CANTON — Some of Ohio’s greatest high school football players and coaches were among the class of 30 to be inducted into the National High School Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024. Pro Football Hall of Famer Paul Warfield, of Warren Harding High School, headlined the list of 14 Ohioans. Warfield was considered the […]
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Calvin Jones: Steubenville star created Big 10’s biggest recruiting controversy
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is Part 4 in a 12-part series on Ohio’s historic football personalities. The series began on Aug. 5. It continued on Aug. 6 and Aug. 7. Calvin Jones was exactly what Woody Hayes needed. The second-year Ohio State coach was coming off an abysmal 4-3-2 record in his rookie campaign in Columbus. He badly mismanaged returning Heisman Trophy winner Vic […]
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Ohio’s incredible football history poised to launch next chapter
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is the kickoff for a 12-part series on Ohio’s historic football personalities. Ohio’s football history is etched with incredible details, dynamic personalities, glorious achievements and horrendous tragedies. Some of the state’s residents possess a passion for the sport that encroaches on hysteria. “Ohio is a state, first of all, which if it has raised any […]