This rare, 10K football-shaped charm was presented to half back Paul Hurm, as engraved on the back of the charm, for being a member of Ohio State's first ever Western Conference Championship team in 1916.  These charms were later replaced by championship rings so this is a must have for the ring collectors.

Under fourth year head coach John Wilce, the Buckeyes compiled a perfect 7-0 record and outscored opponents 258-29.  128 of those points came in a shutout over Oberlin, setting a single-game scoring record for Ohio State.  OSU finished 3-0 against the OAC, and 4-0 in the Western Conference to win the school's first Big Ten Championship.

Paul Hurm played with the great Chic Harley and was a halfback on the Ohio State football team in 1916.  Hurm scored on the first play of the game in the Buckeyes’ school record-setting 128-0 win over Oberlin. He joined the Army and played on a well-known military team that included several All-Americans. Hurm later played for a Pennsylvania professional team called the Pitcairn Quakers.

This is a part of half back Paul Hurm's Personal Collection. Hurm was a part of the famed Ohio State backfield that also included Chic Harley and Pete Stinchcomb.