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Posted: 6/1/2023 4:31 PM
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Don Strock.

He may not be legendary but had an arm and led the nation in passing and total offense in 1972.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/90584438/virginia-tech... /

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Strock
I think we provided a good chunk of those yds. He pretty much had his way with our D all afternoon. The final was something lie 53-21. I remember that somebody tossed a whisky bottle at the feet of VT's receiver on Strock's last TD pass -- and it still had whisky in it. Huge crowd that day. I don't know if it was homecoming or that people just came to see Strock.
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Posted: 6/1/2023 5:21 PM
Pataskala wrote:expand_more
Don Strock.

He may not be legendary but had an arm and led the nation in passing and total offense in 1972.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/90584438/virginia-tech... /

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Strock
I think we provided a good chunk of those yds. He pretty much had his way with our D all afternoon. The final was something lie 53-21. I remember that somebody tossed a whisky bottle at the feet of VT's receiver on Strock's last TD pass -- and it still had whisky in it. Huge crowd that day. I don't know if it was homecoming or that people just came to see Strock.
My memory was that it was also raining during much of the game. Do you remember that, Pataskala?
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Posted: 6/1/2023 6:59 PM
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Khalil Mack, probably.

Antonio Gates.

Antonio Brown.

James Harrison.

Jason Taylor.

Julian Edelman.

Joe Flacco.

Jack Lambert was MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 1972. Presume he came to Peden once or twice. Game logs that far back are a little hard to come by.

More their pint-sized running back who was unstoppable.
You may be thinking of Dri Archer, but that was much later in 2013 not 2007.
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Posted: 6/1/2023 10:45 PM
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Khalil Mack, probably.

Antonio Gates.

Antonio Brown.

James Harrison.

Jason Taylor.

Julian Edelman.

Joe Flacco.

Jack Lambert was MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 1972. Presume he came to Peden once or twice. Game logs that far back are a little hard to come by.

More their pint-sized running back who was unstoppable.
You may be thinking of Dri Archer, but that was much later in 2013 not 2007.
No, it was the even smaller Eugene Jarvis.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 11:01 AM
He may not have been a phenom in the NFL, but Byron Leftwich will always standout in my mind. I remember him being carried to the line of scrimmage by his offensive line between downs and finding a way to defeat us.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 12:07 PM
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He may not have been a phenom in the NFL, but Byron Leftwich will always standout in my mind. I remember him being carried to the line of scrimmage by his offensive line between downs and finding a way to defeat us.
that happened against Akron
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Posted: 6/2/2023 1:10 PM
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Don Strock.

He may not be legendary but had an arm and led the nation in passing and total offense in 1972.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/90584438/virginia-tech... /

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Strock
I think we provided a good chunk of those yds. He pretty much had his way with our D all afternoon. The final was something lie 53-21. I remember that somebody tossed a whisky bottle at the feet of VT's receiver on Strock's last TD pass -- and it still had whisky in it. Huge crowd that day. I don't know if it was homecoming or that people just came to see Strock.
My memory was that it was also raining during much of the game. Do you remember that, Pataskala?
I don't recall it raining. I was sitting in the south end zone -- couldn't get a seat in the student section -- and I remember it being warm and dry. The rain game I remember was vs Dayton. Miserable first half, both weather and how we were playing The 110 played "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" at halftime and the clouds parted and it stopped raining. We won when Dayton partially blocked a FG but one of their guys touched the ball past the line to gain, we recovered and kicked the game winner. Kind of magical.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 2:32 PM
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Don Strock.

He may not be legendary but had an arm and led the nation in passing and total offense in 1972.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/90584438/virginia-tech... /

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Strock
I think we provided a good chunk of those yds. He pretty much had his way with our D all afternoon. The final was something lie 53-21. I remember that somebody tossed a whisky bottle at the feet of VT's receiver on Strock's last TD pass -- and it still had whisky in it. Huge crowd that day. I don't know if it was homecoming or that people just came to see Strock.
My memory was that it was also raining during much of the game. Do you remember that, Pataskala?
I don't recall it raining. I was sitting in the south end zone -- couldn't get a seat in the student section -- and I remember it being warm and dry. The rain game I remember was vs Dayton. Miserable first half, both weather and how we were playing The 110 played "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" at halftime and the clouds parted and it stopped raining. We won when Dayton partially blocked a FG but one of their guys touched the ball past the line to gain, we recovered and kicked the game winner. Kind of magical.
Since our memories are so different about the weather, I guess we'd have to sue the "way back machine" to check on the actual conditions that day. Knowing Athens weather it could have been sunshine and dry in the first half and rain and wet during the second half.

Was that Dayton game you mentioned in the fall of 1962? OHIO did win a two-point game that year against the Flyers. I was at Wittenberg at the time and listened to the game on my radio sitting outside Myers Hall.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 3:54 PM
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Don Strock.

He may not be legendary but had an arm and led the nation in passing and total offense in 1972.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/90584438/virginia-tech... /

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Strock
I think we provided a good chunk of those yds. He pretty much had his way with our D all afternoon. The final was something lie 53-21. I remember that somebody tossed a whisky bottle at the feet of VT's receiver on Strock's last TD pass -- and it still had whisky in it. Huge crowd that day. I don't know if it was homecoming or that people just came to see Strock.
My memory was that it was also raining during much of the game. Do you remember that, Pataskala?
I don't recall it raining. I was sitting in the south end zone -- couldn't get a seat in the student section -- and I remember it being warm and dry. The rain game I remember was vs Dayton. Miserable first half, both weather and how we were playing The 110 played "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" at halftime and the clouds parted and it stopped raining. We won when Dayton partially blocked a FG but one of their guys touched the ball past the line to gain, we recovered and kicked the game winner. Kind of magical.
Since our memories are so different about the weather, I guess we'd have to sue the "way back machine" to check on the actual conditions that day. Knowing Athens weather it could have been sunshine and dry in the first half and rain and wet during the second half.

Was that Dayton game you mentioned in the fall of 1962? OHIO did win a two-point game that year against the Flyers. I was at Wittenberg at the time and listened to the game on my radio sitting outside Myers Hall.

OCF, it was raining in the room where Vernon Alden led the secret vote of MAC presidents to blackball Marshall.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 4:57 PM
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The 110 played "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" at halftime and the clouds parted and it stopped raining.
Reminds me of Ara Parseghian, so beloved by the Notre Dame student body, hearing chants of "Ara, stop the rain" cascading from the student section during a game in South Bend. Legend has it that the students got their wish.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 6:21 PM
OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
Don Strock.

He may not be legendary but had an arm and led the nation in passing and total offense in 1972.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/90584438/virginia-tech... /

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Strock
I think we provided a good chunk of those yds. He pretty much had his way with our D all afternoon. The final was something lie 53-21. I remember that somebody tossed a whisky bottle at the feet of VT's receiver on Strock's last TD pass -- and it still had whisky in it. Huge crowd that day. I don't know if it was homecoming or that people just came to see Strock.
My memory was that it was also raining during much of the game. Do you remember that, Pataskala?
I don't recall it raining. I was sitting in the south end zone -- couldn't get a seat in the student section -- and I remember it being warm and dry. The rain game I remember was vs Dayton. Miserable first half, both weather and how we were playing The 110 played "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" at halftime and the clouds parted and it stopped raining. We won when Dayton partially blocked a FG but one of their guys touched the ball past the line to gain, we recovered and kicked the game winner. Kind of magical.
Since our memories are so different about the weather, I guess we'd have to sue the "way back machine" to check on the actual conditions that day. Knowing Athens weather it could have been sunshine and dry in the first half and rain and wet during the second half.

Was that Dayton game you mentioned in the fall of 1962? OHIO did win a two-point game that year against the Flyers. I was at Wittenberg at the time and listened to the game on my radio sitting outside Myers Hall.


The Dayton game was in '70. As I recall the final was 16-14.

Yeah, you never know about Athens weather. It could've been raining on the east stands and bone dry on the west stands.
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Posted: 6/3/2023 9:50 AM
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Randy Gradishar, All Pro and Pro bowl and yes OSU. Game was fall 1970 OSU freshman team vs OU (freshman were ineligible for varsity). OSU won 16-3 but it was 6-3 at half and I believe OSU could have been no. 1 in the country because it was the first or second week of the season. I remember because I made the tackle on the opening kickoff and probably the only one I made all year.
I was at that freshman game and had high hopes we might beat OSU. Funny....having moved out to Colorado I enjoyed Randy G. as an amazing defensive linebacker for the Denver Broncos. To bas he never made into the Hall of Fame.
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Posted: 6/3/2023 12:06 PM
Pataskala wrote:expand_more
Don Strock.

He may not be legendary but had an arm and led the nation in passing and total offense in 1972.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/90584438/virginia-tech... /

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Strock
I think we provided a good chunk of those yds. He pretty much had his way with our D all afternoon. The final was something lie 53-21. I remember that somebody tossed a whisky bottle at the feet of VT's receiver on Strock's last TD pass -- and it still had whisky in it. Huge crowd that day. I don't know if it was homecoming or that people just came to see Strock.
My memory was that it was also raining during much of the game. Do you remember that, Pataskala?
I don't recall it raining. I was sitting in the south end zone -- couldn't get a seat in the student section -- and I remember it being warm and dry. The rain game I remember was vs Dayton. Miserable first half, both weather and how we were playing The 110 played "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" at halftime and the clouds parted and it stopped raining. We won when Dayton partially blocked a FG but one of their guys touched the ball past the line to gain, we recovered and kicked the game winner. Kind of magical.
I was a ball boy for the Bobcats and it was a beautiful day, except for the Beatdown that the Bobcats were receiving. I remember clear as day, Strock throwing a long pass in my direction near the end zone. I had never seen someone throw a ball like that before. He was electric, and, yes, he was the reason so many people showed that day.
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Posted: 6/3/2023 12:10 PM
How about Phil Villapiano for Bowling Green, who would later become a star for the Oakland Raiders during the Seventies. He was Mid-American Conference player of the year at one point.

I would also add Gerry Philibin, DE, Buffalo
Greg Jennins, WR, Western Michigan
Michael Turner, RB, Northern Illinois
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The 110 played "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" at halftime and the clouds parted and it stopped raining.
Reminds me of Ara Parseghian, so beloved by the Notre Dame student body, hearing chants of "Ara, stop the rain" cascading from the student section during a game in South Bend. Legend has it that the students got their wish.
Was that because Vern Alden was there to part the clouds? I'm asking for your buddy SBH.
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Posted: 6/3/2023 5:17 PM
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I was a ball boy for the Bobcats and it was a beautiful day, except for the Beatdown that the Bobcats were receiving. I remember clear as day, Strock throwing a long pass in my direction near the end zone. I had never seen someone throw a ball like that before. He was electric, and, yes, he was the reason so many people showed that day.
Well, I just looked up the game story in the Messenger, which I'll post shortly. The one reference to the weather in the story refers to it as an "overcast afternoon." So, it was not what most people would refer to as a "beautiful day." I'm fairly certain the more I think about it that it did start to rain toward the end of the game. If the Bobcats had won I probably would not have remembered the rain, but it seemed a perfect metaphor for the loss.
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Posted: 6/3/2023 5:48 PM
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talk about legendary...the author of the Messenger piece, Paul Hagen, went on to a legendary career as a baseball writer in Philadelphia. He received the Baseball Writers Association Career Excellence Award during ceremonies at the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Posted: 6/5/2023 9:11 PM
At the top of the heap for the financial HOF has got to be Nick Saban.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:47 PM
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talk about legendary...the author of the Messenger piece, Paul Hagen, went on to a legendary career as a baseball writer in Philadelphia. He received the Baseball Writers Association Career Excellence Award during ceremonies at the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013.
He would've covered Mike Schmidt for all pf Schmidty's college and at least most of his pro career. Not a bad assignment.

Thanks for the article, OCF. It says "overcast" so it could have rained. Isn't it great that we can spend so much time discussing the weather at a game played 53 years ago?
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talk about legendary...the author of the Messenger piece, Paul Hagen, went on to a legendary career as a baseball writer in Philadelphia. He received the Baseball Writers Association Career Excellence Award during ceremonies at the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013.
He would've covered Mike Schmidt for all pf Schmidty's college and at least most of his pro career. Not a bad assignment.

Thanks for the article, OCF. It says "overcast" so it could have rained. Isn't it great that we can spend so much time discussing the weather at a game played 53 years ago?
For those of our age, Pataskala, it's a good mental exercise -- stretching our memories. As I said, after reading this article, and searching my memory a little further, I believe we were both right. According to my refreshed memory, It was simply overcast until the later part of the game when it started raining. You were focusing on the majority of the game. I was focusing on the dreary ending. So, you get an "A" in the OCF mental status memory test.
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Posted: 6/9/2023 4:32 AM
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I was a ball boy for the Bobcats and it was a beautiful day, except for the Beatdown that the Bobcats were receiving. I remember clear as day, Strock throwing a long pass in my direction near the end zone. I had never seen someone throw a ball like that before. He was electric, and, yes, he was the reason so many people showed that day.
Well, I just looked up the game story in the Messenger, which I'll post shortly. The one reference to the weather in the story refers to it as an "overcast afternoon." So, it was not what most people would refer to as a "beautiful day." I'm fairly certain the more I think about it that it did start to rain toward the end of the game. If the Bobcats had won I probably would not have remembered the rain, but it seemed a perfect metaphor for the loss.
Good Research OhioCatFan, thus proving that adolescent memories are not always accurate.
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I was a ball boy for the Bobcats and it was a beautiful day, except for the Beatdown that the Bobcats were receiving. I remember clear as day, Strock throwing a long pass in my direction near the end zone. I had never seen someone throw a ball like that before. He was electric, and, yes, he was the reason so many people showed that day.


Well, I just looked up the game story in the Messenger, which I'll post shortly. The one reference to the weather in the story refers to it as an "overcast afternoon." So, it was not what most people would refer to as a "beautiful day." I'm fairly certain the more I think about it that it did start to rain toward the end of the game. If the Bobcats had won I probably would not have remembered the rain, but it seemed a perfect metaphor for the loss.


Good Research OhioCatFan, thus proving that adolescent memories are not always accurate. 

Well, as Pataskala points out, with Athens weather it could have been sunny on the student side and overcast on the press box side! winkcoolsmiley

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