Les Horvath was one of the best players on Paul Brown's 1942 National Championship team, where he played both running back and quarterback.
When Horvath graduated with his undergraduate degree in 1942 and entered dental school, everyone believed the 1942 season would be the last they'd see of him in a Buckeye uniform.
But World War II changed a lot of things.
The Buckeyes struggled the year after Horvath's graduation, finishing with just a 3-6 record, and Brown and many of his players enlisted in the armed forces leaving acting head coach Carroll Widdoes with a depleted roster.