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Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes (5x National Champion, OSU HOF, CFB HOF, R.I.P.)

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Had an interview with former Clemson HC Danny Ford emailed to me. His first game as HC was the infamous Gator Bowl. he discusses that night but this is the quote that caught me...


"Other than coach Hayes or coach Bryant, I was never in awe of any other head coach once I started. You couldn't help but like Tom Osborne. (Barry) Switzer was a little different. Paterno was sort of an elder statesman, had won a lot of games, but he wasn't anything special in my eyes. We thought we could beat them."
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Bought this on homage the other day. Awesome shirt for an outstanding coach.

http://www.homage.com/store/t-shirts/college/ohio-state/woody-hayes
 
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Woody Hayes one-man show
Sept. 21, 2011
Written by
Larry Phillips
News Journal

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COLUMBUS -- A one-man play about Woody Hayes probably could not have arrived at a better time.

The Ohio State football program is in a dramatic state of flux. NCAA violations have been admitted, punishment is being considered, and rookie coach Luke Fickell is almost certainly a one-year stop-gap in the job Hayes made so famous.

The results on the field have been worse. A narrow escape of Toledo and a thrashing at the hands of Miami, Fla. have the Buckeyes outside the Top 25 for the first time in seven years.

So, a nod toward one of the architect's of the program's rich tradition seems like a natural salve.

Meet Walter Adamkosky, a Columbus Hartley and Ohio State graduate, who has written, produced and directed a one-man play that will be showcased Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Ohio Theatre. He expects former players, coaches and the Hayes family to be in attendance.

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http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20110921/LIFESTYLE/109210316

Columbus native delves into Woody Hayes' life for play
Sept. 20, 2011
Written by
Abbey Roy
CentralOhio.com

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?Woody: His Life, Times and Teachings,? starring Columbus-area actor Jeff Hall, will debut at Ohio Theatre on Friday.

COLUMBUS ? Walt Adamkosky wrote ?Woody: His Life, Times and Teachings? to portray the Ohio State University coaching legend, ?warts and all.?

Maybe some see more warts than Adamkosky does, but after dozens of interviews and more than two years? worth of compilation and writing, the Columbus native feels he?s got Hayes down pretty well.

?I call him the most simple, complicated man I?ve ever heard of,? said Adamkosky, now a Cincinnati resident.

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http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.co...fe-play?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s
 
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Big Ten Icons: Woody Hayes, Friday at 11 p.m. ET
Written by BTN.com staff
posted on 11/17/11

The Woody Hayes episode of Big Ten Icons, presented by Discover, debuts at 11 p.m. ET Friday after the Ohio State-Jackson State basketball game. The series is hosted by Hall of Fame sports broadcaster Keith Jackson. The show includes new one-on-one interviews with Archie Griffin, Lou Holtz, Tim May, Jack Park, Jeff Logan, John Bacon, Dave Foley, Gary Moeller, Dave Adolph, Harold “Champ” Henson, Bill Myles, Jim Stillwagon and others.

In the episode, Griffin says, “He is a great football coach, but he is an even better person than he is a coach. I mean, that’s Woody in a nutshell.”

Myles says, “He was tough as any coach on players, and he was as nice as any coach to his players, away from the field.”

Hayes spent 28 seasons as the head football coach at Ohio State, where he helped guide the Buckeyes to 13 conference championships and national titles in 1954, 1957 and 1968. His overall record at Ohio State was an astounding 205–61–10. Hayes was a three-time recipient of the College Football Coach of the Year Award.
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http://btn.com/2011/11/17/big-ten-icons-woody-hayes-friday-at-11-p-m-et/

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LNHzS6XAHY"]Big Ten Icons: Woody Hayes - YouTube[/ame]
 
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Watching his Big Ten Icons episode on BTN... They just had to include Gary Moeller, didn't they? I know he played for Hayes, but BTN could've filled an entire week's worth of programming with former players saying nice things about Coach Hayes without letting that traitor scUMbag have a word.
 
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Remembering Woody Hayes
By: Linda Deitch
The Columbus Dispatch - March 12, 2012

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THE COVER OF THE WOODY HAYES MEMORIAL ISSUE PUBLISHED BY THE DISPATCH

Twenty-five years ago today, on March 12, 1987, legendary Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes died at the age of 74.

Had he lived, he would have been 99 this year.

He was head coach of the Buckeyes for 28 seasons, from 1951-1979. Prior to coaching at OSU, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve and coached in Ohio at Denison and Miami. He compiled a 238-72-10 career record.

To honor Coach Hayes' legacy, below is the transcript of the eulogy given at his memorial service by Richard M. Nixon.

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http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/a-look-back/2012/03/remembering-woody-hayes.html
 
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