July 10th might seem like an innocuous date on the death march through the offseason hinterlands, but it is indeed a blessed date in Buckeye lore.
Fifty-three years ago today the day, Ohio State's three-time national champion coach, Urban Frank Meyer, arrived on Earth at the old Mercy Hospital in Toledo.
After a prep career in Ashtabula, Meyer played football and baseball at the University of Cincinnati. As a post-graduate Meyer first tried his hand as a minor league player with the Atlanta Braves before then-Buckeye coach Earle Bruce offered him a graduate coaching position in 1986.
The rest, as they say, is history.
A look back at Meyer's rise:
A young Meyer.
Meyer at Ashtabula.
Meyer as a Bearcat
Meyer as a minor league baseballer.
Meyer as an Ohio State graduate assistant.
Meyer at Bowling Green.
Meyer at Ohio State.
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