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. 61 Alan Jack
You had to be ferocious to play offensive line for Woody Hayes, but you also had to be able to run a little bit, too.
OG Alan Jack
1967-69
- National Champion (1968)
- Big Ten Champion (1968, '69)
- Captain (1969)
From Ohio State '68: All The Way To The Top by Steve Greenberg and Larry Zelina:
Zelina: I will say that we probably had the finest set of pulling guards in the Big Ten with (Tom) Backhus and (Alan) Jack and Phil (Strickland) and Brian. It was ...
Stillwagon: They were quick.
Zelina: It was phenomenal. They were 205, 207, 210 (pounds), but they could all run. They could ALL run. Can't run now, can we Brian?
The Buckeyes went 24-4 with Jack on the team. He played along the interior of the line for the 1968 Big Ten and national championship team. Perhaps most importantly, that team demolished Michigan 50-14.
The Buckeyes failed to defend the national championship but retained their Big Ten crown in 1969, a year in which Jack served as captain.
Photo: Ohio State Dept. of Athletics
