Thursday morning Jim Herbstreit passed away in his home in Cleveland at the age of 77. He was a former captain for Ohio State under legendary football coach Woody Hayes.
Jim Herbstreit was a running back, defensive back and special teams player for Ohio State from 1958-60. He was selected as a captain his senior year.
The most important attributes coach Hayes cared about in a player was the effort he would give on and off the football field, a winning attitude and most importantly he had to be a young man of good character. To be a captain for his team you had to excel in all of these areas.