Ohio State Football: Top 10 Buckeye running backs of all time

GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 01: Running back Ezekiel Elliott #15 of the Ohio State Buckeyes rushes the football during the first half of the BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 1, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. The Buckeyes defeated the Fighting Irish 44-28. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – NOVEMBER 17: A detail of an Ohio State Buckeyes helmet during the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field on November 17, 2018 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /

4) Howard Cassady

Howard Cassidy was one of the earliest star running backs in the history of Ohio State Football. Not only did he win the Heisman trophy and was the third to do so for the Buckeyes ( first two were Les Horvath and Vic Janowicz), but he was was named a first team All American.

Cassady would rush for 2,466 yards and score 37 touchdowns. He would then head to the NFL winning a Championship with the Detroit Lions in 1957. Cassady would also play for the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles before returning to the Lions in ‘63.

After football, Cassady has done some scouting for the New York Yankees, as of recently, and is still a famous person to this day.

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