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Greatest Buckeye Players To Ever Wear The Numbers 51-60

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#51 LB Anthony Schlegel (2003-2005)
Accolades:
- ?
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- ?
Honorable Mention:
Nobody

#52 C Tom DeLeone (1968-1971)
Accolades:
- 1 Time All American (1971)
- 2 Time All Big 10 (1970-71)
- Captain (1971)
- Member of the 1968 National Championship Team
- Member of the 1970 National Championship Team
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- ?
Honorable Mention:
C Steve Myers (1971-1974)
- 1 Time All American (1974)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1974)
- Captain (1974)
C Robert McCullough (1947-1950)
- 1 Time All American (1950)
DE James Cotton (1996-1999)
- ?

#53 LB Randy Gradishar (1971-1973)
Accolades:
- 2 Time All American (1972-73)
- 3 Time All Big 10 (1971-73)
- 1 Time Academic All Big 10 (1973)
- College Football Hall of Fame
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- 22 Tackles vs. Washington State (1973) (Tied for 5th All Time)
- 320 Career Tackles (11th All Time)
Honorable Mention:
LB Ike Kelley (1962-1965)
- 2 Time All American (1964-65)
- 2 Time All Big 10 (1964-65)
- Captain (1965)
C Jack Lininger (1946-1949)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1949)
C Bill Armstrong (1959-1962)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1962)
- Member of the 1961 National Championship Team
C Brian Donovan (1966-1969)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1969)
- Member of the 1968 National Championship Team

#54 DT Tim Anderson (2000-2003)
Accolades:
- 1 Time All Big 10 (2003)
- Captain (2003)
- Member of the 2002 National Championship Team
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- ?
Honorable Mention:
DT Luther “Champ” Henson (1976-1979)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1979)

#55 C Nick Mangold (2002-2005)
Accolades:
- 1 Time All American (2005)
- 3 Time Academic All Big 10 (2003-05)
- Captain (2005)
- Member of the 2002 National Championship Team
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- ?
Honorable Mention:
NG Aaron Brown (1974-1977)
- 1 Time All American (1977)
- 2 Time All Big 10 (1976-77)
- Captain (1977)
- 314 Career Tackles (13th All Time)
- 14 Solo Tackles vs. Alabama (1977) (Tied for 2nd All Time)
- 4.0 Tackles for a Loss @ Minnesota (1976) (Tied for 2nd All Time)
- 14.0 Tackles for a Loss in 1976 (Tied for 13th All Time)
- 32.0 Career Tackles for a Loss (Tied for 11th All Time)
- 42 Tackles for a Loss Yards @ Minnesota (1976) (2nd All Time)
- 87 Tackles for a Loss Yards in 1976 (7th All Time)
- 181 Career Tackles for a Loss Yards (7th All Time)
DT Jerome Foster (1979-1982)
- 2 Time All Big 10 (1980 and 1982)
- Captain (1982)
- 290 Career Tackles (14th All Time)
- 43.0 Career Tackles for a Loss (7th All Time)
- 152 Career Tackles for a Loss Yards (11th All Time)
E Jack Dugger (1941-1944)
- 1 Time All American (1944)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1944)
- Member of the 1942 National Championship Team

#56 OG Rob Murphy (1995-1998)
Accolades:
- 2 Time All American (1997-98)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1998)
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- ?
Honorable Mention:
OG Ken Fritz (1976-1979)
- 1 Time All American (1979)
- 2 Time All Big 10 (1979)
- Captain (1979)
DT Darrion Scott (1999-2002)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (2002)
- Member of the 2002 National Championship Team
- 8.5 Sacks in 2002 (7th All Time)

#57 DE Mike Kudla (2002-2005)
Accolades:
- 1 Time All Big 10 (2005)
- Member of the 2002 National Championship Team
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- 9.5 Sacks in 2005 (Tied for 5th All Time)
- 14.5 Career Sacks (Tied for 9th All Time)
- 71 Sack Yards in 2005 (7th All Time)
- 107 Career Sack Yards (9th All Time)
Honorable Mention:
NG Greg Smith (1989-1992)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1992)
- 14.5 Tackles for a Loss in 1990 (12th All Time)
- 32.0 Career Tackles for a Loss (Tied for 11th All Time)
- 7.0 Sacks in 1990 (Tied for 9th All Time)
- 14.0 Career Sacks (Tied for 10th All Time)
- 92 Career Sack Yards (12th All Time)

#58 LB Steve Tovar (1989-1992)
Accolades:
- 2 Time All American (1991-92)
- 3 Time All Big 10 (1990-92))
- Captain (1992)
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- 408 Career Tackles (4th All Time)
- 239 Career Solo Tackles (4th All Time)
Honorable Mention:
C Tom Waugh (1976-1979)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1979)
- Captain (1979)
OG Charles Bonica (1969-1972)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1972)
- Member of the 1970 National Championship Team
LB Courtland Bullard (1998-2001)
- 4.0 Tackles for a Loss vs. Minnesota (2000) (Tied for 2nd All Time)
- 11.0 Career Sacks (Tied for 12th All Time)

#59 C Ken Vargo (1952-1955)
Accolades:
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1955)
- Captain (1955)
- Member of the 1954 National Championship Team
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- ?
Honorable Mention:
Nobody

#60 T Charles Csuri (1940-1943)
Accolades:
- 1 Time All American (1942)
- Captain (1943)
- Member of the 1942 National Championship Team
Records Held:
- ?
Other Notable Accomplishments:
- ?
Honorable Mention:
OG Ted Smith (1972-1975)
- 1 Time All American (1975)
- 1 Time All Big 10 (1975)
 
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There are several close calls in this group. #52, #55, #56. There are a couple of deserving guys for each of those.

I think I'll recommend changing #60 to Csuri, though. He was voted team MVP for the 1942 NC squad. How he didn't make the All-Big Ten team that year is a mystery. But I think the team MVP during a national championship season should give him the nod for that number.

Keep 'em coming, msj!
 
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There are several close calls in this group. #52, #55, #56. There are a couple of deserving guys for each of those.
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Ya, its really getting tought to make the decisions anymore, I'm going off of what I read about them and what my relatives can tell me, lol, so again any input anyone here has is extremely welcomed!
Re #56: I'd take Fritz over Murphy, and Scott over Fritz.
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Interesting... LJB, big fan of Scott or not too big on Murphy?
 
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msj2487 said:
Interesting... LJB, big fan of Scott or not too big on Murphy?
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Both.

It's hard to overlook the two All American recognitions, but Murph really wasn't that good. Fritz was a better OL in my opinion.

Scott was a versatile player and an integral part of one of the best defenses in Ohio State history, and of course a member of the 2002 national championship team.

Bottom line - all three are pretty close.
 
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