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Ohio State lands the nation's No. 1 safety in the 2026 class as Blaine Bradford commits to the Buckeyes.
There are 86 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to sleep I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the rubric* listed at the bottom of this article.
Doug Van Horn graduated from Eastmoor and went 2-1 against That Team.
No. 86 DOUG VAN HORN Guard / Tackle (1963-65)
Born: June 24, 1944 (Sedalia, MO)
High School: Eastmoor
OHIO STATE CAREER
- The Buckeyes were 19-7-1 with Van Horn on the team.
- Defeated No. 2 Wisconsin 13-10 in Madison in 1963.
- Beat No. 2 Illinois 26-0 in Champaign in 1964.
- Went 2-1 against That Team.
HONORS
- 1965 Team MVP
- 1965 All-American
- 1965 All-Big Ten
NFL DRAFT
Round 4 to the Detroit Lions with the 55th pick of the 1966 draft.
I could find very little on Doug Van Horn. Below is what found.
- He played in 172 NFL games over 13 seasons.
- Van Horn was on The NFL on CBS six times between 1970 and 1978.
- He was on Monday Night Football and The NFL on NBC once each.
- Doug Van Horn sued the NFL, NFL Films, Inc. and NFL Productions, LLC for trademark infringement in September 2014.
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | |
| NO. RETIRED / HONORED | |
| BIG TEN MVP | |
| TEAM MVP | 5 |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 4 |
| CAPTAIN | |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 3 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | |
| LETTER | 0.75 |
| TOTAL | 14.75 |
For more information on the other players who wore No. 68.
Sources- The Ohio State Team Guide, nfl.com, rfcexpreess.com and imdb.com
| CATEFORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | 8 |
| NO. RETIRED / HONORED | 8 |
| BIG TEN MVP | 6 |
| TEAM MVP | 5 |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 4 |
| CAPTAIN | 4 |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | 4 |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 3 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | 3 |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | 1 |
| LETTER | O.25 PER YEAR |
