Stan Jefferson (second from left) , who has resigned as Ohio State’s Director of Player Development, is flanked by Ruth and Fred Martinelli and joined by OSU football administrator Hiram Defries during a ceremony on campus this past spring honoring Fred Martinelli on campus. Jefferson coached for Martinelli, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, at Ashland University before becoming head football coach and then principal at Mansfield Senior.(Photo: Photo courtesy of The Ohio State University) COLUMBUS – Stan Jefferson has probably never struck anyone as the retiring sort, but he officially stepped down as Director of Player Development for the Ohio State football team on Tuesday. Jefferson’s retirement was confirmed by an Ohio State spokesman on Wednesday. Jefferson, whose ties to Mansfield go back to his days as a teacher and track coach in the city schools, evolved from a wide receivers coach over 11 years at…
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