Dimitrious Stanley, a former wide receiver at Ohio State who was the Buckeyes’ top pass catcher as a senior in 1996, has died. He was 48.

His death followed a battle with prostate cancer. Stanley was diagnosed with the disease in 2019.

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Thomas Worthington High School football coach Mike Picetti announced the news of his death on Thursday.

“It is with great sadness that I report that Cardinal Great Dimitrious Stanley has gone home to be with our Lord,” he wrote in a message on Twitter. “Please pray for Jessica and his little girl Dakota. Rest in Peace my friend.”