The curb at the northwest corner of St. John Arena at Ohio State University can be tricky on football Saturdays in Columbus, as hundreds of fans march south from the parking lots. “The over-under is three” that someone falls each week, said program seller Paul Theibert, “with the number higher for night games. I’ve told the university to paint it yellow.” He’s seen plenty of spills in his 47 years on the job. The 63-year-old Theibert is likely Ohio State’s all-time leader in program sales. “I sold 700 in 20 minutes at the Michigan game in 2006,” he said of the “Game of the Century” between No. 1 and No. 2. He sold Cokes in Ohio Stadium at age 12. He moved to programs four years later, largely for free admission to the games. Several of his siblings joined him. The Ohio State grad is the ninth of 12 children. His father, Fergus,…
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