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You can literally watch the end zones go from old, sun-bleached pink back to a fresh coat of scarlet.
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In 1972, the 50th anniversary of Ohio Stadium. It was argued by legislators and press that The 'Shoe was an eyesore and blight on the Columbus landscape. According to most, there was no way Ohio Stadium would last another fifty years.
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It will be the first time the playing surface at Ohio Stadium has featured sponsor logos. The new turf field will feature two white Safelite placements opposite the B1G logos at the 25-yard lines.
Safelite, a Columbus-based auto glass repair company, already had a presence inside Ohio Stadium, as it became the first company to sponsor the field goal netting inside the Shoe in 2014. The field sponsorship comes as part of a new multi-year sponsorship agreement between Safelite and Ohio State.
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“It was very slippery. I mean, it was sometimes I would roll my ankle out of nowhere,” Henderson said. “Now that doesn't happen, though. We've been practicing in the new turf and it feels great. It feels great now.”
“Way better. Way better. I'm glad they finally got that done,” Henderson said when asked how the new turf compares to the old turf. “A lot of the turf last year was very hard. So this year it’s more softer and stuff. It’s safer, able to cut better and stuff.”
“We're ready to bounce around on it,” Smith-Njigba said. “I’m just more confident in my cuts, for real. We were kind of slipping a lot, a little bit last year, but, you know, just more confidence. So it's good to always have that.”
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Imagining an icon
Dedicated to the university and inspired by Europe’s ancient landmarks, 1907 graduate Howard Dwight Smith designed Ohio Stadium, an architectural marvel that has served for 100 years.
The stone marker sits beside an overgrown shrub in Section 87 of Columbus’ Green Lawn Cemetery. Its bronze plaque bears only Howard Dwight Smith’s name and the dates his life spanned: February 21, 1886, to April 27, 1958.
There is no posh headstone or obelisk to commemorate the architect and Ohio State alumnus buried here. The final resting place of the man who designed mansions for millionaires and an iconic football stadium for Ohio State is in keeping with how he lived. Smith valued modesty; it was his unshakable foundation.
“Humility was important to Howard Dwight Smith, in himself and in those who served the university,” says Jamie Greene ’84, architect and founder of Columbus-based Planning NEXT. “According to his son-in-law Gene [D’Angelo], Howard Dwight Smith would not allow architects to put their names on signs where construction was happening. He didn’t think it was necessary. Let the work speak for itself.”
Greene is well-versed in the legacy of Smith, a prolific architect who designed more than 30 Ohio State structures and additional local landmarks from 1918 to 1956, the most active years of his career. He believes Smith’s gravestone epitomizes a man who constructed monuments to others while choosing a modest life himself.
“My fondness for Howard Dwight Smith lies at the intersection of his incredible contributions to the built environment of Central Ohio and his profound humility,” Greene says. “Green Lawn Cemetery is known for large and, in some cases, elaborate markers and mausoleums honoring city leaders. Howard Dwight Smith designed his own marker. It is about 3 feet wide and barely protrudes from the ground.”
Left: Ohio Stadium architect Howard Dwight Smith is shown in 1921, the year ground was broken on the best known of his many designs. Right: This rendering showing athletes entering Ohio Stadium from the south was used in campaign literature to gain support from alumni and the broader community. The artist is unknown.
In contrast, the project for which he is best known could be seen as audacious. Borrowing from the architectural wonders that captivated him in Europe and planning for 63,000 fans, Smith transformed the art of stadium building.
His horseshoe-shaped stadium was dubbed “The House that Harley Built” in recognition of All-American Chic Harley, whose prodigious talent brought renown to the university’s football program and drew overflow crowds to Ohio Field that elevated the need for a new venue. And while President William Oxley Thompson and Thomas French, president of the Athletic Board, are seen as the visionaries behind Ohio Stadium, and Director of Athletics Lynn St. John as the vanguard of a growing sports program, it was Smith who had the nous and fortitude to give shape to their aspirations.
While many consider the ’Shoe Smith’s most glittering accomplishment — it earned him a 1921 gold medal for public building design from the American Institute of Architects — admirers hope the centennial will shed light on his other projects and the altruism that ran through all of his work.
A professor of architecture, a mentor, an administrator, a father of five — Smith was all of these. So, too, was he a resourceful designer who could conceive a dream home for a burgeoning college football program, an open-air school for children at risk of tuberculosis and a welcoming neighborhood for less fortunate people in his city.
“He has to be considered one of the most versatile architects of his time,” Greene says. “He designed all these different types of structures, and he did them well. He was a capable, humble guy who did amazing things without fanfare.”
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Entire article: https://alumnimagazine.osu.edu/story/shoe-stadium-architect
Dedicated to the university and inspired by Europe’s ancient landmarks, 1907 graduate Howard Dwight Smith designed Ohio Stadium, an architectural marvel that has served for 100 years.
The stone marker sits beside an overgrown shrub in Section 87 of Columbus’ Green Lawn Cemetery. Its bronze plaque bears only Howard Dwight Smith’s name and the dates his life spanned: February 21, 1886, to April 27, 1958.
There is no posh headstone or obelisk to commemorate the architect and Ohio State alumnus buried here. The final resting place of the man who designed mansions for millionaires and an iconic football stadium for Ohio State is in keeping with how he lived. Smith valued modesty; it was his unshakable foundation.
“Humility was important to Howard Dwight Smith, in himself and in those who served the university,” says Jamie Greene ’84, architect and founder of Columbus-based Planning NEXT. “According to his son-in-law Gene [D’Angelo], Howard Dwight Smith would not allow architects to put their names on signs where construction was happening. He didn’t think it was necessary. Let the work speak for itself.”
Greene is well-versed in the legacy of Smith, a prolific architect who designed more than 30 Ohio State structures and additional local landmarks from 1918 to 1956, the most active years of his career. He believes Smith’s gravestone epitomizes a man who constructed monuments to others while choosing a modest life himself.
“My fondness for Howard Dwight Smith lies at the intersection of his incredible contributions to the built environment of Central Ohio and his profound humility,” Greene says. “Green Lawn Cemetery is known for large and, in some cases, elaborate markers and mausoleums honoring city leaders. Howard Dwight Smith designed his own marker. It is about 3 feet wide and barely protrudes from the ground.”
Left: Ohio Stadium architect Howard Dwight Smith is shown in 1921, the year ground was broken on the best known of his many designs. Right: This rendering showing athletes entering Ohio Stadium from the south was used in campaign literature to gain support from alumni and the broader community. The artist is unknown.
In contrast, the project for which he is best known could be seen as audacious. Borrowing from the architectural wonders that captivated him in Europe and planning for 63,000 fans, Smith transformed the art of stadium building.
His horseshoe-shaped stadium was dubbed “The House that Harley Built” in recognition of All-American Chic Harley, whose prodigious talent brought renown to the university’s football program and drew overflow crowds to Ohio Field that elevated the need for a new venue. And while President William Oxley Thompson and Thomas French, president of the Athletic Board, are seen as the visionaries behind Ohio Stadium, and Director of Athletics Lynn St. John as the vanguard of a growing sports program, it was Smith who had the nous and fortitude to give shape to their aspirations.
While many consider the ’Shoe Smith’s most glittering accomplishment — it earned him a 1921 gold medal for public building design from the American Institute of Architects — admirers hope the centennial will shed light on his other projects and the altruism that ran through all of his work.
A professor of architecture, a mentor, an administrator, a father of five — Smith was all of these. So, too, was he a resourceful designer who could conceive a dream home for a burgeoning college football program, an open-air school for children at risk of tuberculosis and a welcoming neighborhood for less fortunate people in his city.
“He has to be considered one of the most versatile architects of his time,” Greene says. “He designed all these different types of structures, and he did them well. He was a capable, humble guy who did amazing things without fanfare.”
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Entire article: https://alumnimagazine.osu.edu/story/shoe-stadium-architect
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Ryan Day on Mitch Rossi’s touchdown: “We thought with the 100th anniversary of the Horseshoe it would be good to line up in the I and hand the ball off to the fullback.”
What do you believe Woody would think of that play?
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What do you believe Woody would think of that play?
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What do you believe Woody would think of that play?
Woody: I-Formation? I used that new-fangled crap with Arch, but inside the 10, even with Arch, it was robust-T all the way. Inside the 10 you can shove yer fancy ass I-formation up your A gap. Get that shit outta MY stadium
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Woody would give Rossi more Carrie’s than Henderson. Williams would get 20 to 30 Carry’s.
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OK, who remembers the baseball field being just outside the stadium?
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OK, who remembers the baseball field being just outside the stadium?
Was that when we were good?
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Was that when we were good?
No, it had to have been before that. I was a Freshman in 1966 and it wasn't there then.
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OHIO STADIUM RECEIVES HISTORICAL MARKER AS THE HORSESHOE APPROACHES 100TH ANNIVERSARY IN OCTOBER
Ohio Stadium is one of college football's most storied and tradition-rich venues.
Affectionately nicknamed the Horseshoe or the House That Harley Built by Buckeye fans, Ohio Stadium was constructed on the banks of the Olentangy River in Columbus, with the venue's first game between Ohio State and Ohio Wesleyan on Oct. 7, 1922.
Almost 100 years later, the stadium is now a landmark in the state of Ohio, as a historical marker was installed Wednesday outside the south rotunda of the stadium across the street from St. John Arena. The marker features the names of the architect and contractor who built Ohio Stadium – Howard Dwight Smith and the E.H. Latham Company – and the statistics of the initial build before expansions in 1946, 1991, 2001 and 2014.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...eshoe-approaches-100th-anniversary-in-october
Ohio Stadium is one of college football's most storied and tradition-rich venues.
Affectionately nicknamed the Horseshoe or the House That Harley Built by Buckeye fans, Ohio Stadium was constructed on the banks of the Olentangy River in Columbus, with the venue's first game between Ohio State and Ohio Wesleyan on Oct. 7, 1922.
Almost 100 years later, the stadium is now a landmark in the state of Ohio, as a historical marker was installed Wednesday outside the south rotunda of the stadium across the street from St. John Arena. The marker features the names of the architect and contractor who built Ohio Stadium – Howard Dwight Smith and the E.H. Latham Company – and the statistics of the initial build before expansions in 1946, 1991, 2001 and 2014.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...eshoe-approaches-100th-anniversary-in-october
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