SE Ohio in the NFL

[loganlocos]

I have had several conversations over the holidays about former SE District high school players to play in the NFL (or AFL in the pre-merger days).

Here's a short list I had. I figured others could help me out.

Don Fleming, Shadyside HS (1956), Florida - 3 years with the Browns

Coy Bacon, Ironton HS (1960), Jackson State - Def. Line; 14ish year NFL Career, pro-bowler

Dan Pride, Ironton HS (1960?), Tennessee State and Jackson State, Linebacker; played with the Bears

Ike Kelley, Bremen HS (Now Fairfield Union) (1962?), Ohio State, Linebacker; played for the Eagles

Greg Cook, Chillicothe HS (1965?), U Cincinnati, QB; played for the Bengals, AFL Rookie of the Year

Dick Adams, Athens HS (1966), Miami U - Def. Back; only played in the preseason with the Oilers, played 5 years in the Canadian Football League

Todd Snyder, Athens HS (1966), Ohio U - WR; three years with the Atlanta Falcons

Dave Green, Athens HS (1968), Ohio U - Kicker; six years with the Oilers, Bengals, and Bucs

Art Slichter, Miami Trace HS (1978), Ohio State - Quarterback; played with the Colts

Garin Veris, Chillicothe HS (1981), Stanford - DL; 7 years with New England and San Francisco

Ben Hartsock, Unioto HS (2000), Ohio State - TE/FB; 10 years with the Colts, Titans, Falcons, Jets, and Panthers

Chris Givens, Chillicothe HS (2007), Miami - WR; Saints



And if you count Lancaster:

Rex Kern; 1967; Ohio State; DB, three years with Baltimore and Buffalo

Rob Carpenter; 1973; Miami U; RB, ten years with Oilers, Giants and Rams

Bobby Carpenter; 2002; Ohio State; LB, 7 years with Dallas, Detroit, New England, and Miami

Jim Cordle; 2007; Ohio State; C, 3 years with the Giants

[Howard Cosell]

Mike Bartrum - Meigs HS - 17 years as a long snapper with Packers, Chiefs, and Eagles. Appeared in at least one super bowl and was selected to the Pro Bowl in his final season.

And of course it’s only a matter of time before Joe Burrows is added to the list.

[loganlocos]

Mike Bartrum - Meigs HS - 17 years as a long snapper with Packers, Chiefs, and Eagles. Appeared in at least one super bowl and was selected to the Pro Bowl in his final season.

And of course it’s only a matter of time before Joe Burrows is added to the list.

Was just about to add Bartrum. Just completely slipped my mind as he is one of the guys I was talking about over the holidays.

And yes, Joe Burrow was the reason the subject came up, LOL

[bullfrog93]

Mike Bartrum - Meigs HS - 17 years as a long snapper with Packers, Chiefs, and Eagles. Appeared in at least one super bowl and was selected to the Pro Bowl in his final season.

And of course it’s only a matter of time before Joe Burrows is added to the list.

Was just about to add Bartrum. Just completely slipped my mind as he is one of the guys I was talking about over the holidays.

And yes, Joe Burrows was the reason the subject came up, LOL

Burrows Burritos coming to a beer joint near you soon!

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

glen presnell and George mcaffee from ironton and Portsmouth.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

glen presnell got to pick the Detroit lions colors when the ironton tanks and Portsmouth Spartans combined to be the detroit lions. and for quite some time he held the distance record for an nfl field goal.

[Ironman92]

TJ Turner (1997 Hillsboro).....Michigan St...New England Patriots

[Izladoom]

Others got invited to training camp but never made it past the preseason

[packers80]

Dave Pyles-Burg, Miami ohio and played for the Tampa Bay bandits, Los Angeles raiders and Cleveland Browns

[TOESTUBBER01]

Scott Barrows, Marietta. 1986-1988 Detroit Lions. Drafted out of WVU.

[marklduckworth]

In addition to Barrows......Marietta had Rick Nuzum .......early 70,s ......drafted from Kentucky and played for the Rams

[Nigel Tufnel]

I had a few minutes today and compiled this list (from Pro Football Reference information). Don't consider it comprehensive of course (sorry for the formatting, it is an Excel sheet):
NOTE: Edited to include a few missed people and to add pro football accolades and college(s) attended

Name: Position Professional Teams Start End Accolades: College:
Adena High School
Monk Moscrip E DET 1938 1939 Stanford

Athens High School
Dave Green P HOU,CIN,TAM 1973 1978 Ohio
Todd Snyder WR ATL 1970 1972 Ohio
Russ Finsterwald WB DET 1920 1920 Ohio, Syracuse

Bremen High School
Ike Kelley LB PHI 1966 1971 Ohio St.

Chillicothe High School
Garin Veris DE NWE,SFO 1985 1992 Stanford
Greg Cook QB CIN 1969 1973 AFL ROY, 1x AFL Passer Rate champ Cincinnati
Chris Givens WR NOR 2012 2012 Miami (O)
Elbie Nickel E-DE PIT 1947 1957 3x Pro Bowl Cincinnati
Jimmy Strausbaugh HB CRD 1946 1946 Ohio St.
Ev Rowan E-B BKN,PHI 1930 1933 Ohio St.
Byron Eby B PRT 1930 1930 Ohio St.
Walt LeJeune G-C-T-B AKR,MIL,GNB,POT,FRN 1922 1927 Heidelberg, Bethany (WV)
Henry Orth G CIN 1921 1921 Miami (O)

Coal Grove High School
Jerry Fields LB NYT 1961 1962 Ohio St.

Dover High School (Chauncey)
Hubert Bobo LB LAC,NYT 1960 1962 Ohio St.

Gallia Academy High School
Babe Houck G COL 1920 1921 Bliss

Hillsboro High School
T.J. Turner LB NWE 2001 2001 Michigan St.
Babe Frump G CHI 1930 1930 Ohio Wesleyan
Harley Pearce E-B COL 1926 1926 Ohio Wesleyan
Mac White E-WB TOL 1922 1923 Marietta

Ironton High School
Coy Bacon DE-DT RAM,SDG,CIN,WAS 1968 1981 3x Pro Bowl Jackson St.
Dan Pride LB CHI 1968 1969 Tennessee St., Jackson St.
George McAfee HB-DB CHI 1940 1950 Hall of Fame, 1x Pro Bowl, 1x All Pro, 3x NFL Champion Duke
Wes McAfee HB PHI 1941 1941 Duke

Logan High School
Harry Newman G-T AKR 1924 1924 Ohio

Marietta High School
Scott Barrows G-C DET 1986 1988 West Virginia
Rick Nuzum C RAM,GNB 1977 1978 Kentucky
Mark Burke DB PHI 1976 1976 West Virginia
Gale Bullman E COL 1925 1925 West VA Wesleyan

McArthur High School
Red Steele E CAN 1921 1921 Miami (O), Harvard

McClain High School
Carl Grate G NYG 1945 1945 Georgia

Meigs High School
Mike Bartrum TE-C KAN,GNB,NWE,PHI 1993 2006 1x Pro Bowl Marshall

Miami Trace High School
Art Schlichter QB BAL,IND 1982 1985 Ohio St.

Middleport High School
Art Lewis T-G NYG,RAM 1936 1939 Ohio

Portsmouth High School
Curt Gentry DB CHI 1966 1968 Maryland-Eastern Shore
Ray Pelfrey E-HB GNB,NYG,CRD,DTX 1951 1953 Auburn, Eastern KY

Rock Hill High School
Billy Poe G CIN 1987 1987 Morehead St.
Jack Scott DT BUF 1960 1961 Ohio St.

Unioto High School
Ben Hartsock TE IND,TEN,ATL,NYJ,CAR 2004 2013 Ohio St.
Dave Juenger WR CHI 1973 1973 Ohio

Washington High School (Washington Court House)
Carl Smith FB BUF 1960 1960 Tennessee
Paul Shoults HB NYY 1949 1949 Miami (O)

Wheelersburg High School
David Pyles T RAI 1987 1987 Miami (O)


Not in the SE District, but arguably in SE Ohio

Ashville High School
Earl Duvall G-T-E COL 1924 1926 Ohio St.

Bloom-Carroll High School
Tom Crabtree TE GNB,TAM,NOR 2010 2014 1x Super Bowl Champion Miami (O)

Chandlersville High School
Iolas Huffman T-G CLI,BUF 1923 1924 Ohio St.

Lancaster High School
Jim Cordle C NYG 2011 2013 1x Super Bowl Champion Ohio St.
Bobby Carpenter LB DAL,DET,NWE,MIA 2006 2012 Ohio St.
Rob Carpenter RB HOU,NYG,RAM 1977 1986 Miami (O)
Rex Kern DB BAL,BUF 1971 1974 Ohio St.

Liberty Union High School
Clint Stickdorn T DET 2006 2006 Cincinnati

Pickerington High School
Ryan Manalac LB BUF 2009 2009 Cincinnati

Pickerington Central High School
Taco Charlton DE DAL,MIA 2017 2019 Michigan
Brian Peters LB HOU 2015 2018 Northwestern
Roger Lewis WR NYG 2016 2017 Bowling Green

Pickerington North High School
Pat Elflein C MIN 2017 2019 Ohio St.
Jake Butt TE DEN 2018 2018 Michigan
Godwin Igwebuike FS SFO,TAM 2018 2018 Northwestern
Alex Bayer TE STL 2014 2014 Bowling Green

Teays Valley High School
Champ Henson RB CIN 1975 1975 Ohio St.

Zanesville High School (was also called Lash High School at one point)
Adrian McBride WR STL 1987 1987 Tennessee, Missouri
Bob Gaiters HB NYG,DEN,SFO 1961 1963 New Mexico St.
Chuck Bryant E STL 1962 1962 Ohio St.
Walt Watt HB-DB CRD 1945 1945 Miami (FL)

I didn't do the east district river teams (Bellaire, Shadyside, etc.), but there have been several

[laser breath]

Didn’t a kid named Antonio from Portsmouth play for Green Bay about 10 years ago? Corner back?

[transplant]

Antonio Malone. I’m pretty sure he was invited to camp and played some preseason, but not sure if he made the team or not. Same with Gerald Cadogan, I want to say he was invited to camp with the panthers maybe? And didn’t coach Pendleton go to camp with the ravens and get hurt or something like that?

[loganlocos]

Logan High School
Harry Newman G-T AKR 1924 1924

Even I didn't know this.

Harry Newman graduated from LHS in 1916. He is in the school's Athletic Hall of Fame - I believe he became a very successful coach around Cleveland - Shaker Heights maybe?

But I did not know he played any professional football.



Ken Culbertson (LHS, 1973) played in preseason games for the Steelers and Cowboys after a successful college career at West Virginia but never made it past that point.

[packers80]

John Eaton, burg, played safety and qb at Akron. Went to camp with the Jets, played some in the pre-season.

[noreply66]

Mike Bartrum - Meigs HS - 17 years as a long snapper with Packers, Chiefs, and Eagles. Appeared in at least one super bowl and was selected to the Pro Bowl in his final season.

And of course it’s only a matter of time before Joe Burrows is added to the list.

Was just about to add Bartrum. Just completely slipped my mind as he is one of the guys I was talking about over the holidays.

And yes, Joe Burrow was the reason the subject came up, LOL

Didn't a McBride from the early days play pro ball from Logan?
Went to Notre Dame

[loganlocos]

Mike Bartrum - Meigs HS - 17 years as a long snapper with Packers, Chiefs, and Eagles. Appeared in at least one super bowl and was selected to the Pro Bowl in his final season.

And of course it’s only a matter of time before Joe Burrows is added to the list.

Was just about to add Bartrum. Just completely slipped my mind as he is one of the guys I was talking about over the holidays.

And yes, Joe Burrow was the reason the subject came up, LOL

Didn't a McBride from the early days play pro ball from Logan?
Went to Notre Dame

I don't know of Bob McBride ever playing professional football.

He played at Notre Dame and worked as an assistant for Frank Leahy. He later accepted - but ended up rejecting - the head coaching job with the LA Chargers to stay in South Bend in his business career.

Leahy was the first General Manager for the Chargers who played in the AFL - their owner was Barron Hilton.

[noreply66]

Was just about to add Bartrum. Just completely slipped my mind as he is one of the guys I was talking about over the holidays.

And yes, Joe Burrow was the reason the subject came up, LOL

Didn't a McBride from the early days play pro ball from Logan?
Went to Notre Dame

I don't know of Bob McBride ever playing professional football.

He played at Notre Dame and worked as an assistant for Frank Leahy. He later accepted - but ended up rejecting - the head coaching job with the LA Chargers to stay in South Bend in his business career.

Leahy was the first General Manager for the Chargers who played in the AFL - their owner was Barron Hilton.

I may be thinking about him going into the military after ND and not NFL. Can't remember when or where, but I heard him speak one time. It might have been at the old high school gym.