Former Hoosier football flanker (1969-71) and Grammy-winning country singer Jamie O'Hara passed away on Jan. 7. He was 70 years old.
O'Hara, who tallied 31 hits as a songwriter on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart -- including 10 top 10s and three No. 1s with tracks including The Judds' "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)" in 1986, The O'Kanes' "Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You" in 1987 and Gary Allan's "Man To Man" in 2003 -- was also one-half of the country duo The O'Kanes.
According to a statement from a representative, O'Hara "courageously battled cancer and sadly succumbed on Jan.