Jack Park Jack Park, a leading Ohio State football historian, checks in each week during the college football season with a retrospective about the Buckeyes. This season Ohio State is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its first national title. The 1942 Buckeyes were directed by 34-year-old Paul Brown, who was in his second season as head coach. This very special team completed its season with a record of 9-1, outscoring its 10 opponents, 337-114. Two of their key victories were a 32-21 triumph over highly-talented Indiana, and a 21-7 victory over the powerful Michigan Wolverines. The lone setback came at Wisconsin, 17-7, in the season’s sixth game. The Badgers were coached by Harry Stuhldreher who, like Brown, had grown up in Massillon, Ohio. The 1942 backfield of quarterback George Lynn, tailback Paul Sarringhaus, fullback Gene Fekete, and wingback Les Horvath was one of the school’s finest ever assembled. Lynn was…
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