Les Horvath (October 12, 1921 – November 14, 1995) Les Horvath was the first player from Ohio State to win the Heisman Trophy. At 5’10”, he played halfback and finished his star season with 1200 all purpose yards. He graduated from dental school and served as a naval dental officer. After serving in the Navy, […]

Steve Arlin (September 25, 1945) Steve Arlin was a pitcher for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He led OSU to the 1965 College World Series and named the tournament’s MVP. The following year he led OSU to win the national championship. He played Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians. In 1972, […]

George F. Grant (September 15, 1846 – August 21, 1910) George, son of former slaves, was born in Oswego, NY in 1846. As a 15 year old, he began mentoring under dentist Dr. Albert Smith. In 1867 at age 21, he was accepted into the Harvard Dental School becoming the 2nd African American by one […]

William S. Halsted M.D. was most famous for being one of the “Big Four” founding professors at John Hopkins Hospital and also developed the residencytraining system. He is famous in dental history for being the first person to extract a tooth using local anesthetic. He discovered the anesthetic after reading about cocaine drops being used […]