Katterhenrich will be the newest member of the Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame David Katterhenrich, a Bucyrus native, is part of the 2016 Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame.(Photo: Submitted Photo) BUCYRUS – People from Ohio are known as Buckeyes. But for 2016 Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame inductee David Katterhenrich, living as a Buckeye meant more than just growing up in the state. It meant being a Buckeye on the gridiron. From his days as a dominant force at Bucyrus High School to playing for the legendary Woody Hayes at The Ohio State University and even playing for Paul Brown as a member of the Cleveland Browns, Katterhenrich was a Buckeye. But his story really begins in Crawford County. Katterhenrich began his athletic career for the Bucyrus Redmen in the late 50’s. He played basketball, football and track setting multiple school records and collecting numerous awards. But his success didn’t start in high school. “I still remember playing in the field by the cemetery in town,” Katterhenrich said. “There would always be a bunch of us kids out there playing pick-up football games and it would carry over to us playing at halftime of the varsity games. We really thought we were something.” Turns out, Katterhenrich did turn into something. He was part of the mile relay team that set the school record in 1958 and helped his team to back-to-back Northern Ohio League Championships in 1958 and ’59…
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