Ohio Wesleyan Athletics Hall of Fame

Dick DeHaven

Dick DeHaven

  • Class
    1960
  • Induction
    1983
  • Sport(s)
    Football

Dick DeHaven '60 played 3 years at end and one at halfback for the Battling Bishop football team, captaining the squad to a 7-1-1 record as a senior.  He was a Methodist All-America and honorable mention All-Ohio selection that fall.  As a junior, he was named first-team All-Ohio and honorable mention Williamson All-America.  DeHaven set a school record with 61 career receptions, returned punts and kickoffs for 4 years, and handled the Bishop punting chores.  A sprinter on the Bishop track & field team, he helped Ohio Wesleyan to 6 consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference indoor and outdoor titles (1957-59), running on 3 league champion relay squads and picking up one third-place finish in the outdoor 220-yard dash.  He covered that distance in :21.6 and the 100-yard dash in :09.9.
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