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Bob Maggs, former Ohio State football offensive lineman, dies at age 61
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Bob Maggs, a former Ohio State offensive lineman who was a two-time All-Big Ten selection in the mid-1980s, has died. He was 61.
His obituary said he died unexpectedly on Oct. 23.
Maggs was the starting center for the Buckeyes in 1985 and 1986 when he was named to the All-Big Ten first teams. He also received honorable mention All-American recognition in 1985.
Ohio State football players Jim Karsatos (left) and Bob Maggs helped give gold medals in1987 to students who had read either 120 books (in grades kindergarten through second) or 2,400 pages (in grades third through fifth). Pictured are third-graders from left: Sokrann Tho, Kert Reed, Rudy Chaffin, Heather Mitchell and Nickie Chase.
He helped to block for tailback Vince Workman , who was a 1,000-yard rusher in 1986.
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Maggs began his career as a tackle before a move to center as a sophomore in 1984 after Kirk Lowdermilk broke a leg. He made three starts in place of Lowdermilk.
A native of Youngstown, he had been living in Dublin for the past 26 years and worked in sales for Mueller Roofing Distributors.
His son, Mason, is a senior at Ohio State who has been a walk-on quarterback for the Buckeyes since 2022 .
Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Email him at jkaufman@dispatch.com and follow along on Bluesky , Instagram and X for more.
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