There are 7 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to bed I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the rubric* listed at the bottom of this article.
Wes Fesler had extreme athletic skills along with a great sense of style.
NO. 7 WES FLESLER, END (1928-30)
Born: 1908 (Youngstown, Ohio)
Died: 1989 (Laguna Hills, CA)
High School: Youngstown, Ohio
OHIO STATE CAREER:
- The Buckeyes were 14-7-3 with Fesler on the team.
- Earned 9 varsity letters between baseball, basketball and football.
- Went 2-1 against That Team.
HONORS:
- 1930 Big Ten MVP
- 1930 Team MVP
- 1930 All-American.
- 1930 Captain.
- 1930 All-Big Ten.
- 1929 All-American.
- 1929 All-Big Ten.
- 1928 All-American.
- 1928 All-Big Ten.
- 1954 Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
- 1977 Inducted into Ohio State's Athletic Hall of Fame.
NFL DRAFT
Fesler played before the NFL Draft.
Fesler was a three-time All-American in football and also earned 9 letters at Ohio State.
Wes Fesler's Ohio State career per The Ohio State Team Guide:
Wes Fesler was Ohio State’s second three-time All-American, winning first-team recognitionat end in 1928, ’29 and ’30. Fesler, who also played fullback for the Buckeyes, was team captain as a senior and was the Ohio State and the Big Ten MVP in 1930. Fesler, a superb all-around athlete, earned nine letters, three each in football, basketball and baseball.
In basketball, he won all-Big Ten honors in 1931. In baseball, he spent time in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. After graduating, Fesler served one year as an assistant on the OSU staff and then was head football coach at Wesleyan, Princeton and Pitt. In 1947, he returned to his alma mater as head coach and spent four years, compiling a 21-13-3 record and winning the 1949 Big Ten Championship and the 1950 Rose Bowl.
He later served as head coach at Minnesota and was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. He was a charter inductee to the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1977.
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | |
| NO. RETIRED / HONORED | |
| BIG TEN MVP | 6 |
| TEAM MVP | 5 |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 12 |
| CAPTAIN | 4 |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 9 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | |
| LETTER | 0.75 |
| TOTAL | 36.75 |
Sources- The Ohio State Team Guide, football foundation.org 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 |
Today's article is brought to you by the iconic photo of Fesler kicking a football:
