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Ohio State Football: Interview with Buckeye legend Andy Katzenmoyer

By Steven Koesterman

20 Sep 1997: Linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer of the Ohio State Buckeyes in action against the Arizona Wildcats during a game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Arizona 28-20. Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart /Allsport
20 Sep 1997: Linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer of the Ohio State Buckeyes in action against the Arizona Wildcats during a game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Arizona 28-20. Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart /Allsport /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 01: An Ohio State Buckeye helmet is seen on the sidelines prior to the start of the game during the All State Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 01: An Ohio State Buckeye helmet is seen on the sidelines prior to the start of the game during the All State Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Scarlet & Game: What have you been up to since your NFL playing days?

Andy: “After I retired, I spent about 3 years not sure knowing what to do with my life. Back in the mid 2000s, I bought a house and tried to flip it. I think I made a couple hundred bucks and I was like well that was fun but I’m not going to do that again. The market was hot but it just wasn’t worth my time with the pitfalls that I could fall into.

I did a handful of other things but nothing of much substance. Then I went back to Ohio State and I helped out for 2 quarters in the football weight room. I really enjoyed my time there and fell in love with that. After doing that, I decided to eventually open my own training facility to not just train athletes but to train the larger population of people. Whether it may be wives, kids, husbands, older folks, athletes. I’ve been doing that ever since.”

Scarlet & Game: Has that been rewarding?

Andy: “It has been rewarding. It has its challenges. I enjoy being a business owner. I enjoy the challenges. I have learned a lot too. I have made a lot of great relationships and friendships through this process which has been a huge bonus. I have helped a lot of people which I absolutely enjoy and love and I am proud of that.

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I have worked with athletes from elementary school to the professionals. General population from little kids to people in their 70s and 80s. The sole purpose of what I do is to provide and make a benefit in someone else’s life. Whether it be that they can move better in their everyday life or they get a tenth of a second faster in their 40 for the combine. Everything and anything in between. It has been really rewarding. I decided that I didn’t want to get stuck in one lane of training so that’s why my clientele is so diverse.

Athletes are always fun to work with. They come in and work hard. But, they are only a limited population of people. I really like helping and encouraging every day people to be healthy and happy and to improve their everyday lives if I can.”

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Scarlet & Game: What is your greatest piece of advice?

Andy: “I’m going to give you a quote that I have hanging in my office. The quote is, ‘to be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it’.

I look back at my life and for me I never let relationships or things get in my way of my career goals. I very much had tunnel vision on what I wanted to achieve and accomplish. I allowed very little distraction to get in the way of that.”

Thank you to the former Buckeye great for his time!!

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