Jim Tressel has fond memories of his days at Ohio Stadium. “Everyone has extraordinary memories of what this place means to them,” Tressel said Sunday at the Ohio State athletic department’s celebration of 100 years of Ohio Stadium. The former Ohio State football coach, who led the Buckeyes to 94 wins and three national championships between 2001-10, began by giving some memories of his own, starting with his father, Lee Tressel. Lee Tressel, Jim said, was recruited and signed with Ohio State in 1942, joining the team in for its spring season in 1943 and playing in the Buckeyes’ spring game where he recorded a touchdown reception from Ohio State’s first Heisman Trophy winner Les Horvath. Lee Tressel, his son recalled, never had the chance to play in Ohio Stadium again, later becoming a fullback and coach at Baldwin-Wallace after enlisting in World War II, something Jim Tressel reflected on…
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