Alright, folks, let’s dive into something I tackled today – digging up the 1960 Ohio State basketball team roster. Sounds simple, right? Well, it turned into a bit of a rabbit hole, but a fun one!
First, I fired up my trusty search engine. I figured, “Hey, this should be easy, it’s a famous team!” I started with a basic search, you know, “1960 Ohio State basketball team roster”.
Initially, I got a bunch of general stuff about the team – their championship win, articles about the players, that sort of thing. Useful, but not exactly what I needed. I needed the full roster.
So, I got a little more specific. I tried variations of the search, adding things like “full roster,” “player list,” or even digging into specific player names that I did find in the initial searches. That helped a bit.
I found that the team was super successful, a championship winning team. Lots of detail about a few star players, but other details was sparse and hard to find.
I found some websites that had bits and pieces of the roster, but nothing complete. Some had a few key players, others had different names. It was like putting together a puzzle with missing pieces.
I decided to try a different approach. I started looking for dedicated sports history sites, or university archives. I figured a place that specializes in old sports data might have what I needed. This felt like a smarter move.
I browsed through a couple of these dedicated sports history sites. Some had promising leads, but again, nothing concrete. One site mentioned a book about the team, which, honestly, I considered buying for a hot second!
After some more digging I finally landed on what I needed.
The Roster
- Jerry Lucas
- John Havlicek
- Bob Knight
- Mel Nowell
- Larry Siegfried
- Richie Hoyt
- Gary Gearhart
- J.T. Landes
- Dick Furry
- Don Flatt
- Jim Allen
- Dave Barker
- Howard Nourse
It wasn’t as straightforward as I initially thought! It took some patience, some creative searching, and a bit of luck, I found some information and was able to compile this list!
