Former Buckeye great Mike Sensibaugh dead at 72


CLOSE Ohio State safety Mike Sensibaugh (3) defends a pass against SMU on Sept. 28, 1968.  (Photo: AP) Safety Mike Sensibaugh, a key part of Ohio State’s 1968 national championship team and still the school’s leader in career interceptions, has died. He passed away Wednesday after a cardiac incident in suburban St. Louis. He was 72. Sensibaugh was part of the fabled “Super Sophs” class that arrived on campus in 1967. Freshmen weren’t eligible to play then, but the next year that recruiting class led the Buckeyes to a 10-0 record and national title. Sensibaugh was first team all-Big Ten in 1969 and 1970 and a first team All-American the latter year. He had 22 career interceptions, which is the most in Ohio State history and third-most in Big Ten history. Ohio State 1968 defensive backs, from left, Tim Anderson, Jack Tatum, Ted Provost, Mike Polaski and Mike Sensibaugh.  (Photo:…

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