Former Ohio State defensive end and All-Big Ten player Mike Kudla passed away unexpectedly Sunday at the age of 34.
The former Buckeye and Highland High School product was known for his strength on and off the football field, overcoming a rare illness – Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis – in 2003 and resuming his career with Ohio State.
Highland Local Schools released a statement on his passing Monday afternoon.
Highland Local Schools Official Release on the Passing of Mike Kudla.
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— Nicholas A.