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OL Jim Lachey (All B1G, All-American, OSU HOF, All Pro, Super Bowl Champion)

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Jim Lachey Biography

Jim Lachey graduated from Ohio State in 1985 and was chosen by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the NFL draft that year. He was a starter in San Diego for three seasons and was then traded to the Oakland Raiders in 1988. He played just one game with the Raiders before being traded again, to the Washington Redskins. The 6-foot-6, 294-pound Lachey became a free agent in 1992 but re-signed with Washington. He missed the entire 1993 season with a knee injury. Recurrent problems with the knee forced his premature retirement after the 1995 season.
Lachey was named to The Sporting News all-pro team from 1989 through 1991, Lachey played in the 1987, 1990 and 1991 Pro Bowls. Jim played 11 years in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers and was named All-Pro nine times.

Jim graduated from The Ohio State University as an All-American Offensive Tackle helping the Buckeyes to the Big Ten Championship and a berth in the Rose Bowl. He is employed by WBNS Radio as color analyst for the Ohio State University Football broadcasts.

Some of his accomplishments are:

Named All-Pro nine times
First round pick in the NFL draft
Named to The Sporting News all-pro team 3 years in a row
Played in 3 Pro Bowls
11 year NFL career
Graduated from Ohio State University
All American Football Player - Offensive Tackle
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Jim Lachey Biography

Current Buckeye radio broadcaster

Ohio State Buckeyes Radio Sports Network

Tress said today on his call-in show that Jim will be the honorary captain for "The Game"
 
Awesome for him!

One of three buckeyes on the current HOF ballot. (along with Carter and Gradishar)

The only reason he won't get in (IMO) is his short career. He has rings, he as All Pro selections and Pro Bowl selections. If he played another 5-7 years and garnered more All Pro selections, maybe he gets in.

Still, he is the reason I enjoy listening to the games on the radio. His reaction to the final play in the 02 Title game is a classic.
 
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Destroyers staff will be lacking Lachey in 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008 3:05 AM
By Bill Rabinowitz

The Destroyers announced their coaching staff yesterday, and one familiar name was conspicuous by its absence.

Jim Lachey, who had been the Arena Football League team's line coach and senior vice president of football operations, is no longer with the franchise.

The decision was Lachey's. Busy with five children, he said he also is pursuing a new business opportunity and is leaving on good terms.

"It was a lot of fun," Lachey said of his involvement with the Destroyers. "I enjoyed it."
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The Columbus Dispatch : Destroyers staff will be lacking Lachey in 2008
 
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Former Buckeye Lachey speaks at banquet
By David Jablonski
Staff Writer
Thursday, March 06, 2008

SPRINGFIELD ? It was hard to say what got more love at the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame scholarship banquet on Wednesday, March 5, at Casey's ? the steaks or the game of football.

The 14 student athletes, who sported a combined grade-point average of 3.613 and earned a total of $6,950 in scholarship money, ate well. They also heard plenty of reasons to love the game from guest speakers such as Miami University head coach Shane Montgomery, Wittenberg head coach Joe Fincham and new Springfield High head coach Rick Robertson.
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Former Buckeye Lachey speaks at banquet
 
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You?re Stepping into Manhood Right Now
25 Years Ago: Jim Lachey
By Joe - August 21st, 2009

Way out on the Western edge of Ohio, in Mercer County, lies the village of St. Henry, OH. Having a population of only 2271 (as of 2000), it is not among the largest or most well-known cities in Ohio. And yet, St. Henry High School has won 6 state championships in football since 1990. In fact, the school is tied with Versailles High School (also in Western Ohio) for the most state championships in Ohio by a public school since the introduction of the modern playoff system in 1972. Apparently, those small town boys can play some ball.

If the town sounds familiar to your OSU-loving ears, it?s probably because it is the hometown of the Buckeyes? former starting quarterback Todd Boeckman. Perhaps if you are a little bit older, you might recall that St. Henry is also the hometown of OSU?s 2nd all-time leading passer, Bobby Hoying (and also his high school teammate, former Penn State and Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Jeff Hartings). But I?ll always remember St. Henry for producing one of the best offensive linemen ever to play for Ohio State, Jim Lachey.

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The quickest first step you?ll ever see for a lineman.
(Photo courtesy of Baseball photos 8x10)

Jim Lachey was a multi-sport athlete at St. Henry high, running the 100 and 200 meter races and doing shot put for the track team. He also was a starter on their state championship basketball team. But it was in football where he would make the biggest noise, and it was enough to catch the eye of Earle Bruce and the OSU coaching staff. Lachey was rather light for a 6′6″ offensive lineman (around 245 pounds), but the coaches felt that his frame could hold a lot more weight, and that a couple of years in the weight room and at the training table would yield great results. But what really impressed them was his quickness off the snap. He had such an explosive first step that most defensive linemen couldn?t get into good position before he had the advantage on them
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25 Years Ago: Jim Lachey | Eleven Warriors
 
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Jim Lachey

As a Buckeye

All-American as a senior in a four-year (1981-84) career.

As a pro

Three-time All-Pro left tackle in an 11-year NFL career with San Diego, Oakland (briefly) and the Washington Redskins, with whom he won a Super Bowl ring. He played in three Pro Bowls.

The skinny

Lachey was a member of "the Hogs" with the Redskins, but he played at a relatively light 294 pounds.
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OSU ON SUNDAY
 
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LACHEY?S WORDS: One of Bruce?s former players, OL Jim Lachey, went on to a glittering career with the NFL?s Washington Redskins before knee injuries sent him to the sideline.

He?s now a color analyst on the Ohio State radio broadcasts.

Lachey has a unique perspective on Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez and what the Wolverines face this weekend.

?I think Rich Rodriguez is a good football coach, No. 1,? Lachey said. ?These last two years, people have told me that I am crazy for saying that, but I think he understands what he needs to do, and he might not have the right personnel and maybe the right situation like he had in other places to get it done as fast as he needs to get it done. He has a good system and a good scheme, and I think we have seen them make some good strides this year with (QB) Tate Forcier, who can make some plays back there.?

Lachey said not to read too much into the fact that Michigan is down and the Buckeyes are favored.

?All it takes though for it to turn around is one game, and I have played enough football to know that,? he said. ?I was 11-0 with the Washington Redskins, and I played against the 0-11 Dallas Cowboys, but at the end of the fourth quarter, we were 11-1, and they were 1-11. You never think it is going to happen when you look at it on paper, but somehow, some way, they manage to pull it off. You need to respect everyone you play. Michigan will turn it around, but hopefully not this week.?
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Earle Bruce wouldn't mind a few Michigan football coaches getting fired | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
 
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The memories: From offensive lineman Jim Lachey, now part of the Buckeyes' broadcast team, who was a senior All-American left guard: "[Bruce] was pretty intense and we knew the opponent we were playing, USC, was somebody we were going to get their best from. The Pac-10 is a great conference. They've got some good football teams out there. It was kind of like we were playing in their backyard. For us, it was like, 'Oh, this is a big bowl game.' But you think about it and for them it was like us going out and playing in Dublin [Ohio]. It was not a big deal. I think we understood that, what playing in the Rose Bowl was all about.

"In the 1970s it seemed like every year they were going out to the Rose Bowl. When I got there my senior year, I was very thankful. I was glad I got a chance to go to the Rose Bowl because there were some guys who didn't get that opportunity who played before me.

"[We had] missed opportunities. You go back in your mind and think, 'Boy, if we could have taken care of business one more time.' And, really, just the last time taking off that jersey. It was emotional. Once you're a senior and you're done with the program and they're done with you, so to speak, it's a little different. You don't know the key code anymore. You don't have a locker anymore. It changes for you. It was emotional taking off that jersey, knowing that you weren't a winner. If you want to be happy after the game, take care of business and get that win."
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Buckeyes Rose Bowl Rewind: Another trip to Pasadena, another frustrating defeat to USC | Ohio State Buckeyes - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
 
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"I would want to have the chance to play back-to-back," said Jim Lachey, an All-America lineman for Ohio State in 1984 who is a radio analyst for Buckeye games. "If you ask any player at Ohio State, 'What game would you like to play one more time?' it wouldn't be Ohio State vs. the Ohio Bobcats. It'd be Ohio State-Michigan. If you're going back for one more, it'd be that one."
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Past players plead: Leave Game alone | BuckeyeXtra

JIM LACHEY, star OSU lineman in the 1980s
On the tradition of handing out the Gold Pants trinket to Buckeye players after a victory over Michigan.
?I?m involved in the Gold Pants Club, and you wonder if that would fade and diminish into something that almost becomes an afterthought.?

?What?s so hard about keeping them in the same division and playing the last game of the year? I don?t think that?s a problem at all. I?d welcome it. So what? Ohio State (vs.) Michigan. Who wants to fight for it? That?d make that rivalry even better. Put them in the same division. Or put them in the opposite division and make sure they play the last game.?

On those who say it?s too difficult to play Michigan the last week and then have to play a championship game the next weekend
?If that?s a problem, then don?t have a championship game if you can?t get up for it. If it?s a championship game, you better get up for it.?
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More quotes from OSU-Michigan rivalry story (Blogging the Buckeyes)
 
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