The Ohio State football family is mourning the loss of one of its own Thursday. Former receiver and local television personality, Dimitrious Stanley, passed away after a four-year battle with prostate cancer. Stanley came to OSU out of Columbus suburb Worthington, Ohio, and was the team’s leading receiver on the 1996 Rose Bowl-winning team that finished No. 2 in the polls. He played for the Buckeyes from 1993 to 1996 and was a four-year letter winner. Stanley led the Buckeyes in receiving in that 1996 season with 43 receptions for 829 yards and eight touchdowns. He was an honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference selection and was twice named Big Ten player of the week that year. For his career, Stanley had 63 receptions for 1,136 yards, an 18.0 yards-per-catch average (seventh-best at Ohio State), and he scored 13 touchdowns. He graduated from Ohio State in 2001 with his degree in…
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