Former Ohio State huge receiver Dimitrious Stanley died Thursday on the age of 48.
The main receiver of the 1996 Buckeyes died following a four-year battle with prostate most cancers.
The faculty confirmed his dying on its official web site.
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Dimitrious Stanley of Ohio State is tripped up by Jesse Sanders of Tennessee whereas returning a punt through the first half of the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 1996. (Scott Halleran/ALLSPORT)
Stanley began all 12 video games of that 1996 season wherein the Buckeyes received the Rose Bowl over Arizona State.
He was a member of each Big Ten champion groups in his freshman yr in 1993 and his senior yr in 1996.
In his 45 video games as a Buckeye, Stanley caught 63 passes for 1,136 yards and 13 touchdowns. He broke out his senior yr, main Ohio State with 829 yards on 43 receptions, eight of them for scores.
Wide receiver Dimitrious Stanley of the Ohio State Buckeyes focuses on the soccer as he leaves his ft to make a sideline reception through the Buckeyes’ 42-14 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. (Getty Images)
In that Rose Bowl, he had a 72-yard landing and three catches through the game-winning drive. His 18 yards per reception stay the seventh-best mark at school historical past.
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After his faculty profession, Stanley performed for the Arena Football League’s New York Red Dogs and the Canadian Football League’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He additionally ran for Columbus City Council in 2015.
Dimitrious Stanley of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs downfield throughout a sport towards the Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. (Jonathan Daniel/Allsport)
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He is survived by his spouse and daughter.