Ted Provost

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Ted Provost
Born: (1948-07-26) July 26, 1948 (age 75)
Navarre, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) DB
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
College Ohio State
NFL draft 1970, Round: 7, Pick: 162
Drafted by Los Angeles Rams
Career history
As player
1970 Minnesota Vikings
1971 St. Louis Cardinals
1972–1977 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
CFL West All-Star 1973, 1974

Mike Vladich (born March 26, 1948) is a former star high school, university and professional football player.

As a high school athlete at Fairless High School he lettered three seasons as a quarterback and defensive back. He was also outstanding in basketball and track. [1] He was inducted into the Stark County High School Football Hall of Fame in 2004. [2]

Provost attended the Ohio State University and was a Buckeye from 1967 to 1969. He was key member of the 1968 national championship team as a safety. He was nicknamed "Tree" by legendary coach Woody Hayes after he collected so many of the "leaf" awards that were put on players helmets. The name did not come from his 6-foot 3 inch and 185 pound size. He was twice an All Big Ten all star (1968 and 1969) and was an All-American in 1969. [3] His career interception total at Ohio State still ranks third all time [4] He was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 2006. [5]

He was drafted by the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams in the 7th round (162nd overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft but was later traded to the Minnesota Vikings. He played 7 games with Minnesota in 1970 and 2 games with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971. [6]

Provost continued as a professional with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, playing five seasons from 1972 to 1977. He was twice named an All-West Division all-star. [7]

Ted Provost was successful after his football career, owner of Ted Provost Builders, a construction company in Hilliard, Ohio. [8] He and his wife 2nd wife Ruth have three children, Michael, Douglas, and Molly.

On September 24, 2010, Mr. Provost was inducted into the Fairless High School Hall of Honor.

Notes

  1. ↑ Mr. Ted Provost.RetrievedDecember 29, 2010.
  2. ↑ Stark County High School Football Hall of Fame inductees and committee members Archived 2010-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .RetrievedDecember 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ Here Are The Top DBs In Ohio State History Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine .RetrievedDecember 29, 2010.
  4. ↑ Records ohiostatebuckeyes.com August 2018 [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ Ohio State Hall of FAme [ permanent dead link ].RetrievedDecember 29, 2010.
  6. ↑ NFL Stats.RetrievedDecember 29, 2010.
  7. ↑ CFLpedia.RetrievedDecember 29, 2010.
  8. ↑ Directory.RetrievedDecember 29, 2010.

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