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You have never seen anything quite like this.

Author and OSU Historian Jack Park has done it again. His latest book, The Ohio State Football Vault, is without a doubt the most unique book on Ohio State football ever produced.

The Ohio State Football Vault gives you a unique view of Ohio State history and hundreds of unique features and items.

 
  • It incorporates detailed replicas of significant OSU football artifacts, all of which are free-standing and independent of the pages and text.
  • It uses modern graphic techniques to colorize vintage photography, lending new life, vitality and warmth to photos that simply used to be quaint.
  • The historical period of the book begins in 1890 through the 2007 season.
  • Foreword by Jim Tressel, Afterword by Archie Griffin.
  • Replicas of vintage OSU program covers that are actual mailable post cards.
  • The book includes a sturdy, heavy jacket that protects the actual book cover from damage and soiling and makes it a perfect coffee table item.

The-Ozone is privileged to offer a limited quantity of this hard-to-obtain book to our readers. Each volume purchased on the-Ozone will be signed by Jack Park and will help to support the-Ozone and keep it a free site.

Cover price - 49.95
Shipping and Handling - 6.99 per order. Save freight on multiple-book orders!*
Total cost 56.94

Sales Tax also applies to orders shipped within Ohio!

To order your signed copies, click on the link below. You will be taken to a Paypal order page where you can pay via your Paypal account or by credit card.

* A word about shipping and handling charges: The shipping weight of the book is six pounds. All orders will be shipped via the U. S. Postal Service. The actual delivery charges are 3.95. The cost of a box and packing material is slightly over 1.00. The cost of clearing a credit card is between 1.00 and 2.00. We have other costs (tape, labels, labor, etc.) amounting to just under 1.00.

More Details About the Book!!!

Just some of the replicas include:

  • The Official Athletic Department record card from the 1892 football season.
  • A full-size promotional poster for a train excursion to the 1900 Michigan game in Ann Arbor. ($2.40 round trip)
  • The "yell and song" card from the OSU vs. U. of M. game in 1900. Here are just three samples of the 17 songs and yells on the card.)
    Song 1: Hurrah for Mary, Hurrah for the lamb, Hurrah for Ann Arbor, though she isn't worth a ________. Wa-hoo, Wa-hoo, Rip, Zip Bazoo, I yell, I yell, O. S. U.
    Song 2 (To the tune of Old Lang Syne): Now these two teams their fight have fought and they have fought it well; Ohio State has won the game and Michigan's gone to ________. Wa-hoo, Wa-hoo, Rip, Zip, Bazoo. I yell, I yell, O. S. U.
    Yell: "An-a-rebo, An-a-ribo, An-a-rebo, ribo, rum,
    O.S.U.'s a champion team, Michigan is on the bum."
  • The menu and program for the homecoming football banquet in 1919. (The main course was Roast Pig and dressing!)
  • A ticket to the 1922 Michigan vs. Ohio State game (price of admission, $2.50)
  • A ticket to the 1935 Ohio State vs. Michigan game in Ann Arbor. (price of admission, $1.65)
  • The official score sheet from the 1949 OSU vs. Illinois game.
  • A ticket to the "Snow Bowl" game in 1950. (price of admission, $4.50)
  • A ticket to the 1950 Rose Bowl. (price of admission, $5.50).
  • A of a hand-written note from President Gerald Ford to Woody Hayes dated May 6, 1979.
  • A ticket to the 1985 Citrus Bowl (reduced size) (price of admission, $22.50)
  • A ticket to the 1997 Rose Bowl (reduced size) (price of admission, $75.00)
  • A ticket to the 2002 Fiesta Bowl (reduced size) (price of admission, $150.00)
  • A ticket to the 2006 Fiesta Bowl (reduced size) (price of admission, $250.00)

Click on the photos below for enlarge views of just some of the book's details!

Vintage Photo of Ohio Stadium
Many mini-program covers that are post cards.
Colorized Photo of Bill Willis
Colorized photo of Fred Bruney Interception vs. Michigan.
Colorized Photo of Chic Harley
Photo layout of Heisman winner Eddie George
Ticket and program cover from 2002 Fiesta Bowl
Pull-out poster promoting the OSU vs. Michigan Blood Battle
Book and Book Jacket
Book Cover
Afterword by Archie Griffin

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