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Howard "Hopalong" Cassady (2x All-American, National Champion, Heisman Winner, NFL Champion, R.I.P.)
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This is the Buckeye who started me out as a fan when i saw his exploits in the newspaper. RIP to my hero.
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I got to meet him a little over 10 years ago when he came over to Hawaii. Super nice guy...very humble.
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TRIBUTES TO CASSADY
Following the death of Buckeye legend Hopalong Cassady on Friday, Ohio State paid tribute to the 1955 Heisman Trophy winner in several ways during Saturday’s game.
The Buckeyes wore helmet stickers on Saturday that featured Cassady’s No. 40, a moment of silence was held in his memory before the game and a video montage featuring clips from his Ohio State career was played on the Ohio Stadium scoreboard between the game’s first and second quarters.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...e-touchdowns-backup-quarterbacks-impress-ryan
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cincibuck
You kids stay off my lawn!
Death of a Hero
The news hit me hard. How could he be dead? It seemed like only a couple of years ago I saw him break that long run against Indiana, or was it the interception that ended a Wisconsin threat, or was it him galloping down the sidelines, moving the ball from the Ohio State 1 to the 50-yard line and changing the course of The Game? And just how could he be 85? I had to remind myself that I am 76.
Star of the 53 and 54 teams, he quickly became my hero. My friends and I would try and immitate his "hopalong" stride while playing tag-tackle football in the park. In an era when you were lucky if the Buckeyes were televised more than twice in a season, he managed to make it into the weekly highlight shows, seemingly always making a critical play.
My sister was the first member of the Brandt family to go to college and became a source for tickets, usually games such as Indiana or Northwestern. But in 54 she scored two up in C-deck for my dad and me for the Michigan game.
The Bucks could do little in the first quarter and fell behind by a touchdown. A Michigan drive started off well, but then their quarterback threw an interception and the Bucks were in business on the 10 and tied the game before the half ended. The third quarter looked much like the first and a determined Wolverine drive had them first and goal on the Ohio State 4. Tension mounted with each play of the series, especially on the third and fourth downs with the ball less than a yard from the goalline. Two times the fullback tried to leap the pile and two times the Buckeye defense stopped him.
With the ball on the one, the Buckeye QB, Dave Legget, faked the handoff to the fullback, Hubert Bobo, and gave it to Cassedy. Bobo broke to his left and three blue jerseys took the bait. Hopalong broke to the right, faked the safety, and streaked down the sideline, moving the ball out to the 50 and starting the go-ahead TD drive. Michigan seemed to collapse. Their offense never threatened again. Cassedy closed out the scoring with a 1-yd dive to ice the game.
Weeks later Cassedy became the third Buckeye to win the Heisman, joining previous winners, Horvath and Janowicz.
The Rose Bowl followed and the Bucks beat USC in a pouring rain, winning the school's second national championship and becoming the first Buckeye team to go 10 and 0. Cassedy outplayed SC's star, Jon Arnet, and the defense held the Trojans to just 6 first downs.
I was a Buckeye for life and my memories of Howard "Hop-a-long" Cassedy are cherished moments.
The news hit me hard. How could he be dead? It seemed like only a couple of years ago I saw him break that long run against Indiana, or was it the interception that ended a Wisconsin threat, or was it him galloping down the sidelines, moving the ball from the Ohio State 1 to the 50-yard line and changing the course of The Game? And just how could he be 85? I had to remind myself that I am 76.
Star of the 53 and 54 teams, he quickly became my hero. My friends and I would try and immitate his "hopalong" stride while playing tag-tackle football in the park. In an era when you were lucky if the Buckeyes were televised more than twice in a season, he managed to make it into the weekly highlight shows, seemingly always making a critical play.
My sister was the first member of the Brandt family to go to college and became a source for tickets, usually games such as Indiana or Northwestern. But in 54 she scored two up in C-deck for my dad and me for the Michigan game.
The Bucks could do little in the first quarter and fell behind by a touchdown. A Michigan drive started off well, but then their quarterback threw an interception and the Bucks were in business on the 10 and tied the game before the half ended. The third quarter looked much like the first and a determined Wolverine drive had them first and goal on the Ohio State 4. Tension mounted with each play of the series, especially on the third and fourth downs with the ball less than a yard from the goalline. Two times the fullback tried to leap the pile and two times the Buckeye defense stopped him.
With the ball on the one, the Buckeye QB, Dave Legget, faked the handoff to the fullback, Hubert Bobo, and gave it to Cassedy. Bobo broke to his left and three blue jerseys took the bait. Hopalong broke to the right, faked the safety, and streaked down the sideline, moving the ball out to the 50 and starting the go-ahead TD drive. Michigan seemed to collapse. Their offense never threatened again. Cassedy closed out the scoring with a 1-yd dive to ice the game.
Weeks later Cassedy became the third Buckeye to win the Heisman, joining previous winners, Horvath and Janowicz.
The Rose Bowl followed and the Bucks beat USC in a pouring rain, winning the school's second national championship and becoming the first Buckeye team to go 10 and 0. Cassedy outplayed SC's star, Jon Arnet, and the defense held the Trojans to just 6 first downs.
I was a Buckeye for life and my memories of Howard "Hop-a-long" Cassedy are cherished moments.
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