COLUMBUS, Ohio – Three legendary players are among four former Buckeyes who have made it to the 2016 College Football Hall of Fame ballot for possible induction.
Running back Keith Byars, linebacker Tom Cousineau, and fullback Jim Otis advanced past the district screening stage along with former player Rudy Hubbard, who is being considered for his coaching career.
Byars a Dayton native who played for Ohio State from 1982-85 was a unanimous first-team All-American and Heisman Trophy runner-up.
Cousineau from Fairview Park, was a two-time consensus first-team All-American and three-time All-Big Ten during his career at OSU from 1975-78.
Otis, from Celina, was named a consensus first-team All-American in 1969 and was a member of Ohio State’s 1968 national championship team.
Hubbard played for the Buckeyes from 1965 to 1967) and spent six seasons as an assistant to Woody Hayes before moving on to the head coach position at Florida A&M.
The National Football Foundation will announce the 2016 class Friday, Jan. 8, in Scottsdale, Ariz.