Nick Mangold ✝

Nick Mangold attended Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio, where he was a letterman in football, wrestling, and track & field. In football, he was a three-year starter on both offense and defense and as a senior, he garnered All-Ohio honors. He also earned three letters in wrestling and two in track and field, competing in the shot put.\n', ' Nick Mangold went completely unregarded by recruiting services like Rivals.com and Scout.com. Still, Nick Mangold played in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.\n', ' Nick Mangold attended The Ohio State University, and was a three-year starter at center for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. He was rated on a par with former Buckeye All-American and 2001 Rimington Trophy winner LeCharles Bentley by offensive line coach Jim Bollman. "Most guys you get out of high school have to be taught to play center. He already knew the mechanics of the position. That was a big, big advantage," said Bollman. Ohio State\'s most durable lineman, Mangold logged over 300 minutes of action in each of his last three seasons.\n', '