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The Head Coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes

  • James Patrick Tressel
  • born December 5, 1952 in Mentor
  • father Lee Tressel played at Ohio State and was head coach at Baldwin Wallace and won 1978 national title
  • went to Berea HS
  • Played QB at BW(1971-1974) and got degree in education in 1975
  • Got Master's in education from Akron in 1977
  • Graduate assistant at Akron, 1975
  • QB, WR, and RB coach at Akron, 1976-1978
  • QB and WR coach at Miami, 1979-1980
  • QB coach at Syracuse, 1981-1982
  • QB, WR, and RB coach at OSU, 1983-1985 under Earle Bruce
  • Head Coach, Youngstown St, 1986-2000
  • went 135-57-2 at YSU, with I-AA national titles in 1991, 1993, 1994, and 1997, and 2nd place in 1992 and 1999
  • Head Coach at OSU, 2001-

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Coach Tressel dons his OSU cap at his introductory press conference

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Coach Tressel at halftime of OSU-scum hoops game after being hired

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Coach Tressel and family celebrate the National Championship

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Sweater vest in scarlet...

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...and gray

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B-W QB #7 Jim Tressel with father and head coach Lee and a teammate