© Provided by CFB-HQ on FanNation Former Ohio State football star and Green Bay Packers running back John Brockington has died at the age of 74. In three seasons with the Buckeyes, the Brooklyn, N.Y., native ran for 1,663 yards on 378 attempts and scoring 24 touchdowns, including 17 in the 1970 season. Brockington is remembered as one of the “Super Sophomores” who helped lead Ohio State to an undefeated national championship season in 1968, when the Buckeyes defeated USC in the 1969 Rose Bowl. He and the other Supers ended their OSU career with a 27-2 career record. Brockington played initially as the lead blocker for the Buckeyes’ strong rushing attack in his first two seasons before moving to lead running back in 1970. That year, he established Ohio State’s then-record for the most rushing yards by a single player in a season (1,142). The school named Brockington to…
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