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, baseballPaul Ebert —- basketball, baseballWes Fesler —- football, basketball, baseball, football coachErnie Godfrey —- football, basketball, football coachChic Harley —- football, basketball, baseball, track & fieldJohn Havlicek —- basketball, baseballLes Horvath —- footballJimmy Hull —- basketballVic Janowicz —- footballFord Konno —- swimmingJerry Lucas —- basketballJohnny Miner —- basketball
Jack Nicklaus —- golf
Jesse Owens —- track & field
Jim Parker —- footballAl Patnik —- divingMike Peppe —- swimming/diving coachGeorge Simpson —- track & fieldBill Smith —- swimmingLarry Snyder —- trackLynn St. John —- athletic directorJohn Wilce —- football coachBill Willis —- football, track & fieldMolly Menker -- supermodel
Members [ ] The Ohio State Varsity "O" Hall of Fame includes the following members:
References or notes [ ]
External links [ ] v · d · e Ohio State University
Campuses
Columbus Main Campus Delaware Center Lima Campus Mansfield Campus Marion Campus Newark Campus Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Agricultural Technical Institute
Presidents
Orton W. Q. Scott W. H. Scott Canfield Thompson Rightmire McPherson Bevis Fawcett Enarson Jennings Gee Sisson Kirwan Jennings Holbrook Alutto Gee
Academics
College of Dentistry College of Engineering John Glenn School of Public Affairs College of Medicine Fisher College of Business Moritz College of Law Health Sciences Center for Global Health Reading Recovery Ross Mathematics Program
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Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Blackwell Inn Drake Union Hilandar Research Library John A. Prior Health Sciences Library Ohio State University Airport Ohio Union Orton Hall South Bass Island Light Thompson Memorial Library Wexner Center for the Arts Wexner Medical Center
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Student life
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