Former Ohio State University and Cleveland Browns standout player Dick Schafrath, who later served in the Ohio General Assembly, has died. He was 84. © TIM REVELL Former Ohio State University Buckeye and Cleveland Browns player Dick Schafrath died Sunday. He was 84. Photo taken on Tuesday June 27, 2006. (Dispatch photo by Tim Revell). Schafrath captained the OSU Buckeye team under Coach Woody Hayes and won a national championship. He later blocked for Jim Brown on the Cleveland Browns 1964 NFL championship team. Born in Wooster, Schafrath was drafted by the Browns in the second round in 1959. He became a key player on the offensive line and spent all of his 13 NFL seasons in Cleveland. In a statement issued Monday, the Cleveland Browns said Schafrath “is regarded as one of the best offensive linemen in franchise history.” Four years after his retirement as a player, Schafrath joined the…
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