This video shows many of the things I've seen and many of the things I've learned. It's a long movie so set aside some time if you choose to view it. It has offensive language, also. You probably need to be a Buckeye or a Wolverine to really appreciate it but there is so much history in it I saw unfold during my life.
Basketball was the big sport in Sardinia when I was a kid. Ohio was a football state but Brown County didn't know it. Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek probably had more influence on me than any other Buckeyes. I don't remember that many Ohio State football games on our black and white TV as a child but there was some Ohio State basketball aired out of Cincinnati and we could catch a little Columbus TV 100 miles away.
My first real exposure to Ohio State football was in the summer of 1968 when I met team members like Timmy Fox. I almost became a roommate in Ohio Stadium but I chose not to stay in the Stadium dorms when a "cheaper" deal arose. I was working at the Ohio State beef barn right across the river from the stadium so I was pretty close.
W8LT, the Ohio State Amateur Radio Club was my ticket to a padlock inside a stadium gate. That brought me very close to the weight room and Ohio State football players. Their enthusiasm really rubbed off on me and soon I was a dedicated Buckeye fan.
I attended every year until 3 years ago when my priorities changed. I use to live and die Ohio State wins and losses but I mellowed over time. It's just a game, but it's a damned important game Woody taught me!
Ohio State didn't teach me what to learn but how to learn. The Ohio State LEAD Program changed my life, 60 days of intensive study over the years of 1992-93. I met life long friends there I would do anything for. My Master's degree really improved my life and my ability to help myself, my family and others.
Ohio State will always be important to me, win or lose.
Ed Winkle
Sure hate to lose another quarterback this year!
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