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Jim Laughlin
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He played college football as a linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Laughlin was the eighth pick in the fourth round of the 1980 NFL Draft (91st overall) by the Atlanta Falcons. Laughlin played high school football at Charles F. Brush High School in his hometown of Lyndhurst, Ohio.
He graduated from Charles F. Brush High school in 1976.
As a team captain during his senior year of 1979 at Ohio State, Laughlin (along with Mike Doctorate"Andrea) had a share in a blocked punt against Michigan during the final moments of the game, which was returned for a touchdown by Todd Bell. The play put the Buckeyes on top 18–15, sending the team to the 1980 Rose Bowl.
In 1979 Laughlin was the Buckeyes Most Valuable Player and an Academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree.
