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ROB SIMS
The top Buckeye to wear No. 77 was one of the best to play offensive line for Ohio State in the Jim Tressel era
2002-05
b. Dec. 6, 1983 (Macedonia, Ohio)
Three-year Starter (2003-05)
National Champion (2002)
Team Captain (2005)
First-Team All-Big Ten (2005)
Rob Sims was a three-year starter at Ohio State, and contributed to the 2002 team that took home the national championship for the first time since 1968.
Sims started at left tackle for the 2003 and 2004 seasons before bumping inside to guard in 2005, swapping spots with Doug Datish.
Sims never lost a bowl game in his career at Ohio State, winning three Fiesta Bowls and the Alamo Bowl in 2004. He was named a captain as a senior alongside the likes of A.J. Hawk, Nate Salley and Nick Mangold.
He went on to have a very successful NFL career after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He spent four seasons in Seattle before being traded to the Detroit Lions where he finished his NFL career. He started all 16 regular season games for the Lions from 2010-14 before retiring prior to the 2015 campaign.
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NO. 76 DE JIM MARSHALL
1957-1958
b. 1937 (Danville, Kentucky)
d. 2025 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
All-American (1958)
National champion (1957)
National titles define teams, and All-American honors define individual players. Jim Marshall finished his Buckeye career with both.
Marshall played just two seasons at Ohio State, but he certainly left his mark. One of the team's top defensive ends in history, Marshall helped guide the Buckeyes to the 1957 national championship and was named an All-American the following season.
Marshall's most memorable game came during the 1958 season in a 14-14 tied against Purdue when he scored all 14 of Ohio State's points. He intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown, returned a blocked punt for a touchdown and also kicked both extra points.
After a successful two-year stint with the Buckeyes, Marshall left Ohio State a year early and played in the Canadian Football League before beginning his NFL career with the Cleveland Browns a year later. He was later traded to the Minnesota Vikings where he started for 19 seasons, appearing in four Super Bowls.
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No. 64 JIM LACHEY
The 6-foot-6 and 225-pound Lachey was a three-sport standout at St. Henry, as he started on the state championship basketball team and also ran the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and threw the shot put for the track team.
OL JIM LACHEY
1981-84
b. June 4, 1963 (St. Henry, OH)
Consensus All-American (1984)
Big Ten Champion (1981, 1984)
Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame (1999)
Lachey had just four starts as an underclassman at Ohio State, but established himself as one of college football’s premier offensive linemen during his senior season. He helped pave the way for running back Keith Byars to lead the nation in rushing (1,764 yards), all-purpose yards (2,441) and scoring (24 touchdowns) in 1984. The Buckeyes won the Big Ten that season and earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, while Lachey was named a consensus All-American.
Lachey was then selected with the 12th overall pick in the 1985 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He played 11 seasons with the Chargers (1985-87), Los Angeles Raiders (1988) and Washington Redskins (1988-95). He was a three-time first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection and won Super Bowl XXVI with the Redskins.
Lachey was the coach of the now-defunct Arena Football League’s Columbus Destroyers when they reached Arena Bowl XXI in 2007. He is now the color analyst on the Ohio State Sports Radio Network, as well as the the co-host of the Urban Meyer Call-In Show and the Buckeye Roundtable on Columbus-based 97.1 The Fan.
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Ross Homan, LB (2006-10)
Born: 1987 (Coldwater)
High School: Coldwater
Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 56-9 with Homan on the team.
2006 Big Ten Title.
2007 Big Ten Title.
2008 Big Ten Title.
2009 Big Ten Title.
2009 led Ohio State with 108 tackles and 5 interceptions.
Defeated Oregon 26-17 to win the 2010 Rose Bowl.
Defeated Arkansas 31-26 to win the 2011 Sugar Bowl.
Went 5-0 against That Team.