The early days of Ohio State football are littered with names that will always be legendary around Columbus, Ohio.
Chic Harley.
Francis Schmidt.
Paul Brown.
Bill Willis.
Les Horvath.
Horvath won the Heisman Trophy for Ohio State in 1944, the first one ever won by a Buckeye. Two years earlier, OSU won a National Championship with a team filled with sophomores (WWII took a ton of players away from us in the draft. No, not that draft, a military draft), but Horvath was clearly the leader of that team.
Horvath is no longer with us, having passed away in 1995 at the ripe old age of 74. But for a guy who defeated both the United States Army (on the field) and the Nazi army (on the battlefield), I’d say he’s earned his place in history.
Here’s to you, Les Horvath!
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