Former Columbus councilman and Ohio Sen. Ben Espy (l) and former Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman (r) in 2007 at the opening of the city's Jerry Hammond Center government building. Longtime Columbus and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ben Espy, a former state senator, president pro tem of the Columbus City Council and Ohio State football player, has passed away. Mayor Andrew Ginther sent a statement to 10TV ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ben Espy, a former State lawmaker, Columbus City councilmember and Ohio State football player, died Saturday at the age of 81. He served as President Pro Tem of Columbus ...

Ben "Bennie" Espy, former Columbus City Council member, state Senate Minority leader for the Democrats and Ohio State University football player was laid to rest on Monday. Family, friends ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Respected Ohio attorney and former state Sen. Ben Espy will be remembered at a celebration of life Monday for his decades of service to the state and its capital city.

Ben E. Espy, a prominent attorney and Democratic politician in Ohio, passed away on Saturday at the age of 81. Espy was born on July 12, 1943, in Nashville, Tennessee, and was a notable figure in ...