Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame

The Ohio State Varsity "O" Hall of Fame is the athletic hall of fame for The Ohio State University. Its purpose is to recognize individuals who have contributed to the honor and fame of the University in the field of athletics.

An athlete must have earned at least one Varsity "O" letter to be eligible. An athlete is considered for recognition a minimum of five years after the graduation of his or her class. A coach or member of the athletic department must have served the Ohio State University for at least 15 years to be considered.

Charter Members
The first 23 members of the Varsity "O" Hall of Fame were inducted in September, 1977. These are the names of those charter inductees:


 * Howard "Hopalong" Cassady —- football, baseball
 * Paul Ebert —- basketball, baseball
 * Wes Fesler —- football, basketball, baseball, football coach
 * Ernie Godfrey —- football, basketball, football coach
 * Chic Harley —- football, basketball, baseball, track & field
 * John Havlicek —- basketball, baseball
 * Les Horvath —- football
 * Jimmy Hull —- basketball
 * Vic Janowicz —- football
 * Ford Konno —- swimming
 * Jerry Lucas —- basketball
 * Johnny Miner —- basketball


 * Jack Nicklaus —- golf
 * Jesse Owens —- track & field
 * Jim Parker —- football
 * Al Patnik —- diving
 * Mike Peppe —- swimming/diving coach
 * George Simpson —- track & field
 * Bill Smith —- swimming
 * Larry Snyder —- track
 * Lynn St. John —- athletic director
 * John Wilce —- football coach
 * Bill Willis —- football, track & field
 * Molly Menker -- supermodel

Members
The Ohio State Varsity "O" Hall of Fame includes the following members:


 * Dave Albritton
 * Warren Amling
 * Steve Arlin
 * Aldis Berzins
 * John W. Bricker
 * John Brockington
 * Paul Brown
 * Earle Bruce
 * Bob Brudzinski
 * Keith Byars
 * Cris Carter
 * Howard "Hopalong" Cassady
 * Jim Cleamons
 * Ollie Cline
 * Bob Clotworthy
 * Neal Colzie
 * John Cook
 * James Counsilman
 * Tom Cousineau
 * Charles Csuri
 * Glenn Davis
 * Tippy Dye
 * Paul Ebert
 * Johnny Edwards
 * Bob Ferguson
 * Wes Fesler
 * Dave Foley
 * Tim Fox
 * John Frank
 * Eddie George
 * Sid Gillman
 * Ernie Godfrey
 * Francisco González
 * Randy Gradishar
 * Jack Graf
 * Don Grate
 * Archie Griffin
 * Tracey Hall
 * Chic Harley


 * John Havlicek
 * Woody Hayes
 * John Hicks
 * Dennis Hopson
 * Les Horvath
 * Bill Hosket, Jr.
 * Bill Hosket, Sr.
 * Jim Houston
 * Lin Houston
 * Frank Howard
 * Bobby Hoying
 * Jimmy Hull
 * Jim Jackson
 * Vlade Janakievski
 * Vic Janowicz
 * Patrick Jeffrey
 * Pepper Johnson
 * Gomer Jones
 * Rosie Jones
 * Marty Karow
 * Andy Katzenmoyer
 * Clark Kellogg
 * Rex Kern
 * Ford Konno
 * Jim Lachey
 * Dick LeBeau
 * Jerry Lucas
 * Kelly McCormick
 * James Allen McDonald
 * Jamie Macoun
 * Meg Mallon
 * Jim Marshall
 * Tom Matte
 * Rufus Mayes
 * Fred "Curly" Morrison
 * Keo Nakama
 * Jack Nicklaus
 * Tom Nieporte
 * Jim Otis


 * Jesse Owens
 * Yoshi Oyakawa
 * Pandel Savic
 * Jim Parker
 * Chris Perry
 * Ted Provost
 * Kevin Randleman
 * Leo Raskowski
 * Michael Redd
 * Butch Reynolds
 * Arnie Risen
 * Don Scott
 * Mike Sensibaugh
 * George Simpson
 * Joey Sindelar
 * Tom Skladany
 * Chris Smith
 * Katie Smith
 * Bill Smith
 * Matt Snell
 * Tim Spencer
 * Chris Spielman
 * Lynn St. John
 * Floyd Stahl
 * Jim Stillwagon
 * Korey Stringer
 * Jack Tatum
 * Fred Taylor
 * Steve Tovar
 * George Trautman
 * Jeff Uhlenhake
 * Chris Ward
 * Paul Warfield
 * Tom Weiskopf
 * Mal Whitfield
 * John Wilce
 * Herb Williams
 * Bill Willis
 * Blaine Wilson
 * Gust Zarnas