Jack Tatum's Personal Ohio State Championship Ring
American Memorabilia Sports Auction ends November 4th, 2011 at 8PM PST 15 minute rule, features this never offered before Ohio State championship ring.
Ohio State University Buckeyes,head coach Woody Hayes recruited Tatum as a running back, but assistant coach Lou Holtz convinced Hayes to switch Tatum to defensive running back.
Tatum helped lead the Buckeyes to a 27-2 record in his three seasons as a starter, with two national championship appearances and one national championship win in 1968, Tatum’s first season with the team. And in the storied rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan, Tatum and his fellow Buckeyes won in 1968 by the score of 50-14. Tatum was a first-team All-Big Ten in 1968.
Tatum was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1981 and into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2001, Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel instituted the “Jack Tatum Hit of the Week Award,” given to the player who had the most impressive defensive hit of the game.
Important and significance this ring symbolizes Jack’s outstanding football career, and legacy. Incredibly scarce, Ohio State Rings, are almost non-existant, as typical owners never sell them. This is a wonderfully rare and exceptional opportunity that the family is actually offering this ring up for sale for Jack’s fans, and Ohio State fans to appreciate.
In 1968 under the direction of head coach Woody Hayes, Ohio State claimed its fifth of seven National Championships. This 28 gram (1 ounce) 10K gold, size 10-11 ring commemorates that championship.
“OHIO” is embossed diagonally in gold lettering on an oval ruby red stone on the top of the ring. Around that is cast in bold lettering “NATIONAL CHAMPIONS”. On the right panel the championship year “1968” is cast over an image of a football, while “OHIO STATE” is cast above a depiction of the Buckeyes’ Ohio Stadium on the left panel.
On the inside right side of the ring is the manufacturer’s name “JOSTENS” with a “10K”, and ”Jack Tatum” is engraved on the inside.
