FLASHBACKS

Henderson’s big day brings memories of Griffin’s freshman breakout game

Editor’s note: Bill Rabinowitz has been at The Dispatch since 1999 and has been the Ohio State football beat writer since 2011.

I couldn’t help but have flashbacks as I watched freshman Treveyon Henderson run for 277 yards on Saturday for Ohio State against Tulsa.

Forty-nine years ago, I watched another freshman set a Buckeye rushing record. I was 8 years old in 1972 when my dad took me to watch Ohio State play North Carolina in a seemingly ordinary non-conference game.

For me, going to Ohio State games was a cherished thing. I grew up in Dayton, the only boy among my parents’ four children. My sisters had little interest in sports. My dad was grateful I shared his passion for them.

Every year, we’d go to a few Reds games — I was

ADAM CAIRNS/COLUMBUS DISPATCH (LEFT); MALCOLM EMMONS/USA TODAY SPORTS (RIGHT) LEFT: Treveyon Henderson ran for 277 yards on Saturday, breaking Archie Griffin’s Ohio State freshman rushing record. On Sept. 30, 1972, freshman Archie Griffin ran for 239 yards against North Carolina to break what was then the Ohio State record for most rushing yards in a single game.

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