Ohio State held its first Dad's Day in 1921 when Purdue came to town to face the Buckeyes. The home team won that game, 28-0, and for the better part of the next five decades, OSU honored dads at a home football games.
In 1968, mothers were discovered and the event was renamed “Parents' Day.” Which leads to an awesome point of trivia: Ohio State has won a national championship every time the football program replaced Dad's Day with Parents' Day.
Quick, get Dad's day back on the agenda.
This Father's Day, join us for a stroll through Ohio State football game programs celebrating Dad's Day through the years.