Remembering A Buckeye: Ron Springs

It is hard to believe that Woody Hayes came to Lafayette High School, in Williamsburg Virgina on FIVE recruiting trips. You would think that he would have been too busy trying to keep all the great Ohio football players in Ohio. Something, or someone special, had to have been playing in Virgina. That someone was Ron Springs.

Springs graduated from Lafayette High School and went from being a navy blue and gold Ram to a scarlet and gray Buckeye (with a stop in Coffeyville for a season). A running back, Ron rushed for 2,140 yards all time as a Buckeye. He still ranks 18th on the all time rushing list at Ohio State.

After being drafted in the fifth round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Cowboys, Ron went on to play for Tampa Bay before his career ended in 1986. He amassed over 2,000 yards both rushing and receiving in his NFL career, scoring 28 touchdowns.