Warren Amling had one of the greatest two-sport runs a college athlete has ever had from 1944 to 1946.
On the football field, Amling earned consensus All-American honors in consecutive seasons while playing two different positions along Ohio State’s offensive line. On the basketball court, Amling played a key role in back-to-back Final Four runs for the Buckeyes.
A native of Pana, Illinois, Amling played on Ohio State’s freshman football and basketball teams in the fall of 1942 and spring of 1943. He was in line to play for both varsity teams the following year, but his athletic career was put on hold for one year as he was called to serve in the Army with World War II ongoing.