We're counting down the days to kickoff with “99 Warriors,” the greatest Ohio State Buckeyes by jersey number, as voted by the staff of Eleven Warriors.
No. 77 Rob Sims
The top Buckeye to wear No. 77 was one of the best to play offensive line for Ohio State in the Jim Tressel era.
OL Rob Sims
2002-05
b. Dec. 6, 1983 (Macedonia, Ohio)
- Three-year Starter (2003-05)
- National Champion (2002)
- Team Captain (2005)
- First-Team All-Big Ten (2005)
Rob Sims was a three-year starter at Ohio State, and contributed to the 2002 team that took home the national championship for the first time since 1968.
Sims started at left tackle for the 2003 and 2004 seasons before bumping inside to guard in 2005, swapping spots with Doug Datish.
Sims never lost a bowl game in his career at Ohio State, winning three Fiesta Bowls and the Alamo Bowl in 2004. He was named a captain as a senior alongside the likes of A.J. Hawk, Nate Salley and Nick Mangold.
He went on to have a very successful NFL career after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He spent four seasons in Seattle before being traded to the Detroit Lions where he finished his NFL career. He started all 16 regular season games for the Lions from 2010-14 before retiring prior to the 2015 campaign.
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