Relatively new project of mine - one card of everyone from my alma mater, THE Ohio State University, who went pro. Since we get about 75 football players drafted each year, we will save that mammoth for another hunt. Let's check the progress on baseball.
Frank Howard is certainly our most successful alum. The Capital Punisher was an All-American in baseball AND basketball. Then mashed 382 dongers in the MLB. Nick Swisher, Dave Burba, Johnny Edwards, and Barry Bonnell are the only others with more than 1 WAR, so maybe Columbus, Ohio isn't a hotbed of baseball talent. Another note: Vic Janowicz was the 1950's Deion Sanders, playing in both the NFL and MLB.
Current Buckeyes in the bigs are Dillon Dingler, Dominic Canzone, Jack Neely, Ryan Feltner, and Zack Dezenzo. Not sure any of these dudes are about to become superstars, but I wouldn't mind being proven wrong.
I'd like solo cards of Russ Nagelson and Tanner Tully. Nagleson only has a 70 Topps SP, and a 70 OPC SP. If I ever get one of these, it'd go in the 1970 binder first. He also has some 2017 Leaf cut auto or something. I don't count that. Tanner Tully's entire cardboard history is 7 minor league issues and 34 parallels of this Topps card alongside McCarty. Bring back Topps Total!
These are the rest of the 36 alumni cards in the collection. A real motley crew. As of 2025, there have been 72 Buckeyes to play an MLB game. Halfway home. 100% will be surely impossible. Of the 36 I'm missing, 27 were prior to 1950, including Jud Smith and Effie Norton in the 1800s. Players still needed and realistic: Drew Rucinski, Galen Cisco, Harold Daugherty, Jim Geddes, Mark Dempsey, Matt Angle, Moe Savransky, Rick Renick (1970 Topps en route), and Tom Simpson. Post-1950 is a realistic goal.
Go Bucks.
Go Redlegs.
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