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9217 viewsBen was an all-league and all-district performer in baseball and basketball and was a team captain in all three sports. A .300 hitter as a shortstop for Findlay's baseball squad, he earned second-team all-league and all-district honors in baseball and basketball.
Courtesy of NFLDraftScout.com
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February 9, 2013 - Miami University Hall of Fame Induction Weekend2315 views“When they called and told me, it was an awesome honor. I am really proud to have graduated. People were laughing because my jersey was already retired. But to be in the Hall of Fame with the people there, it’s a super year. I think it speaks highly of Miami as a university to honor me at the same time of graduation. I think that speaks on how important they think of academics.†– Ben, during his graduation week from MU, May, 2012.
Photo: MU
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8422 viewsBen attended Findlay (Ohio) High, but only played football as a senior. Still, he earned Ohio's Division I Offensive Player of the Year in 1999 and was Runner-Up for 1999 Mr. Football honors in Ohio.
He set state records by throwing for 4,041 yards and 54 touchdowns during his senior campaign and also ran for seven scores. He was also named league, district and Toledo Blade Player of the Year.
Courtesy of NFLDraftScout.com
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Ben Roethlisberger Field 1961 viewsIn October of 2014, Ben and Ashley agreed to donate $1 million towards the Indoor Sports Center at Miami University.
The 91,000-square-foot complex that took about a year to construct was funded by $13 million in donations, and it will be used by student-athletes, intramural and club sports teams as well as youth athletic programs for tournaments.
The facility includes a full 120-yard football field with a synthetic playing surface similar to neighboring Yager Stadium. It also has netting for baseball, softball and golf; four 100-yard sprint lanes, a high jump and long jump equipment for track; storage space and an observation deck.
According to the Miami Redhawks site, this new facility “will positively impact all 19 of Miami’s sports programs and allow teams to train year-roundâ€.
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Big Ben: Induction into the MAC HOF on May 27th, 20152455 viewsFrom left to right: Ken, Brenda, Carlee, Ben and Ashley.
Photo: Carlee Roethlisberger
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Ben on the practice fields of the Findlay Trojans in 19998423 views “He was that good. When Ben was a senior, we thought we were now ready to throw the ball a million times. The school record for career touchdown passes was 27, which my son had. Ben threw 54 in one season. The yards (record) for a season was 1,772. Ben threw for 4,100. The most touchdown passes in a game was three. He threw eight in one game." -- Cliff Hite, former Findlay High School football coach.
More from Coach Hite here:
http://www.maxpreps.com/news/H5wfK10qK0-vplYsrl6t6Q/ohio--former-coach-looks-back-at-big-ben.htm
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February 9, 2013 - Miami University Hall of Fame Induction Weekend1943 viewsBengals fan and MU alum Dan Plettner not only had the opportunity to attend the Hall of Fame Induction Dinner last Saturday, but also the opportunity to meet and chat with Big Ben.
He was kind enough to share his story with us:
I had a splendid experience at Ben Roethlisberger’s Miami University Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Saturday evening. Ben was inducted alongside his posthumous coach, Terry Hoeppner. Ben’s emotions and words were a great tribute to Coach Hoeppner.
I had brought a football for which I frankly am still working toward a decent historical knowledge. I went up to Ben shortly before dinner and told him I had something I thought he might like to see. He smiled immediately as he saw the Redhawks logo on the ball’s finish and then he began examining the ball pretty closely.
I am still uncertain whether the football was actually used in practice and/or games… and whether it was definitively ever touched by Ben in 2003, but I loved the ball 10 times more the moment Ben remarked about the ball to the effect, “this ball has a lot of history.†Another former player at the event informed that the ball was a new model/style in ’03.
I enjoyed a normal conversation with “Big Ben†and he seemed to find my challenge of being a proud Miami alum simultaneous with being a Bengals fan pretty humorous. After talking, when I informed him that I’d be honored if he choose to sign the ball he graciously reached for my pen and took his time to choose a place to autograph it. After thanking him, I felt like a little kid and discretely walked the football around the perimeter of the room (rather than taking a direct route back to my table) so as not to “open the floodgates†for others to approach and ask for his autograph just before the dinner commenced.
Later, listening to the speeches from Ben (which truely honored Terry Hoeppner) and Terry’s wife really fully made me appreciate my good fortune for observing a special night in the history at Miami University.
It also helped me to appreciate Ben on a level different from what I’ve seen during his playing career. Ben showcased humor as a nice compliment to heartfelt emotions, even joking about a fictitious “Brian†who had been accidentally introduced (instead of Ben).
Ben, if you ever happen to read this: thank you for helping me to cherish your contribution to Miami University Athletics.
Best Always,
Dan Plettner
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November 3, 20033960 viewsBen reacts after a 4th quarter touchdown in a game against the Bowling Green Falcons.
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April 25, 2015 - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Dauch Indoor Stadium & Ben Roethlisberger Field1405 viewsThis is my school, you know. It’s an honor to be a graduate, an alumnus. It’s something I’m hoping my kids can come back in 15-20 years and see their name on the field and it means something to them too. –- Ben
Photo: MU
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Big Ben: Induction into the MAC HOF on May 27th, 20152107 views
#MACtion @MACSports
Congrats to 2x Super Bowl Champion & former @MiamiRedHawks star @_BigBen7 on being inducted into the MAC Hall of Fame
Best tweet of the night:
Neal Coolong â€@NealCoolong
Look, @_BigBen7 is in Cleveland winning...as usual #Steelers
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February 9, 2013 - Miami University Hall of Fame Induction Weekend1951 viewsEmily Vanstein attended the HOF Dinner held at a sold-out Shriver Center Multipurpose Room and shared her photo-op with us!
"I just think it was cool to meet Ben, who is an amazing player. It was also cool to watch him come back to his college to let them reward him, even though he's gone so far in his career. He was very nice and made an amazing speech at the Hall of Fame dinner, you could tell it meant a lot to him. Congrats to him and all the inductees!" -- Emily
*Thank you Emily!!
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2003 MAC Championship Game3982 viewsBen throws for a touchdown vs. Bowling Green State. The Miami (Ohio) Redhawks won 49 - 27 in the Mid-American Conference Championship in Bowling Green, Ohio , December 4, 2003.
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