Sports
- Phil "Lefty" Saylor, Class of 1890; dominating pitcher and the first quarterback in OWU football history.
- Branch Rickey, Class of 1904; general manager of the Saint Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates who pioneered the farm system and racially integrated Major League Baseball by signing Jackie Robinson for the Dodgers.
- Keith Rucker, Class of 1993; Nose guard Keith Rucker '93, who spearheaded the football team's defense, becomes the first NCAA Division III player invited to compete in the Hula Bowl all-star game and goes on to win a starting berth with the NFL's Phoenix Cardinals. Rucker would play five-plus seasons in the NFL, also suiting up for the Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs.
- George Little Class of 1912; American football coach for University of Cincinnati, Miami University, University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.
- John Barry Clemens (born May 1, 1943) is a former professional basketball player. The 6' 6" Clemens attended Ohio Wesleyan University before being drafted by the NBA's New York Knicks in 1965, and he went on to have a productive 11 year career with five teams: the Knicks, the Chicago Bulls, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Portland Trail Blazers. He retired in 1976 with career totals of 5,316 points and 2,526 rebounds
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“Reading about ethics is about as likely to improve one’s behavior as reading about sports is to make one into an athlete.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“It was so hard to pry this door open, and if I mess up I know the people behind me are going to have it that much harder. Because then there’s living proof. They can sit around and say, “See? It doesn’t work.” I don’t want to be their living proof.”
—Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 87 (June 17, 1991)
“The whole idea of image is so confused. On the one hand, Madison Avenue is worried about the image of the players in a tennis tour. On the other hand, sports events are often sponsored by the makers of junk food, beer, and cigarettes. What’s the message when an athlete who works at keeping her body fit is sponsored by a sugar-filled snack that does more harm than good?”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)