Rex Kern, 1986
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Quarterback, Ohio State, 1968–⁠70

Rex Kern

Born
May 28, 1949, in Lancaster, Ohio

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Rex Kern played quarterback at Ohio State (1968–⁠70). He finished third in the 1969 Heisman vote. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

At a glance

Best season
1970
Second-team All-Big Ten
Heisman vote
3rd
In the 1969 vote

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1968 and 1970; Big Ten champions, 1968, 1969 and 1970

All-America: Central Press first team 1969; NEA second team 1969; The Football News 1969

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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