Hall of Fame Inductees
- Induction:
- 2014
Football, 1960-62
Bob Vogel played football for Ohio State from 1959-1962, serving as team captain in 1962, and he was a three-year Varsity O letterwinner (1960, 1961 and 1962).Vogel, considered one of college football’s best offensive tackles, was an outstanding player for Woody Hayes’ teams that went 7-2 in 1960, 8-0-1 in 1961 and 6-3 in 1962. The 1961 team won the national championship, as voted on by the Football Writers’ Association of America, as well as the Big Ten title with a 6-0 mark. After a 7-7 tie with Texas Christian to open the season, the Buckeyes won eight consecutive games and capped the national championship season with a rousing, 50-20, victory over Michigan. The team finished second that year, behind Alabama, in both the AP and UPI polls.
Following his Buckeye football career, Vogel was the fifth player chosen in the NFL Draft. He went to the Baltimore Colts, where he played through 1972 as a tackle, protecting Johnny Unitas’ blind side. In his 10 years playing with the Colts, he missed only a single game. He was named to the Pro Bowl five times and played in Super Bowls III and V, beating the Dallas Cowboys in the latter game.
Born in Columbus, his family later moved to Massillon where he was named all-state as a Massillon Washington Tiger tackle.
