The Ohio State football family is mourning the loss of one of its own Thursday. Former receiver and local television personality, Dimitrious Stanley, passed away after a four-year battle with prostate cancer.
Stanley came to OSU out of Columbus suburb Worthington, Ohio, and was the team’s leading receiver on the 1996 Rose Bowl-winning team that finished No. 2 in the polls. He played for the Buckeyes from 1993 to 1996 and was a four-year letter winner.
Buy Buckeyes TicketsStanley led the Buckeyes in receiving in that 1996 season with 43 receptions for 829 yards and eight touchdowns. He was an honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference selection and was twice named Big Ten player of the week that year.
For his career, Stanley had 63 receptions for 1,136 yards, an 18.0 yards-per-catch average (seventh-best at Ohio State), and he scored 13 touchdowns. He graduated from Ohio State in 2001 with his degree in communications and was a frequent co-host on The Football Fever, the college football show on local ABC affiliate WSYX.
Today our Buckeye family mourns the loss of Dimitrious Stanley. May he rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/PuCASfXXal
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) February 9, 2023
There weren’t too many that had a sense of style like Stanley had. We extend our condolences, thoughts, and prayers to family, friends, and others that had the privileged of being touched by Stanley.
For those that would like to donate to the Stanley family, there is a GoFundMe page that you can visit and provide monetary relief in any way you see fit.
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