Buckeye Pipelines: Cris Carter, Todd Bell and Jalin Marshall Highlight Middletown’s Ohio State Talent

5TH-MOST PLAYERS ON OHIO STATE'S ROSTER Middletown has hit some rough times on the football field in recent years, but it’s only been seven years since a former Middie played for the Buckeyes, as Jalin Marshall was the most recent Middletown product to wear the scarlet and gray.

The Chicago Bears drafted Bell in the fourth round of the 1981 NFL draft. He played in the Windy City between 1981 and 1986 and made the Pro Bowl in 1984. He played his final two NFL seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and finished his career with 103 games played and seven interceptions. Carter's name was also on top for the two best single season receiving seasons in Ohio State history. His 69 catches for 1,127 yards in 1986 were a program-best and his 58 receptions for 950 yards in 1985 were second-best at the time.

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Carter in the fourth round of the 1987 supplemental draft. He was cut by the Eagles in 1990 due to off-field troubles, but got his career on track after being signed by the Minnesota Vikings. In all, Carter caught 1,101 passes for 13,899 yards and 130 touchdowns in 234 NFL games over 16 seasons., Carter apologized and expressed regret for the way his Ohio State career ended.

"I had one person who wore purple that I wanted to play like when I grew up,” Carter said. “My hero was my father figure, he was my brother and he happened to be the best athlete that ever came through Middletown. And that was Butch Carter, and he was my hero.”As a redshirt freshman in 2014, Marshall caught the second-most passes for a freshman in Ohio State history, hauling in 38 receptions for 499 yards and six touchdowns.

And the best, Jerry Lucas

I know it's basketball but the great Jerry Lucas is also from the Middie City

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