His 63 career receptions for 1,136 yards included several memorable plays, such as a 17-yard touchdown catch in the home win over Notre Dame in 1995 and a 72-yard touchdown catch in the Rose Bowl win over Arizona State a year later.
Stanley also caught three passes on the game-winning drive in the latter game, setting up Joe Germaine’s dramatic go-ahead touchdown pass to David Boston with time winding down against the second-ranked Sun Devils.
That trip might never have materialized without Stanley, who got Ohio State’s win at No. 5 Notre Dame in 1996 started with an 85-yard return of the opening kickoff.
A week later, his 42-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter set the tone for a 38-7 thrashing of No. 4 Penn State at Ohio Stadium.
One week after that, Stanley caught 10 passes for 199 yards as Ohio State avoided a home upset at the hands of unranked Wisconsin, a 17-14 win in which his 42-yard catch-and-run in the fourth quarter proved to be the game-winner.
The son of former Ohio State running backs coach Wayne Stanley, Dimitrious remained in central Ohio after his playing career and was a regular on local media shows.
The 48-year-old leaves behind a wife and young daughter.
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