Former All-American offensive lineman Billy Price will be inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in the class of 2025 along with nine others this fall, the university announced on Tuesday.
Along with Price, the other nine former athletes to be honored are Bianca Alvarez (diving), Katarzyna Dabrowa (fencing), Veronica Jatsek (women’s track and field), Myles Martin (wrestling), Mary Olsen (women’s gymnastics), Kim Reeder (softball), Blaz Rola (men’s tennis), John “Jack” Varga (rifle) and Alex Wimmers (baseball).
Price was a two-time All-American, including a unanimous selection in 2017, the year he also won the Rimington Trophy. He also was the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Yearthat season.
As a freshman in 2014, Price started all 15 games for the national champion Buckeyes along the way to setting the record for both most starts and most consecutive starts at Ohio State with 55.
During his four years on the offensive line, he helped the Buckeyes to an explosive rushing attack, ranking in the top 20 in the nation each of those seasons, leading the Big Ten in rushing for three straight seasons from 2015-17.
He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 21st overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft and played for five seasons, also making one-year stops with the New York Giants in 2021 and the Arizona Cardinals in 2022, but he was forced to retire in May 2024 due to a life-threatening blood clot.
The 10 inductees will also be recognized at Ohio Stadium on Oct. 4 at the Minnesota game.
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