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Mark stole my thunder. Often times we go with the most recent names we can remember that were outstanding players. To that end, it might even be a stretch to pick Tom Tupa, but he was a swiss-army-knife player for Ohio State in 1987. It was a little unfair to have a quarterback back there on 4th down as the punter. Imagine preparing for that as a defensive coordinator.
Another player worth mentioning is current defensive end Jonathon Cooper who will have one more go at it as a likely starter on the edge this fall.
3-time All-American Merle Wendt (1915-2000) is our favorite Buckeye #18.
Thx @11W for telling his story http://t.co/ZnSdII7LLp #GoBucks— OSUengineering (@OSUengineering) August 12, 2014
However, as Mark states, nobody really compares to Merle Wendt for many of the reasons he points out. He’s the only Buckeye to wear No. 18 that was a multiple-time All-American, captain, and All-Conference performer. As an interesting note, Wendt has the opportunity to play in the NFL, but instead went the route of chemical engineering, spending many years as the Director of Chemical Engineering at Goodyear.
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