Ohio Wesleyan Athletics Hall of Fame
John Vossers '52 was an All-Ohio football center and placekicker. As a senior, he was a second-team All-Ohio and first-team All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection. The team switched from the single wing to the T-formation that season, and after a loss to Bowling Green in the season opener, the Bishops were unstoppable, winning 8 straight games to take the OAC title. He kicked a game-winning field goal with :20 to play to give the Bishops a 17-14 win over Case that season. He hit 23 of 29 extra point attempts, setting a school record in the former and tying his own mark in the latter. As a junior, he did the majority of the kicking during the second half of the season, including an extra point with less than 3 minutes to play that gave OWU a 7-7 tie with Wittenberg. The Bishops went 5-3-1 that season. As a sophomore, he intercepted 1 pass for 45 yards and scored 24 points. He set Ohio Wesleyan records with 7 extra point attempts against Wittenberg and Muskingum that season. The Bishops went 7-2. His career totals of 50 extra points and 67 extra point attempts set OWU records that lasted until 1972.
