Below you will find a list of the 29 players who wore number 88 for the Buckeyes. Today's piece features the careers of Paul Sarringhaus, Stan White, Van DeCree and Ben Hartsock.
Today's Trivia Questions
Can you name the team that drafted Ben Hartsock in the 2004 NFL Draft?
What NFL team is Stan White a color radio analyst for?
| PLAYER | WORN | B1G MVP | TEAM MVP | AA | CAPT. | 1R NFL | ALL B1G | AC AA | NFL DRAFT | AC B1G | LETTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Sarringhaus | 19441, 1942, 1945 | 1942 | 1942 | 1944 | 1941, 1942, 1945 | ||||||
| Brian Eisenberg | 1941 | ||||||||||
| Ramon DiPierro* | 1944 | 1944 | |||||||||
| Thomas Watson* | 1948-50 | 1948-50 | |||||||||
| Thomas Hague | 1952-53 | 1954 | 1952-53 | ||||||||
| Tommy Joe Morgan | 1956-57 | 1956-57 | |||||||||
| Thomas Morgan | 1958 | ||||||||||
| Charles Bryant | 1959-61 | 1959-61 | |||||||||
| Thomas Kiehfuss | 1962-64 | 1964 | 1962-64 | ||||||||
| Richard Allen | 1963-65 | ||||||||||
| Daniel Dillon | 1966 | 1966 | |||||||||
| David Whitfield | 1967-69 | 1969 | 1969 | 1967-69 | |||||||
| Stan White* | 1970-71 | 1971 | 1972 | 1970-71 | |||||||
| Van DeCree | 1972-74 | 1973, 1974 | 1973, 1974 | 1972-74 | |||||||
| Jimmy Moore* | 1975 | 1975 | |||||||||
| Thad Jemison | 1981-83 | 1984 | 1981-83 | ||||||||
| Paul Allen* | 1983 | 1983 | 1983 | ||||||||
| Alex Higdon | 1984-87 | 1988 | 1985-87 | 1984-87 | |||||||
| Brian Stablein | 1989-92 | 1993 | 1989 | 1989-92 | |||||||
| Bob Houser | 1993-96 | 1994-96 | 1993-96 | ||||||||
| Frank Graper | 1994 | ||||||||||
| Mike Gurr* | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | ||||||||
| Ben Hartsock | 1999-2003 | 2003 | 2004 | 2002-03 | 2000-03 | ||||||
| Rory Nicol | 2004-08 | 2004-08 | |||||||||
| Pete Foltz | 2004 | ||||||||||
| Reid Fragel | 2009-11 | 2009-11 | |||||||||
| Stacey Blount | 2012 | ||||||||||
| Steve Miller | 2011-14 | 2011-14 | |||||||||
| AJ Alexander | 2015-17 | 2016 |
*Wore another number at Ohio State
Did not earn a varsity letter while wearing No. 89
Paul H. Sarringhaus Back
Born: 1920 (Hamilton, Ohio)
High School: Hamilton
Death: 1998
Ohio State
1942 won national championship.
Honors
1942 All-American.
1942 All B1G.
Miscellaneous
1944 selected by the Eagles in the 9th round of the NFL Draft.
Stan White Linebacker (1969-71)
Born: 1949 (Dover, Ohio)
High School: Theodore Roosevelt (Kent, Ohio)
Ohio State
Played on the 1970 national championship team.
1970 led the team in tackles.
The Buckeyes were 23-6 with White on the team.
Won two Big Ten championships (1969 and 1970).
Honors
1971 All-Big Ten
Miscellaneous
Played baseball and basketball at Ohio State.
Since 2007 White has worked as a color analyst for the Baltimore Ravens' radio broadcasts.
White's career per the 1971 Team Guide:
Was a regular linebacker last year...started all ten games and played 253 minutes...was one of the most improved players on the squad in 1970.
Has unusual athletic ability, winning all-Ohio honors in football, basketball and baseball...led the team in solo tackles last year with 67...made a key interception in the Michigan game last season which set up an Ohio touchdown.
A jarring tackler who is always around the ball...kicked 39 extra points as a sophomore...can be used for kickoffs...will be one of the top linebackers in the Big Ten.
Van DeCree DE (1972-74)
Born: 1954 (Warren, Ohio)
High School: Warren
Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 29-4 with DeCree on the team.
Won three Big Ten titles.
Won the 1973/1974 Rose Bowl.
Honors
1973 All-American.
1974 All-American.
1973 All-Big Ten.
1973 All-Big Ten.
1990 Inducted into the Ohio State Football Hall of Fame.
1999 named to the Ohio State All-Century Team.
Miscellaneous
2013 sentenced to 7 months for cocaine use.
From Buckeyextra 9-25-13:
Former Ohio State All-American Van DeCree has begun serving a seven-month prison term after pleading guilty to violating the terms of a sentencing program, The Vindicator of Youngstown reported.
DeCree, 59, of Warren, tested positive for cocaine while undergoing treatment for drug addiction this year and later committed several probation violations, including providing a phony urine sample to a probation officer. He received his sentence on Monday.
DeCree's career per the 1974 Team Guide:
A first team all-Big Ten and All-American selection last year...one of the finest defensive ends in the country...a two-year regular at open side end...played in all eleven games last year...had 63 tackles in 1973 and was credited with four stops behind the line of scrimmage.
Extremely quick and read the offense very well...hard to block because of his fine body balance...possesses surprising strength for his size.
Ben Hartsock TE (1999-03)
Born: 1980 (Chillicothe)
High School: Union-Scioto
Ohio State
Member of the 2002 national championship team.
Wast the teams third leading receiver in 2002.
Honors
2003 All-Big Ten.
2002 Academic All-Big Ten.
2003 Academic All-Big Ten.
Hartsock's career per the 2003 Team Guide:
Will be in his second year as a starter and is one of the top tight ends in the Big Ten...solid, dependable and smart...is the consummate team player and is an outstanding leader both on and off the field.
An honor student who plans to go into medicine after his football career is over, he was named to a second-team berth on the 2002 Academic All-America team and is a three-time member of the Big Ten's all-academic team.
| NAME | YEAR | ROUND | PICK | POS | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL SARRINGHAUS | 1944 | 9 | 80 | BACK | EAGLES |
| CHUCK BRYANT* | 1962 | 3 | 34 | TE | CARDINALS |
| STAN WHITE | 1972 | 17 | 438 | LB | COLTS |
| THAD JEMISON | 1984 | 12 | 310 | WR | BUCCANEERS |
| BRIAN STABLEIN | 1993 | 8 | 210 | WR | BRONCOS |
| BEN HARTSOCK | 2004 | 3 | 68 | TE | COLTS |
Today's Trivia Answers
Can you name the team that drafted Ben Hartsock in the 2004 NFL Draft?
Answer: The Indianapolis Colts.
What NFL team is Stan White a color radio analyst for?
Answer: The Baltimore Ravens.
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