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. 56 Rob Murphy
Rob Murphy was a three-year starter who came from thoroughbred football bloodlines at Cincinnati Moeller. He is the greatest Buckeye to ever don No. 56.
OG Rob Murphy
1996-1998
b. Jan. 18, 1977 (Buffalo, NY)
- Rose Bowl Champion (1997)
- First-Team All-American (1997)
- Consensus First-Team All-American (1998)
Murphy earned first-team All-American honors as the starting guard on the 1997 Rose Bowl championship team.
He followed that season by ascending to consensus All-American honors in 1998.
Murphy played with the Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts and the Kansas City Chiefs' Europa League affiliate before switching to the XFL.
Murphy also played in Canada before retiring from football in 2012.
He currently serves as a firefighter in St. Augustine, Fl.
Photo: Ohio State Dept. of Athletics
