Don Unverferth

Don Unverferth
Profile
PositionQuarterback
ClassFormer player
Personal information
Born(1944-04-21)April 21, 1944
DiedJanuary 8, 1988(1988-01-08) (aged 43)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolChaminade (Dayton, OH)
College

Donald V. Unverferth (April 21, 1944 – January 8, 1988) was an American cardiologist, professor, and college football quarterback. He was the starting quarterback of the Ohio State Buckeyes football program for three years from 1963 to 1965 during which he broke the school's career passing record. He was later a cardiologist who oversaw the first heart bypass operation at Ohio State.