Jack Nimesheim, The Columbus Dispatch July 31, 2023 at 4:00 AM If Dan “Boom” Herron’s journey is a microcosm for those of other high-profile athletes, here’s a truth revealed: Sports stardom isn’t all glitz and glamour. Herron carried star status in Columbus during the 2008-2011 college football seasons. He amassed more than 3,000 scrimmage yards and more than 30 touchdowns as an Ohio State running back and was named a team captain as a senior. He then went on to play in the NFL for five years, including a day when he ran for 141 yards and a score in a 2015 playoff win for the Indianapolis Colts. Ohio State’s Dan Herron runs past the Indiana defense in 2011. He also found himself at the center of the “Tattoogate” scandal, and he has suffered the physical and emotional consequences of having played a violent game for over 20 years. Nowadays,…
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