Dimitrious Stanley, a former leading receiver at Ohio State, has died after a battle with prostate cancer.
Dimitrious Stanley, a former wide receiver at Ohio State who was the Buckeyes’ top pass catcher as a senior in 1996, has died. He was 48.Ohio State football news:Thomas Worthington High School football coach Mike Picetti announced the news of his death on Thursday.
“It is with great sadness that I report that Cardinal Great Dimitrious Stanley has gone home to be with our Lord,” he wrote in a message on Twitter. “Please pray for Jessica and his little girl Dakota. Rest in Peace my friend.”Over his career with the Buckeyes, he caught 63 passes for 1,136 yards and 13 touchdowns. His 43 receptions for 829 receiving yards and eight touchdowns were team highs in 1996.
In his final game, Stanley helped Ohio State to its first Rose Bowl triumph in 23 years as he caught a 72-yard touchdown from Joe Germaine late in the third quarter of a 20-17 win over Arizona State. Stanley later spent three seasons in the Canadian Football League and Arena Football League and contributed to the Football Fever show on WSYX ABC 6 before Buckeyes games.
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