Steve Tovar (2001) | Hall of Fame Inductees

Steve Tovar

Induction:
2001

Football 1989-92

A three-year starter at middle linebacker and a prime time player all four years that he played for the Buckeyes … a three-time All-Big Ten pick and a First-Team All-America selection in 1991 and ’92 … co-captain as a senior … also selected as Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year by the league coaches as a senior … led Ohio State in tackles for three consecutive years, joining another outstanding linebacker, Marcu Marek, as the only OSU players ever to accomplish that feat … wound up his career with 408 tackles and is still fourth on OSU’s all-time list … recorded a career-high 128 stops as a senior … 31 career tackles for loss … played with the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Diego Chargers after graduation.