We're counting down the days to kickoff with “99 Warriors,” the greatest Ohio State Buckeyes by jersey number, as voted by the staff of Eleven Warriors.
No. 45 Archie Griffin
The choice for the top Buckeye to wear No. 45 simply couldn't have been anyone else.
While the only other Buckeye to don the number since, Andy Katzenmoyer, was a great player in his own right, no jersey number is more synonymous with an individual player in Ohio State history than the No. 45 and Archie Griffin.
- Heisman Trophy (1974, 1975)
- Maxwell Award (1975)
- Walter Camp Award (1974, 1975)
- First-Team All-American (1973, 1974, 1975)
- Team Captain (1974, 1975)
- Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame (1981)
- College Football Hall of Fame (1986)
- Rose Bowl All-Century Player (2014)
Griffin, of course, is one of the greatest players in college football history.