ScarletBlood31
Buckeye in Blacksburg
Recently at an outdoor market I came across a guy selling a ton of original Life magazines from all different time periods. After looking through a bunch of the World War II and sports related ones I found this gem from October 22nd, 1945:
Caption: "Ohio State's Star Halfback"
October 22, 1945
10 cents
At first I didn't know anything about him, but upon further research I found out that he was an All American halfback (who could also throw) and a leader of tOSU's first National Championship in 1942. I also found an article talking about how he left the team after 1942, along with several of his teammates, to join the Army and then go fight in World War II. He returned in 1945 after the war and that's when this picture was taken.
I'm going to give this to my dad as a gift since he was raised in Columbus and has been a life long Buckeye fan. Even though this is before his time I thought it was an awesome story and picture for an Ohio State fan of any age. In an age where athletes often speak of self-sacrifice and putting the team first, I thought this could serve as a humbling reminder of those who defined what that means.
I was wondering if anyone here had any more insight into who Paul Sarringhaus was or any other details surrounding that first National Championship. Any information would be appreciated and also I figured a Buckeye legend like this deserved his own thread.
Caption: "Ohio State's Star Halfback"
October 22, 1945
10 cents
At first I didn't know anything about him, but upon further research I found out that he was an All American halfback (who could also throw) and a leader of tOSU's first National Championship in 1942. I also found an article talking about how he left the team after 1942, along with several of his teammates, to join the Army and then go fight in World War II. He returned in 1945 after the war and that's when this picture was taken.
I'm going to give this to my dad as a gift since he was raised in Columbus and has been a life long Buckeye fan. Even though this is before his time I thought it was an awesome story and picture for an Ohio State fan of any age. In an age where athletes often speak of self-sacrifice and putting the team first, I thought this could serve as a humbling reminder of those who defined what that means.
I was wondering if anyone here had any more insight into who Paul Sarringhaus was or any other details surrounding that first National Championship. Any information would be appreciated and also I figured a Buckeye legend like this deserved his own thread.