Delaware County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 174,214. Its county seat is Delaware, Ohio. The county was formed in 1808 from Franklin County, Ohio. Both the county and its seat are named after the Delaware Indian tribe.
David James Wottle is an American retired middle-distance track athlete. He was the gold medalist in the 800 meter run at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was known for wearing a golf cap while running.
Mary Monnett Bain, following her mother's death, came into a very large sum of money. She is known for the construction of Monnett Hall in 1856, a cutting edge, Midwestern 19th century female college, built at a time when many Ohioans still lived in log cabins and most colleges did not accept women or did not provide boarding for them if they wanted to study away from home. The college was absorbed into Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) after a few decades, but addition upon addition made the building grow to mammoth size. Monnett Hall provided the female dormitory space for all of OWUs women students for decades, until it was abandoned in the 1960s and torn down in the 1970s. Mary Monnett's donation of initial funding for the building provided generations of women with a kind of freedom she herself never enjoyed.
Perkins Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Delaware, Ohio. It is owned and operated by Ohio Wesleyan University.
OWU Radio replaced the former WSLN in 2012, moving from a broadcasting radio station to a live streaming station with a college radio format. WSLN was housed for decades in Slocum Hall, but the new streaming station was moved to Phillips Hall in 2014. The station is owned by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
George Edkin Little was an American football player, and coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator.
Mike Pressler is an American lacrosse coach. He has been the head coach of the Bryant Bulldogs since 2007. He served as the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils for 16 seasons until he was forced to resign during the Duke lacrosse case in 2006. He received the F. Morris Touchstone Award for the men's college lacrosse coach of the year in 2005. In 2010, he coached the United States men's national lacrosse team to a gold medal.
The history of Ohio Wesleyan University began with discussions of a college in Ohio in 1821 when the Ohio Methodist Conference in connection with the Kentucky Conference had established Augusta, the first Methodist institution of higher learning in the United States. But Augusta was an obscure village, quite inaccessible and especially because it was on the "wrong" side of the Ohio River to suit the growing anti-slavery sentiments of the people of Ohio.
Branch Rickey Arena is a 2,300-seat multi-purpose arena at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, located centrally on campus and adjacent to Edwards Gymnasium. It is home to the Wesleyan Battling Bishops basketball and volleyball teams. It opened in June 1976, replacing Edwards Gymnasium, which was remodeled to become a full-time exercise facility. It was named for the late Branch Rickey, Class of 1904, a major benefactor to the university and a manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Littick Field, usually referred to simply as Littick, is a baseball field at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, where the Battling Bishops' baseball team plays. The field—named after the Clay Littick, Class of 1915.
Activism has played an important role in the history of Ohio Wesleyan University; The founders of Ohio Wesleyan University expressed a hope that the university "is forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles." OWU has espoused activism in its academic philosophy. Alumni of the school have prominently engaged in controversial issues of their times on three central issues—the scope of justice; distributive justice based on race, gender, and income; and institutions related to preserving social structures.
Philip Andrew Saylor, nicknamed "Lefty", was a 19th-century college baseball pitcher and American football quarterback for Ohio Wesleyan University, and best remembered for a "cup of coffee" appearance with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Daniel William Daub was a 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher born in Middletown, Ohio. After attending and playing baseball for Denison University, he played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1892 and with the Brooklyn Grooms/Bridegrooms from 1893 through 1897.
Donald R. Wedge, a native of Carey, Ohio, was an official in the National Football League (NFL) for 24 years from 1972 to 1996. He worked as a back judge, side judge, and referee wearing uniform number 28 for most of his career. He wore number 87 at the beginning of his NFL tenure before switching to 28 following the retirement of Bill Schleibaum.
Benjamin T. (Townley) Spencer (1904–1996) was a scholar of American literature and a professor at Ohio Wesleyan University.
The 1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was the first football team fielded by the Ohio State University. It was two distinct teams: one that played a game that spring, and another that played that fall, with a new coach, a new captain, and a significant turnover of team members.
Jay Vidovich is the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh men's soccer team. He is the former coach of the Portland Timbers 2 of USL Pro and formerly served as Wake Forest University's head soccer coach from 1994–2014, posting a 225–87–31 record during that span, including a 60–7–4 mark over the past three seasons. He is widely considered one of the best men's NCAA soccer coaches. His team won the 2007 NCAA championship over Ohio State and finished with a 22–2–1 record. The following season, the Demon Deacons were ranked number 1 for most of the year, before falling in the final four to North Carolina. During the 2009 season, his team fell to the eventual national champion, Virginia Cavaliers.
Mabel Cratty was an American educator and served as the General Secretary of the National Board of the YWCA from 1906 until her death in 1928.
