It was an ode to the movie actor Hopalong Cassidy, the cowboy star of the 1950s who would pose with the football star for a memorable photo at the 1955 Rose Bowl. ADVERTISEMENT.

Ohio State Buckeyes football great Howard "Hopalong" Cassady died Friday in Tampa, Florida, the school announced. He was 85. Cassady was born in Columbus and stayed close for his college years.

Howard ‘Hopalong’ Cassady, Buckeyes great and Heisman Trophy winner, dies at 85: Ohio State football news. ... The name comes from fictional cowboy hero, Hopalong Cassidy.

Cassady won the Heisman in 1955, his senior year. He ran for 958 yards and scored 14 touchdowns that year to become Ohio State’s third winner of college football’s most prestigious award ...

Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, the 1955 Heisman Trophy winner at Ohio State, died early on Friday morning at the age of 85. According to Ohio State , Cassady died in Tampa, where he lived with his ...

Howard “Hopalong” Cassady, who won the 1955 Heisman Trophy at Ohio State, led the Buckeyes to the national championship in his junior year and played in the National Football League, died Sept ...

Ohio State legend and 1955 Heisman Trophy winner Howard 'Hopalong' Cassady died at his home in Tampa, Florida, on Friday morning. He was 85 years old. Cassady is one of seven Heisman winners from ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Howard “Hopalong” Cassady, the 1955 Heisman Trophy winner at Ohio State and running back for the Detroit Lions, died Friday. He was 85. He died in Tampa, Florida, his l… ...

Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, who led Ohio State to a national championship in 1954 and won the Heisman Trophy the following season, died Friday morning. He was 85.

TAMPA, Fla. — Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, the 1955 Heisman Trophy winner at Ohio State and running back for the Detroit Lions, died Friday. He was 85. He died in Tampa, Florida, his longtime home ...

Oct. 16, 1955: Hopalong Cassidy has a busy day touring Dayton. ... To end the day he attended the UD-Xavier and Stivers-Roosevelt football games. Oct. 19, 1975: Look what a nickel get you!

FILE - In this Nov. 1955, file photo, Ohio State halfback Howard "Hopalong" Cassady (40) carries the ball against Indiana during a college football game in Columbus, Ohio.