Luke Fickell

1992 State Champion - Heavyweight
1991 State Champion - Heavyweight
1990 State Champion - 189 Pounds
Wrestling

1991  1990
Football

St. Francis DeSales Athletic Hall of Fame
Class of 2014

Height:  6-4
Weight:  230
Position:  DL / TE / OL
SFDHS CLASS:  1992

College:
Ohio State University

Stallion Football Profile:

Career Notes

• Three-year letterwinner

1991 (Senior)

• 1991 Division-III Ohio Lineman of the Year

• 1991 Division-III First Team All-Central District and All-Ohio (Defensive Lineman)

• 1991 Dispatch-Agonis Lineman of the Year

• 1991 recipient of the Shamrock Club of Columbus' Knute Rockne Award, which is presented to an outstanding student athlete of the Franklin County area

• All-CCL

• 75 tackles, 10 sacks

1990 (Junior)

• 1990 Division-II First-Team All-Ohio

• 1990 Division-II First Team All-Central District

• 1990 AP Division-II Special Mention All-Ohio

• All-OCL 

Stallion Wrestling Profile:

Career Notes

• Four-year letterwinner

• Pat Galbincea of the Cleveland Plain Dealer (on Fickell) -  "He is the best heavyweight high school wrestling champion Ohio has ever produced. Period." 

1992 (Senior)

• 1992 OHSAA Division-II Heavyweight State Champion, finishing 39-0

• Division-II Heavyweight Central District Champion

• All-CCL

1991 (Junior)

• 1991 OHSAA Division-II Heavyweight State Champion, finishing 31-0 with 29 pins

• In the 1991 OHSAA State Tournament, he won 4 of 5 matches by pin, all less than 1:35

• Division-II Heavyweight Central District Champion

• All-Ohio Catholic League

1990 (Sophomore)

• 1990 OHSAA Division-II 189 Pound State Champion, finishing 36-0

• Division-II 189 Pound Central District Champion

• All-Ohio Catholic League

Ohio State Profile:

• School-record 50 consecutive starts at nose guard

• Four-year starter (1993 - 1996)

• 212 career tackles

• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (1993, 1995)

• 2011 Interim Head Football Coach 

• former Linebackers Coach / Co -Defensive Coordinator