That is news because Roethlisberger has for the last few years listed his hometown as “Corey Rawson, Ohio” – the name of a school but not a place in northwest Ohio – instead of Findlay.
This became more well-known upon the publication of a Sports Illustrated story about Roethlisberger in January that laid out a continuing rift between Roethlisberger and Findlay.
But after the Milledgeville, Ga., rape allegation surfaced in the spring of 2010, that all changed. Unflattering comments from Findlay residents about Roethlisberger as a young man appeared in national publications, "When Ben got in trouble," says former Findlay High athletic director Jerry Snodgrass, "Findlay, in general, sold him down the river."
The young QB was outraged. "A lot of stuff that was said is just blatant lies, which is ridiculous from people you played with and think are your friends," Roethlisberger told the Findlay newspaper, The Courier. "You'd think people would be proud of you. Instead, I think there is a lot of jealousy."
The 2016 media guide still listed his high school alma mater as Findlay, where he starred as a senior before doing the same at Miami University.
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