BELLAIRE — Legendary St. John Central and Ohio State University basketball player Allan Hornyak, who cemented himself as one of the all-time players to come out of the Ohio Valley, died Monday at age 74.

Nicknamed “The Bellaire Bomber” during his time with the Buckeyes, Hornyak had multiple All-American nods in college and countless scoring outbursts in high school, including an 86-point game his senior year. He was a two-time All-American who scored 1,572 points in 69 career games with Ohio State, averaging 22.8 points per game. He scored 37 points to help the Buckeyes win the 1971 Big Ten Championship over Michigan.

At St. John Central High School, Hornyak scored 2,385 points in an era when there was no 3-point shot and fewer games were played. He led the nation in scoring in both his

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