Yesterday, after an inexplicably long wait, LeBeau was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010.
In 1957, the year I was born, LeBeau played both offense and defense for Coach Woody Hayes at Ohio State. He scored two touchdowns in a 31-14 victory at Michigan, and on New Year's Day 1958 he led the Buckeyes to a Rose Bowl win and a national championship.
LeBeau went on to have a stellar NFL career as a defensive back, playing 14 years for one team, the Detroit Lions.
From his days as a high-school All-American 'til now, the Pride of London, Ohio has played and coached the game the right way. Dick LeBeau always has had my respect, and now he's been granted the honor he earned and so richly deserves.
