No, there was not a bunch of dancing girls... Just a group of guys talking Ohio State Football.

The occasion with the St. Henry athletic department fund raiser last night in St. Henry Ohio. I was there, along with an estimated 500 or so others, in an annual event that I would guess raises around $30,000 to $40,000 for the Redskin athletic programs.

As I sat in the crowd and watched and listened, I marveled at what one small community has contributed to the ranks of the Buckeyes and professional athletics. It is remarkable and truly Buckeye country. Congratulations Redskins.

Ryan Miller, Nick Mangold, Tyler Whaley and Anthony Gonzalez entertained the gathering, roasting each other with (mostly) good-natured ribbing and of course St Henry’s own Todd Boeckman. It was all taken in good stride and Todd gave as good as he got! In addition, my favorite, Jim Lachey, (my nominee for nice guy Buckeye of all time and best ever color commentator) reminisced about how he was part of starting this event some twenty years ago. Just think what twenty years of this event has done for the athletic resources and the young men and women of St. Henry High School. What a tribute to the vision of a great Buckeye and genuine good guy.

Host Tim Boeckman even gave yours truly a brief spot on the program to report on progress of my project. It was fitting since I spoke there last year, and last night I counted at least a dozen of my storytellers in the audience. Hopefully a few more will step forward and share their memories. I would guess there were ten-thousand years of Buckeye football represented by the 500 individuals in that room! I could get a lot of memories out of one on one interviews with those folks.