Who's the Greatest Buckeye Punter? (Please vote for TWO)

[LordJeffBuck]

Three years ago, we did a series of polls in which the BP community selected the "Greatest Buckeye Ever" team. Since then, many more great players have passed through the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, so it's probably a good time to revisit the polls.

Every week, we will post a poll on "Who's the Greatest Buckeye" at each of the positions. The first poll, quarterback, will open today, and run for a month.

All players selected for the poll will be from the "modern era", which we have more-or-less arbitrarily determined to have begun with the hiring of Woody Hayes in 1951. However, there will be a special poll for the older Buckeye stars, where you will be allowed to choose amongst such greats as Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, Chic Harley, etc.

Please vote on each poll, if you can. Also, please note that each poll will allow you to vote at least twice, as we would like to compile a first and second team. If you vote for "other", please let us know your selection(s) by setting forth the name(s) in a post.

Polls will be posted as follows:

1. Quarterback
2. Multi-purpose player
3. Tailback
4. Fullback
5. Wide Receiver
6. Tight End
7. Offensive Tackle
8. Offensive Guard
9. Offensive Center
10. Defensive Tackle
11. Defensive End
12. Outside Linebacker
13. Safety
14. Cornerback
15. Kicker
16. Punter
17. "Old Timer"
18. Head Coach

So, please vote now for your All-Time Greatest Buckeye Punter; please make TWO selections.

Thanks for your participation.

 

[starBUCKS]

Scott Terna

 

[NFBuck]

Tooooopa.

 

[Nordberg]

Can't go wrong with Tupa. Being a QB and Punter...

 

[NightmaresDad]

This one shouldn't even be close. Skladany was a two-time All American.

Groom time after time boomed one out of our own end to flip the field on our opponent. He was Mr Clutch. That gives him the #2 spot for me.

 

[FriscoBuckeye]

As much as I like some of the more recent guys, I went with Skladany and Tupa.

 

[Jaxbuck]

This one shouldn't even be close. Skladany was a two-time All American.

Groom time after time boomed one out of our own end to flip the field on our opponent. He was Mr Clutch. That gives him the #2 spot for me.

Make that 3 time All American. Also Skladany:
-was team captain in '76
-still holds the record for the longest Field Goal in OSU history at 59 yards.
-has a career average of 42.7 yds per punt
-has the #3 and #4 highest season punting averages in OSU history
-has the best punting average game in OSU history vs tsun in '76 with a whopping 52.3 ypp!

He was in fact OSU's last 3 time AA (74, 75, 76) for 26 years untill Mike Doss became a 3XAA in '00-'02.

I know the trend here is to pick guys who have played in the past 10 years or so but Tupa and Skladany are #1 and 2 and its not even really that close.

 

[buckeyes_rock]

As much as I like some of the more recent guys, I went with Skladany and Tupa.

And ditto on my selections

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

Scott Terna ??

 

[Jaxbuck]

Scott Terna ??

-8th all time in punt yards for a single season (2,475 in '94)
-T9th all time in punts for a season (60 punts in '94)

Best picture taking punter in OSU history poll would be all his imo.

 

[bkochmc]

-8th all time in punt yards for a single season (2,475 in '94)

He's no where as good as Ntre Ame's punter Geoffery Price... he has 2,260 yards with 4 games left... and he didn't even punt in the Purdue game! :tongue2:

Skladany and Tupa for me.

 

[mooktarr]

As much as I like some of the more recent guys, I went with Skladany and Tupa.

me too

 

[MD Buckeye]

Trapasso for the hit against Penn State lol

 

[AKAK]

Just made me realize that Tupa got no love on the multipurpose player thread...

Oh well...

Lets just have a best Quarterbacking Punter poll and see who wins that.

 

[NightmaresDad]

Make that 3 time All American. Also Skladany:
-was team captain in '76
-still holds the record for the longest Field Goal in OSU history at 59 yards.
-has a career average of 42.7 yds per punt
-has the #3 and #4 highest season punting averages in OSU history
-has the best punting average game in OSU history vs tsun in '76 with a whopping 52.3 ypp!

He was in fact OSU's last 3 time AA (74, 75, 76) for 26 years untill Mike Doss became a 3XAA in '00-'02.

I know the trend here is to pick guys who have played in the past 10 years or so but Tupa and Skladany are #1 and 2 and its not even really that close.

You know, I was going to say 3 time AA, but I wasn't 100% sure.
I remember watching the team warm up, and I wasn't watching the QBs, WRs or LBs, I was watching Skladany bomb 45 - 50 yarders that seemed to hang in the air forever.
I was at the game where he made the 59 yarder, too.
His kickoffs used to routinely go through the uprights (from the 40 though)
He was pretty good, I guess.