 100 Yards Receiving (Tied for 5th All Time)
K Dan Stulz (1996-2000)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (2000)
- 4 Field Goals Made @ Illinois (2000) (Tied for 2nd All Time)
- 19 Field Goals Made in 2000 (4th All Time)
- 59 Career Field Goals Made (2nd All Time)
- 25 Field Goals Attempted in 1998 (Tied for 4th All Time)
- 91 Career Field Goals Attempted (1st All Time)
- .792 Field Goal Percentage in 2000 (6th All Time)
- .648 Career Field Goal Percentage (6th All Time)
- 5 40-49 Yard Field Goals Made in 1999 (Tied for 2nd All Time)
- 14 Career 40-49 Yard Field Goals Made (2nd All Time)
- 10 40-49 Yard Field Goals Attempted in 1997 (2nd All Time)
- 34 Career 40-49 Yard Field Goals Attempted (1st All Time)
- 10 Consecutive Field Goals Made (4 Game Span) (2000) (Tied for 3rd All Time)
- Longest Field Goal was 55 Yards vs. Indiana (1997) (Tied for 2nd All Time)
- 53 Extra Points Made in 1998 (Tied for 2nd All Time)
- 165 Career Extra Points Made (3rd All Time)
- 54 Extra Points Attempted in 1998 (Tied for 4th All Time)
- 173 Career Extra Points Attempted (3rd All Time)
- 61 Consecutive Career Extra Points Made (5th All Time)
- 61 Punt Attempts in 1999 (6th All Time)
- 92 Points Scored in 1998 (Tied for 13th All Time)
- 342 Career Points Scored (3rd All Time)
T Ted Rosequist (1929-1932)
- 1 Time All American (1932)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1932)

#48 CB Vince Skillings (1977-1980)
Accolades:
- 3 Time All Big 10 (1978-80)
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- 212 Career Interception Yards (Tied for 5th All Time)
Honorable Mention:
RB Brian Baschnagel (1972-1975)
- 140 Rushing Yards vs. SMU (1974) (Tied for 60th All Time)
- 111 Yards Receiving vs. Indiana (1974) (Tied for 54th All Time)
DE Matt LaVrar (1996-1999)
- 4 Time Academic All Big 10 (1996-99)

#49 DE Jayson Gwinn (1992-1993)
Accolades:
- ?
Records Held:
- Most Tackles for a Loss in a Game: 5.0 (Indiana) (1993) (Tied for 1st All Time)
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- 34 Tackles for a Loss Yards vs. Indiana (1993) (5th All Time)
- 7.0 Sacks in 1993 (Tied for 9th All Time)
- 26 Sack Yards vs. Indiana (1993) (4th All Time)
- 59 Sack yards in 1993 (13th All Time)
Honorable Mention:
Nobody

#50 G Vic Marino (1936-1939)
Accolades:
- 1 Time All American (1939)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1939)
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- ?
Honorable Mention:
OT Eric Gohlstin (1994-1997)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1997)
OG Jeff Davidson (1986-1989)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1989)
- Captain (1989)
C/OT Doug Datish (2002-2006)
- 1 Time Academic All Big 10 (2005)
- Captain (2006)
- Member of the 2002 National Championship Team
 
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Nice job again, msj. #42 and #44 are tough choices to make.

I've created some new Alumni forum threads for these 3 guys, which I think should all get 'honorable mention'.

#41 Matt Snell, #44 Dick LeBeau, and #45 Bo Rein.

Also, Datish can now be credited as being a 2006 Captain. :biggrin:
 
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Thanks again for all the help BB73! #42 was one of the hardest for me to pick, as again I never got to watch the likes of Warfield or Brockington, so I am a little partial to Carpenter. Also it's tough when going off of just college preformances, because Warfield didn't get the chances for the bucks like he did in the NFL so it seems like Brockington should be the best #42, so I don't know, I might have to wait and see after some more input.

I'm gonna be going through the media guide today and really updating all of the current lists, I'll also make sure to include the 3 guys you mentioned.
 
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Jyason Gwinn played only one season for the Buckeyes. He died in a car crash after his redshirt freshman season.
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Good catch, I had known of Gwinn's crash, however, I did not know he was only a redshirt freshman at the time. One can only wonder what he might have accomplished after 2 or 3 more seasons.

RIP Mr. Gwinn.
 
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