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aeneas1

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i just came into possession of an old game-used buckeyes football helmet and am trying to find out info on the player it apparently belonged to - pugh. it's an old gladiator helmet and i would say it's circa mid '70s. so if anyone could point me to old buckeye rosters from that era, it would be very much appreciated...
 
tremendous amount of help guys and very much appreciated -

i found pugh's (brady) name on the second link - it appears that he was on the team in 1988. now if i can only find what position he played and what his number was...

btw, does anyone happen to know anything about ohio state's lettering system - i know different schools have different systems. as a matter of fact, lettering systems also tend to differ from sport to sport even within the same athletic programs...

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i didn't realize the info that was linked to also included the jersey numbers - so brady pugh wore number 13. qb, kicker? the helmet i have shows a tremendous amount of wear, too much for either position. it seems likely/logical, especially given that pugh only played one year, that the helmet was passed along and used by other players. however, only pugh's name appears written in the helmet...
 
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scarletngray;625105; said:
Any idea how I can find the roster for the 1957 championship team?
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Not a roster, but here's a team picture for each of the 7 NC teams.

cstv.pdf/champions

This link requires Adobe to view the .PDF file. Scroll down to page 5 for the 1957 team, then increase the % at the of of the screen to read the names in the picture.
 
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OhioState49;625102; said:
If you don't mind me asking, where did you get this helmet? that's sweet you have a real one.
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i have been collecting vintage, game-used helmets for the last 6 months to display in a sports lounge i will be adding to my restaurant. i have always been fascinated by football helmets and their rich history so this gave me a perfect opportunity to get my hands on some beauties. it's been an extremely interesting and fun project - i'm not sure which has been more rewarding; actually getting a hold of some classic, rare helmets or the learning process of identifying authentic vintage helmets from reproductions.

anyway, to answer your question, i have picked up helmets from many different sources - ebay, memorabilia auctions, classified ads, lawn sales, to name a few. as far as the osu helmet is concerned, i came across a guy in my local classifieds that was looking to sell 40-50 "game-used" helmets. not expecting much, i asked him to send me photos - well, i couldn't believe what i saw when they arrived - one of the nicest collections i have ever seen! i purchased 20 (now i have about 250!)!

but the osu helmet isn't even the best one in the group. by the way i was mistaken, the osu helmet i have isn't a gladiator helmet it's an all american helmet. riddell purchased the gladiator company in the mid to late '80s, made a few modifications and reintroduced them as "all american" helmets. many college teams wore all american helmets and so did a few pro players (howie long for one). anyway, virtually the entire osu team wore all american helmets in the mid to late '80 as can be seen in this 1986 photo (the white padding that can be seen protruding from the rear of the helmets in the photo has all american printed on it).

it's a great authentic helmet, roughed up with quite a few award decals. but, as much as i like it, i will probably list it on ebay in the next month or so - one thing i have learned in my helmets journey is that there are no greater, ardent or avid memorabilia collectors than michigan and ohio fans! and for good reason considering the tremendous history of these programs!

which brings me to michigan - in the group of helmets i purchased was also a 1970 vintage michigan suspension helmet. this thing is extremely valuable and very rare. hand painted by russ hawkins (he is 72 years old and has been hand painting michigan's helmets for the last 50 years!)

best of luck to you guys and hope you have a trendous season! thanks again for all of the help!


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past rosters...

Anyone know where I can find a archive of past ohio state football rosters. Mainly im looking for someone who played in the early-mid 70s. If anyone could shine some light i'd be grateful.
 
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Best Buckeye;901948; said:
A roster of the starters is available if thats what you want. 1960 thru 2001 .
here: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/osu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/records2.pdf
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wow, thats alot of information. thanks very much. Unfortunately it seems the person im looking for was not a starter though. Robert Coan is the name im searching for. I'm trying to pinpoint the years. I believe it was '73-'76 he played. He's 52 years old so thats what my guestimate is. Looks like he would have more than likely been an OL back in the day, big tall guy that is probably pushing 300lbs and looks to be in semi-decent shape for his age. I spoke with his wife briefly today so it just had me curious. She was relaying stories of Woody that she's heard time and time and time again over the years. Says that Roberts love for Woody is so strong to this day and that he still talks about him everyday(and that she's getting sick of it! lol)
 
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