COLUMBUS – The state is honoring the Cincinnati Bengals during the week of Super Bowl LVI by renaming some state parks after some current and former stars.
Burr Oak State Park in Glouster will be renamed “Burrow Oak State Park” in honor of quarterback Joe Burrow, who grew up in nearby Athens, DeWine said.
If the Bengals top the Rams on Sunday, Burrow will become the first quarterback in history to win the Heisman Trophy, a National Championship, and the Super Bowl.
The Bengals’ rookie placekicker will be honored at Paint Creek State Park in Bainbridge, which will be dubbed “Evan McPherson Extra Point Creek State Park” and Hueston Woods State Park, located between Cincinnati and Dayton in College Corner, will be renamed “Ickey Woods State Park,” after the legendary running back who was a key part of the last Bengals team to reach the Super Bowl in 1989.