There are 46 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.
Warren Amling is the only member of The College Football Hall of Fame who started in a basketball Final Four.
NO. 46 DR. WARREN E. AMLING OG AND TACKLE (1944-46)
Born: 1924 (Pana, IL)
High School: Pana High School
Death: 2001
OHIO STATE CAREER
- 1944 team went 9-0 and won the Big Ten championship.
- Ohio State went 20-5-2 during Amling's three seasons.
HONORS
- 1945 All-American
- 1946 All-American
- 1946 Captain
- 1981 inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame
- 1984 inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
- 2000 Named to the Ohio State Football All-Century Team.
NFL DRAFT
Round 11 to the New York Giants with the 95th pick of the 1946 draft.
MISCELLANEOUS
- Started on Ohio State's basketball team.
- Played in three NCAA Basketball Tournaments.
- Only member of the College Football Hall of Fame to start in an NCAA Final Four game.
- Named All-American at Guard in 1945 and Tackle in 1946.
- Became a veterinarian in London, Ohio instead of playing for the NY Giants.
Dr. Warren Amling's Ohio State career per Wikipedia:
In 1945 Amling was a unanimous All-America selection at guard on theBuckeye football team and finished seventh in the vote for the Heisman Trophy. In 1946 he was elected the team captain and volunteered to move totackle, a position where the team was thinner. At this new position he was again named an All American by the Sporting News and the Football Writers Association of America. Amling was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1981 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984, and was selected to the Ohio State Football All-Century Team (at guard) in 2000.
Amling was also a starter for the Ohio State basketball team. He is the only member of the College Football Hall of Fame to start in an NCAA Final Four game.
Amling graduated from Ohio State in 1947 and turned down a chance to play for the New York Giants, choosing instead to practice veterinary medicine in London, Ohio. He served as a member of the board of directors of Wittenberg University in the late 1970s.
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | |
| NO. RETIRED / HONORED | |
| BIG TEN MVP | |
| TEAM MVP | |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 8 |
| CAPTAIN | 4 |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 6 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | |
| LETTER | 0.75 |
| TOTAL | 20.75 |
For more information on other players who wore No. 90 go here.
Sources- The Ohio State Team Guide and Wikipedia
| CATEGORY | 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 | 0.25 PER YEAR |
