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Greatest Buckeye Running Back

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Greatest Buckeye Running Back

  • Maurice Clarett

    Votes: 7 4.5%

  • Eddie George

    Votes: 19 12.3%

  • Archie Griffin

    Votes: 117 76.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 11 7.1%
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LordJeffBuck

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This should be easy, but....


Maurice Clarett: freshman rushing record (1,237 in 2002); led team to 14-0 record and consensus national championship in 2002 (18 total touchdowns)
Eddie George: All American (1995); Heisman Trophy (1995); #2 in career rushing yards (3,768); single season rushing leader (1,927 in 1995); single game rushing record (314 against Illinois in 1995)
Archie Griffin: All American (1973, 1974, 1975); only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy (1974, 1975); career leader in rushing yards (5,589); 40-5-1 career record
 
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LordJeffBuck;2015805; said:
This should be easy, but....


Maurice Clarett: freshman rushing record (1,237 in 2002); led team to 14-0 record and consensus national championship in 2002 (18 total touchdowns)
Eddie George: All American (2005); Heisman Trophy (1995); #2 in career rushing yards (3,768); single season rushing leader (1,927 in 1995); single game rushing record (314 against Illinois in 1995)
Archie Griffin: All American (1973, 1974, 1975); only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy (1974, 1975); career leader in rushing yards (5,589); 40-5-1 career record
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Based on the above numbers, I'd have to say Eddie, simply because he made "All-American" in 2005, 10 YEARS AFTER he won his Heisman in 1995!

That's damn impressive:biggrin:

Damn, how typos can bite'ya in the butt

Peace.:oh:
 
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Want to note that Clarett had a major role in the National Title game not only as a tailback rushing but also stripping the ball out after a turnover to regain possession. I mean that's tenacity like non-other... :tongue2:
 
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Know what, I'm going to add just a bit to my previous post, then get the hell out of here before I get myself banned

Archie is quite simply the greatest PLAYER in the history of TOSU football. How 1/4 of voters don't even think he's the best RB we've ever had here is mind boggling. TWO-TIME Heisman winner! Anybody done that before or since? Also has a 5th Place finish aong with being a three-time all-american. And, forget about football for just a brief moment, but this man made it his mission after the passing of Coach Hayes to be the "Heir Aparent" of being the greatest ambassador of Ohio State football and better yet, THE Ohio State University, just like Coach Hayes was.

G'Night

Peace
 
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LordJeffBuck;2015805; said:
This should be easy, but....
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...But you left out the guy that caused the 'Shoe to be built. While Archie was indeed great, he didn't cause a 50,000 seat addition to the stadium. Many fans came to see the Buckeyes win, but more came to see Harley run.

Chic Harley was a three time All American. Every single year he played. If being an All American every year they played would be a requirement, then both none of the guys you list would make the cut. If being All American for three years were a requirement, then Maurice and Eddie would be dropped from your list.

Back then players could only play varsity for three years. During Chic's three years, the Buckeyes only lost once (on the last play of the Illinois game, fwiw)

On the AP All Half Century Team, Harley was in the starting backfield. To put that in perspective, Red Grange was second team. Awesome players NOT making the team include Tom Harmon, Doc Blanchard (Mr. Inside), Glenn Davis (Mr. Outside), and Any Horseman from Notre Dame.

The coolest thing he did, per the record books anyway? He gave OSU their first victory over Michigan

Chic Harley did all this in split seasons. He was All American in 1916. Then he joined the Army for WWI, and was a fighter pilot. He then got out in time to play in 1918.

To this day he still has the Buckeye record for points per game over a three year or longer career.

...All that being said, I will go with Archie Griffin as the greatest, followed by Hopalong Cassidy and Keith Byars. :biggrin:
 
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WoodyWorshiper;2015865; said:
Know what, I'm going to add just a bit to my previous post, then get the hell out of here before I get myself banned

Archie is quite simply the greatest PLAYER in the history of TOSU football. How 1/4 of voters don't even think he's the best RB we've ever had here is mind boggling. TWO-TIME Heisman winner! Anybody done that before or since? Also has a 5th Place finish aong with being a three-time all-american. And, forget about football for just a brief moment, but this man made it his mission after the passing of Coach Hayes to be the "Heir Aparent" of being the greatest ambassador of Ohio State football and better yet, THE Ohio State University, just like Coach Hayes was.

G'Night

Peace
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That's it. :ban:
 
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Archie, no contest there.

Going with RBs I have seen play (Keith & Eddie) for 2nd place in my heart and this tough. Eddie won the Heisman hands down, while Keith got robbed by that kid from BC before injuring himself in the clubhouse in his senior year (preseason mind you).

Byars was a one man wrecking crew with speed, size and power.
George could turn and burn on you and leave you grabbing air.

Oh hell, its a tie for #2

And why wasn't Antonio Pitman in as at least an honorable mention here? He ripped ND bad in the Fiesta as I recall and had a darned fine career.

:oh:
 
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MightbeaBuck;2015897; said:
...But you left out the guy that caused the 'Shoe to be built. While Archie was indeed great, he didn't cause a 50,000 seat addition to the stadium. Many fans came to see the Buckeyes win, but more came to see Harley run.

Chic Harley was a three time All American. Every single year he played. If being an All American every year they played would be a requirement, then both none of the guys you list would make the cut. If being All American for three years were a requirement, then Maurice and Eddie would be dropped from your list.

Back then players could only play varsity for three years. During Chic's three years, the Buckeyes only lost once (on the last play of the Illinois game, fwiw)

On the AP All Half Century Team, Harley was in the starting backfield. To put that in perspective, Red Grange was second team. Awesome players NOT making the team include Tom Harmon, Doc Blanchard (Mr. Inside), Glenn Davis (Mr. Outside), and Any Horseman from Notre Dame.

The coolest thing he did, per the record books anyway? He gave OSU their first victory over Michigan

Chic Harley did all this in split seasons. He was All American in 1916. Then he joined the Army for WWI, and was a fighter pilot. He then got out in time to play in 1918.

To this day he still has the Buckeye record for points per game over a three year or longer career.

...All that being said, I will go with Archie Griffin as the greatest, followed by Hopalong Cassidy and Keith Byars. :biggrin:
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Yeah, but he never caught a touchdown pass. :biggrin:
 
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