In 13 days, Oregon State will be in Columbus to play our Buckeyes to start the 2018 season. Below, you will find a list of the 27 players who have worn No. 13 since 1933.
Today's featured players are Vlade Janakievski, Willie "Chico" Nelson, Damon Moore, Kenny Guiton and Maurice Clarett.
| PLAYER | WORN | B1G MVP | TEAM MVP | AA | CAPT. | 1R NFL | ALL B1G | AC AA | NFL DRAFT | AC B1G | LETTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Wilson | 1932-33 | 1932-33 | |||||||||
| Frank Rickey | 1940 | ||||||||||
| Barry Johnson | 1965 | ||||||||||
| Morris Bradshaw* | 1973 | 1974 | 1973 | ||||||||
| Michael Faler | 1977 | ||||||||||
| Vlade Janakievski | 1977-80 | 1979, 1980 | 1977-80 | ||||||||
| Walter Norley | 1981-82 | ||||||||||
| Scott Neff | 1983 | 1983 | |||||||||
| Scott Powell | 1986-88 | 1987-88 | 1986-88 | ||||||||
| Brady Pugh | 1988 | ||||||||||
| Willie "Chico" Nelson | 1990-93 | 1993 | 1993 | 1990-93 | |||||||
| Matt Jacobs* | 1993 | ||||||||||
| Damon Moore | 1994-98 | 1998 | 1997, 1998 | 1999 | 1995-98 | ||||||
| Maurice Harris | 1999 | ||||||||||
| Chad Cacchio* | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | ||||||||
| Jim Otis* | 2001 | ||||||||||
| Harlen Jacobs* | 2001-04 | 2001 | 2001-04 | ||||||||
| Maurice Clarett | 2002 | 2002 | 2005 | 2002 | |||||||
| Ben Kacsandi | 2004-08 | 2008 | 2008 | ||||||||
| Andre Amos | 2005-09 | 2006-07, 2009 | |||||||||
| Julian Vann | 2010-11 | ||||||||||
| Kenny Guiton | 2010-13 | 2013 | 2013 | 2011-13 | |||||||
| Eli Apple | 2013-15 | 2016 | 2014-15 | ||||||||
| Stephen Collier | 2014-16 | ||||||||||
| Rashod Berry* | 2016-17 | 2016 | |||||||||
| Ke'Von Huguely* | 2017 | ||||||||||
| Tyreke Johnson | 2018 |
*Wore another number at Ohio State
Did not earn a varsity letter while wearing No. 13
Vlade Janakievski, K (1978-1980)
Born: 1957 (Macedonia)
Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 27-8-1 with Janakievski on the team.
1979 Big Ten Title.
Honors
1979 All-Big Ten.
1980 All-Big Ten.
Janakievski's senior bio per The Ohio State Team Guide:
5-8, 166...from Columbus, Ohio...Holds the school record for career extra points, 127, most career field goals, 26, and most career points for a kicker, 205...also has the Ohio State record for making 47 straight extra points...his remarkable record of making 18 of 21 field goal attempts in 1979 made him one of the premier field goal kickers in college football.
Has greatly improved his range with special exercises...kicked a 51-yarder against Illinois last year...born in Yugoslavia, he has lived in the United States for 11 years.
Made all extra points in his final two years of high school...a first team kicking specialist on the 1979 all-Big Ten squad.
Janakievski's Ohio State career per Wikipedia:
Vlade Janakievski (born April 10, 1957) is a former American football placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was a walk-on player from the soccer team who handled the placekicking duties for the Buckeyes in the 1977-1980 seasons.
During Janakievski's career at Ohio State he was the first OSU kicker to be selected twice to the All-Big Ten team. In his first year as a kicker (1977), he made all 44 of his extra point attempts, and is second all-time in extra points (172) for the Buckeyes. He set numerous records during his time playing for coaches Woody Hayes and Earle Bruce.
Janakievski finished his Buckeye career second on the Ohio State's all-time scoring list (behind Pete Johnson), with 179 career points. Nearly 20 years later he remains fifth on that list. Only Keith Byars, Dan Stultz, and Mike Nugent have since surpassed his career total.
Janakievski was selected to the Ohio State Football All-Century Team in 2000, and was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 2004.
Janakievski's early life and life after football:
Janakievski was born in Macedonia while it was part of Yugoslavia and moved to the United States with his parents in 1967 at the age of 10.
Janakievski currently owns and operates a deli named "Easy Living Deli", located at 1355 W. Lane Ave, Columbus Oh., just a few minutes from The Ohio State University where he attended school and played for the Buckeyes.
Reynoldsburg News article on Vlade's inuction into the Varisty O Hall of Fame.
Nice documentary on Vlade and his Easy Living Deli.
Chico Nelson, SS (1990-1993)
Born: 1969
Died: 2016
High School: Sarasota (Sarasota, FL)
Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 33-12-3 with Nelson on the team.
1993 Big Ten Title.
Defeated BYU 28-21 to win the Holiday Bowl.
Honors
1993 Captain.
1993 All-Big Ten.
Chico famously said he wanted to attend Ohio State because of Cris Carter's red nikes and to see snow.
Nelson's senior bio per The Ohio State Team Guide:
6-1, 197...from Sarasota, FL...The undisputed leader of the secondary...a strong candidate for postseason honors...talented athlete who will be in his third year as a starter...moves from free to strong safety this year.
Fierce hitter, who gets a great break on the ball...excellent one-on-one defender...the Buckeyes' leading returning tackler, collecting 68 tackles last year to rank fourth on the team...20 of those tackles came in the last two games, including a career hig 11 against Michigan.
Three interceptions last year (Syracuse, Wisconsin and Michigan) last year tied him for second on the team and gave him five career thefts...also had two passes broken up and a fumble caused last year.
Could play any of the four defensive back positions if need be...teamed with Roger Harper the past two years to give OSU a pair of outstanding safeties...also a fine special teams player.
Missed the first five games of his senior year due to injury and still won all-state honors at Sarasota High School...49 tackles and two interceptions in five games as a senior...given first name is Willie.
The following is from Sports Illustrated in October of 1993:
The Buckeyes' reprieve—and their current return to prominence—shows that even a well-coached team needs a little luck. That's what Cooper had in recruiting strong safety Chico Nelson, who hails from Sarasota, Fla. Wooed by all the football powers in his state, Nelson chose to matriculate in Columbus.
Why? "Two reasons," he says. "I remembered seeing [former Buckeye receiver] Cris Carter on TV wearing red Nikes. I wanted to wear red Nikes. And I wanted to see snow."
Nelson, a defensive co-captain who had one of Ohio State's five interceptions on Saturday, has seen plenty of snow. His opponents have seen stars. The man is a headhunter. "In the spring game two years ago," says defensive coordinator Bill Young, "he hit [tight end] Cedric Saunders so hard, we thought he'd knocked Cedric's head off. His helmet flew off, his mouthpiece came out. It scared us all.
What Chico Nelson did after football per Triton:
Triton would like to welcome Willie "Chico" Nelson to our team.
Willie is a 1993 marketing graduate of "The Ohio State University". While attending college, Willie work hard to become The Buckeye's Team Captain and an All Big Ten Free Safety. After college, Willie started a career in the NFL. Willie played for the Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and the New Orleans Saints. Willie has worked closely as a team player with some of the best names the game has to offer. Eddie George, Joey Galloway, Don Shula, Dan Marino, Kirk Herbstriet, John Cooper.. etc.Willie impressed us with a "failure is not an option" approach to reaching out and showing you why Triton is the best software in the business to run your resort.
Willie will be working closely with our head of sales, Jorge Arrazolla, to learn the intricacies of our industry.
Feel free to call Willie and help him make his mark.
We wanted to assure you that our decision to bring Chico on board had nothing to do with that awesome hit in the 1992 Ohio State/Michigan game that knocked their then quarterback, Elvis Grbac, out of the game in the first quarter. We barely even considered it. :-)
In 2016, Nelson passed away at the age of 46 after taking his own life.
Damon Moore, SS (1994-1998)
Born: 1976 (Fostoria, Ohio)
High School: Fostoria
Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 52-11 with Moore on the team.
1996 Big Ten Title.
1998 Big Ten Title.
1997 Defeated Arizona State 20-17 to win the Rose Bowl.
1999 Defeated Texas A&M 24-14 to win the Sugar Bowl.
1996 Defeated No. 5 Notre Dame 29-16 in South Bend and No. 4 Penn State 38-7 in back-to-back weeks.
Honors
1998 All-American.
1998 All-Big Ten.
1997 All-Big Ten.
Moore's senior bio per The Ohio State Team Guide:
5-11, 200...from Fostoria, Ohio...One of the most physical defensive backs on college football, picked up all-Big Ten Conference honors last year as a junior after leading the Buckeyes in tackles as a sophomore.
Helped Fostoria to the Ohio State titles as a sophomore and to a three-year record of 37-2 (14-0 during the title winning year)...was an all-state quarterback as a junior and an all-state defensive back as a senior.
Moore and Antoine Winfield terrorized opposing offenses in the late '90s.
Damon Moore is tied for second in Ohio State's all-time record book with two interception returns for touchdowns.
He is also tied for first for intercepting three passes in one game. Moore accomplished this feat at Iowa in 1996.
Moore led the Buckeyes in tackles in 1996 (89) and 1998 (81).
Kenny Guiton, QB (2010-13)
Born: 1991 (Houston, TX)
High School: Eisenhower (TX)
Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 43-10 with Guiton on the team.
2012 Leaders Title.
2013 Leaders Title.
2011 Defeated Arkansas 31-26 to win the Sugar Bowl.
Went 3-1 against That Team.
Honors
2013 Captain.
Guiton's senior bio per The Ohio State Media Guide:
6-3, 208...from Houston, TX...Kenny Guiton is a leader on this football team...he leads in the classroom, weight room, film room, locker room and on the playing field...and like Michael Jordan, who always could finish on the break, Guiton is a finisher for the Buckeyes.
In relief of Braxton Miller last season, Guiton either finished off a touchdown drive started by Miller or led the Buckeyes on a touchdown drive in eight of his 15 series at quarterback.
His most spectacular appearance was the nearly two quarters and 27 offensive plays from scrimmage against Purdue, after Miller was sent to the hospital after a vicious slam on the turf...Guiton's stats---6 of 11 passing for 77 yards with one touchdown and one interception---can't touch the magnitude of his efforts that day.
Undefeated Ohio State was trailing Purdue 22-14, with 47 seconds to play and the ball at the Ohio State 39...thinking the game was over, fans were leaving Ohio Stadium...Guiton completed passes of 39 yards to Devin Smith and 8 yards to Evan Spencer to get to the Purdue 11...moments later he took a snap with eight seconds left to play and found Chris Fields for a two-yard scoring pass to bring the Buckeyes within two points of the Purdue lead and some of the departing crowd back in their seas.
Guiton then completed a two-point conversion pass to Jeff Heuerman for the game-tying score...in overtime, he completed a 17-yard pass to Jake Stoneburner on second-and-10, and then calmly finished off the Buckeyes' five-play, game-winning touchdown drive.
Kenny was a three-sport star for Eisenhower HS...threw for 1,846 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior...threw for over 2,500 yards with 329 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior...District 19-5A offensive MVP...named all-Greater Houston and all-district...played point guard for the basketball team and was a hurdler in track and field...named to his school's honor roll.
Kenny Guiton's Ohio State senior year per ohiostatebuckeyes.com:
Kenny Guiton played quarterback in 21 games as a Buckeye and started twice...he graduated in December 2013 with his degree in family resource management and family studies.
Kenny was one of eight players chosen by teammates to represent the team as game captains in 2013...he led the Big Ten Conference in passing efficiency in 2013 (165.2), and in the process set Ohio State single season marks for efficiency and completion percentage (68.8 pct.).
He replaced an injured Braxton Miller early in the San Diego State game and proceeded to put up huge numbers over the next three games while leading the Buckeyes to three wins...he threw for two touchdowns in the win over SDSU...in his first career start at California Sept. 14, he threw for three touchdowns in the first six minutes to spark Ohio State to a quick 21-0 lead and finished with 368 yards of total offense and four touchdowns in a 52-34 road win.
In his second start, vs. Florida A&M, Guiton again earned Big Ten player of the week honors after throwing for a school-record six touchdown passes - all in the first half - to lead Ohio State to a 55-0 halftime lead and to an eventual 76-0 win...he connected on 24 of 34 throws for 215 yards and one interception.
He tied Bobby Hoying's (1994 vs. Purdue; 1995 vs. Pitt) and John Borton's (1952 vs. Washington State) record for touchdown passes when he connected with Chris Fields on a 15-yarder; he then broke the record with 13 seconds to play in the half, hitting Evan Spencer with a 15-yard completion...he connected with Devin Smith on a school-record 90-yard touchdown pass - the longest play from scrimmage in school history - on his second throw of the game...he also rushed for 92 yards and led Ohio State to a then three-year high 608 yards of offense.
He was named the Walter Camp national offensive player of the week and the Big Ten Conference's offensive player of the week for his efforts...later in the season he rushed for two touchdowns vs. Penn State and gained 98 yards and scored twice vs. Purdue.
Maurice Clarett, HB (2002)
Born: 1983 (Youngstown)
High School: Warren Harding
Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 14-0 with Clarett on the team.
2002 National Champion.
2002 Big Ten Title.
2003 Defeated Miami 31-24 in double overtime to win the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Championship Game.
2002 Defeated That Team 14-9.
Clarett's "sophomore" bio per The Ohio State Team Guide:
6-0, 230...from Youngstown, Ohio...Arguably the best and most complete running back in college football...will be a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy and All-American honors in 2003...named to several preseason All-America teams and voted the No. 1 running back in college football by The Sporting News in its College Football Yearbook.
A gifted football player who has the unique ability to energize the entire team...is blessed with tremendous patience and vision for a player so young...coming off of a brilliant freshman campaign in which he set a numerous Ohio State rushing records.
Joins Robert Smith as the only true Ohio State freshman to rush for 1,000 or more yards in a season...broke Smith's OSU freshman rushing record of 1,126 yards with a 119-yard showing against Michigan.
Runs hard, runs with power and has breakaway speed...fights for, and gets, extra yards after he has been hit...also an excellent receiver and blocker...studies the game intensely and is bent on becoming the best running back who has ever played the game.
The USA Today Offensive Player of the Year as a senior (in high school)...chosen as Mr. Football by the Associated Press...ran for 4,675 yards and 65 touchdowns during his high school career, including 2,194 yards and 38 touchdowns as a senior.
Maurice Clarett's Ohio State career per Wikipedia:
Clarett started his career with 175 yards and three touchdowns against Texas Tech.
Clarett starred at Ohio State for one season, rushing for 1,237 yards (a school record for a freshman) and scoring 18 touchdowns, which helped the Buckeyes to a 14-0 record and the 2002 BCS National Championship.
He scored the winning touchdown against the University of Miami with a five-yard run in the second overtime in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl (played January 3, 2003).
He also made a key defensive play in that game, stealing the ball on the Miami 28 from Hurricanes safety Sean Taylor, who was returning an interception from the end zone of a pass thrown by Craig Krenzel. After that play, Ohio State kicked a field goal, giving them a 10-point lead at the time.
Career rushing statistics at Ohio StateClarett was the first freshman to be the leading rusher on a national championship team since Ahman Green of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1995.
Year Games Rushes Yards Average TD
2002 11 222 1,237 5.6 18
Total 11 222 1,237 5.6 18
The end of Maurice Clarett's Ohio State career:
Clarett's time at Ohio State University was marked by several troubling incidents. He was seen yelling at his position coach during the Northwestern - Ohio State game in the 2002 season.
In December 2002, he publicly maligned OSU officials for not paying for him to fly home for the funeral of a friend and accused administrators of lying when they said he had not filed the necessary paperwork.
In July 2003, Clarett became the center of an academic scandal when a teaching assistant told the New York Times that Clarett had received preferential treatment from a professor; the investigation did not find sufficient evidence of academic misconduct.
Ohio State later suspended Clarett for the 2003 athletic year after he was charged with filing a false police report. Clarett had filed a false claim that more than $10,000 in clothing, CDs, cash and stereo equipment were stolen from a car he borrowed from a local dealership in September 2003.
Athletic Director Andy Geiger stated that Clarett also took in special benefits totaling approximately $20,000, and repeatedly misled investigators. Clarett later pleaded guilty to a lesser criminal charge (failure to aid a law enforcement official) in that incident.
Clarett moved to Los Angeles after his dismissal from Ohio State, and, while living there, sued to be included in the 2004 NFL Draft. He won his case at trial. However, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision. Subsequently, Clarett worked with trainers in preparation for the 2005 NFL Combine, hoping to impress for the upcoming draft.
I will always wonder what would have been had he spent all four years at Ohio State. However, his only season was one for the ages.
Clarett makes a bad decision:
On January 1, 2006, police announced that they were searching for Clarett in relation to two incidents of armed robbery that took place at 1:46 am outside the Opium Lounge dance club in Columbus. Allegedly, with a .45 caliber handgun, Clarett robbed two people and then escaped in a white SUV with two unidentified persons. Clarett reportedly made off with only a cell phone valued at $150 belonging to one of the victims.
Said Jim Tressel, his former coach at Ohio State, "I hope it's not true, but beyond that, I don't know much, but my reaction is, I was sad."
Clarett turned himself in to police shortly after 9 p.m., EST, on January 2, just as the Buckeyes were defeating Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, the very bowl game in which Clarett last played college football. He faced two counts of aggravated robbery. He was later released on $50,000 bond.
On February 10, 2006, Clarett was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on two counts of aggravated robbery with gun specifications and five other counts. If convicted, he would be sentenced to up to 25 years in prison. His attorneys said that he denied every allegation, saying Clarett "intends to fight this indictment with the same vigor and resolve he displayed in taking OSU to a national championship."
On February 22, 2006, Maurice Clarett pleaded not guilty to aggravated-robbery charges. He was released on $20,000 bail until his trial began.
On July 26, 2006, Clarett fired his lawyers, William Settina and Robert Krapenc, two weeks before his trial date. The privately retained attorneys had filed a motion two days earlier saying they wanted to withdraw their counsel, claiming that Clarett was not paying their fees or cooperating in his defense.
At a status hearing held on August 9, 2006 pertaining to the January charges, Franklin County Common Pleas Judge David Fais increased Clarett's bond to $1.1 million. This was due to Clarett's arrest earlier that morning (see below). On August 10, 2006, Fais ordered an additional status hearing which was held on August 11, 2006.
This hearing had not been requested by either the prosecution or Clarett's defense team but was requested by Fais himself. At the hearing, Fais delayed the trial until September 18, 2006, revoked the $1.1 million bond in the case and ordered Clarett to undergo a mental health evaluation.
Clarett was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. His exemplary behavior and growth in prison enabled him to be released four years early.
What Clarett did after his release per mauriceclarettonline.com:
Upon being released Maurice went right to work in developing what he has envisioned. He wanted to create a platform that would allow him to connect, educate, and empower people in their life and/or profession. Maurice soon found himself connecting with the nations top business executives with the most notable being Warren Buffet.
His ability to connect with his audience in a practical way leaves those who hear his words feeling inspired. Maurice believes that when you compound positive reinforcements in your life, over time, you begin to receive the benefits from them.
Cheers to Maurice Clarett for turning his life around and inspiring others.
| NAME | YEAR | ROUND | PICK | POSITION | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS BRADSHAW | 1974 | 4 | 93 | WR | RAIDERS |
| DAMON MOORE | 1999 | 4 | 128 | SS | EAGLES |
| MAURICE CLARETT | 2005 | 3 | 101 | RB | BRONCOS |
| ELI APPLE | 2016 | 1 | 10 | CB | GIANTS |
| 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 90 |
| 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 80 |
| 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 |
| 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 |
| 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 |
| 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 |
| 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
96 days until The Game.
