Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes
Woody Hayes on the OSU sideline
Title	Head Coach
College	Ohio State University
Sport	College football
Born	February 14, 1913
Place of birth	Clifton, Ohio
Died	March 12, 1987 (aged 74)
Career highlights
Overall	Overall: 238-72-10 Ohio State: 205-61-10
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Championships
Division I-A: 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970 Big Ten: 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1968 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Playing career
1931 - 1935	Denison University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951 - 1978 1949 - 1950 1946 - 1948	Ohio State University Miami University Denison University
College Football Hall of Fame, 1983 (Bio)

Wayne Woodrow “Woody” Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was a college football coach who is best remembered for winning five national titles and 13 Big Ten championships in 28 years at Ohio State University. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of This is a list of American institutions of Higher education in the United States and abroad sorted by region The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. 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Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Denison University is a private residential liberal arts and Sciences College in Granville Ohio, approximately 30 miles (50 km east of For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. Miami University (colloquially and incorrectly referred to as Miami of Ohio for clarification purposes is a Coeducational Public university founded in 1809 Denison University is a private residential liberal arts and Sciences College in Granville Ohio, approximately 30 miles (50 km east of The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. As well as his temper which resulted from his desire to win each game.

Early years

Born in Clifton, Ohio, Hayes played center at Newcomerstown High School in Newcomerstown, Ohio. Clifton is a village in Clark and Greene Counties in the US state of Ohio and is home to the Clifton Mill one of the largest Center ( C) is a position in American football and Canadian football ( spelled centre in Canadian English) Newcomerstown High School is a public High school in Newcomerstown Ohio. Newcomerstown is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, 85 miles (137 km east-northeast of Columbus. At Denison University, he played tackle under coach Tom Rogers. Denison University is a private residential liberal arts and Sciences College in Granville Ohio, approximately 30 miles (50 km east of In American and Canadian football, offensive tackles ( OT, T) are a part of the Offensive line. Thomas Andrew Rogers ( February 12, 1892 - March 7, 1936) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1917 to 1921 for the St After graduating from Denison in 1935, Hayes went on to serve as an assistant at two Ohio high schools: Mingo Junction in 1935-36 and New Philadelphia in 1937. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Mingo Junction is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. When New Philadelphia head coach John Brickels left to accept another position, Hayes was elevated to the head coaching position, where he put together a 17-2-1 record in his first two seasons before enduring a 1-9 record in 1940. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Hayes enlisted in the United States Navy in July 1941, eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander during World War II. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lieutenant Commander ( Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy) is a Commissioned officer rank in many navies Superior World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He commanded the PC 1251 in the Palau Islands invasion and the destroyer-escort USS Rinehart in both the Atlantic and Pacific operations. Palau, officially the Republic of Palau (Beluu er a Belau is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles (800  km) east World War II North Atlantic operations Following shakedown off Bermuda and brief service as a School ship out of Norfolk Virginia, The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions

As World War II was winding down and Hayes' alma mater, Denison University, was pursuing plans to reinstate its football program (which had been suspended during the war), it contacted former head coach Rogers (also in the Navy) about rejoining the program as head coach. Rogers declined, but recommended that his former team captain, Hayes, be named the next head coach. Denison was able to locate and cable Hayes an offer, which he accepted, minutes before his Navy ship was to begin the passage through the Panama Canal — meaning Hayes would have been unreachable for an extended period of time. The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the

Upon returning to Denison in 1947, Hayes struggled during his first year, winning only two games, over Capital and the season finale against Wittenberg. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, that victory sparked a 19-game winning streak, a surge that propelled him into the head coaching position at Miami University. Miami University (colloquially and incorrectly referred to as Miami of Ohio for clarification purposes is a Coeducational Public university founded in 1809 Miami is recognized as the "Cradle of Coaches", because of its history of outstanding coaches starting their careers there, such as Paul Brown, Ara Parseghian, Weeb Ewbank, Bill Mallory, Sid Gillman, Randy Walker, and Bo Schembechler. The Cradle of Coaches is a nickname given to Miami University in Oxford Ohio for producing star football coaches including Earl Blaik Paul Eugene Brown ( September 7, 1908 - August 5, 1991) was a coach in American football and a major figure in the development Ara Raoul Parseghian (born May 21 1923 in Akron Ohio) is a former American collegiate football coach Wilbur "Weeb" Ewbank ( May 6, 1907 - November 17, 1998) was an American professional football coach William G "Bill" Mallory (born May 20, 1935) has served as the football Head coach at NCAA Division I -A programs Sidney "Sid" Gillman ( October 26, 1911 - January 3, 2003) was an American football coach and innovator Randy J Walker ( May 29 1954 – June 29 2006) was the head football coach of the Northwestern University Wildcats Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr ( April 1 1929 &ndash November 17 2006) was an American College football Gillman was Hayes' immediate predecessor at Miami before Gillman moved down the road to coach at the University of Cincinnati, which was then Miami's chief rival. The University of Cincinnati is a Coeducational public Research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hayes and Gillman maintained a fierce rivalry between themselves, combining mutual distaste for the other's coaching style and because they were in recruiting competition in the same general area. ^[1]

In his second year with the Redskins, Hayes led the 1950 squad to an appearance in the Salad Bowl, where they defeated Arizona State University. The Miami University RedHawks, formerly known as the Miami Redskins are a College football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A with Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Salad Bowl was an annual post-season American College football bowl game played at Montgomery Stadium in Phoenix Arizona, from Arizona State University ( ASU) is the largest public Research university in the United States under a single administration with total student That success led him to accept the Ohio State head coaching position on February 18, 1951, in a controversial decision after the university rejected the applications of other more well-known coaches, including former Buckeyes' head coach Paul Brown, incumbent Buckeye assistant Harry Strobel and Missouri head coach Don Faurot. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Paul Eugene Brown ( September 7, 1908 - August 5, 1991) was a coach in American football and a major figure in the development Don Faurot ( June 23, 1902 &ndash October 19, 1995) was the head football coach at the University of Missouri ^[2]

Ohio State head coach

As head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, Hayes led his teams to a 205-61-10 record (. The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. 761), including three national championships (1954, 1957 and 1968), 13 Big Ten conference championships, and four of the team's eight Rose Bowl appearances. Yearly Big Ten Conference football champions Championships by school The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose Hayes considered the "greatest victory" of his career the 42-21 win over the University of Southern California during the 1974 Rose Bowl. The USC Trojans football program established in 1888, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Three-time winner of the The College Football Coach of the Year Award, now known as the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award, Hayes was "the subject of more varied and colorful anecdotal material than any other coach past or present, including fabled Knute Rockne," according to biographer Jerry Brondfield. The Paul 'Bear' Bryant Award is an award that has been given annually since 1986 to NCAA College football 's national coach Knute (pronounced "kah-noot" ("noot" is the anglicized nickname Kenneth Rockne ( March 4, 1888 &ndash March 31,

Hayes' basic coaching philosophy was that "nobody could win football games unless they regarded the game positively and would agree to pay the price that success demands of a team. " His conservative style of football (especially on offense) was often described as "three yards and a cloud of dust"—in other words, a "crunching, frontal assault of muscle against muscle, bone upon bone, will against will. " The basic, bread-and-butter play in Hayes' playbook was a fullback off-tackle run.

Despite this seeming willingness to avoid change, Hayes became one of the first major college head coaches to recruit African-American players, including Jim Parker (American football) who played both offensive and defensive tackle on Hayes' first national championship team in 1954. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa James Thomas "Jim" Parker ( April 3, 1934 - July 18, 2005) was a college and professional American football While Hayes wasn't the first to recruit African-Americans at Ohio State, he was the first to recruit and start African-Americans in large numbers there and to hire African-American assistant coaches.

Another Hayes' recruit, Archie Griffin, remains the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner in seven decades of selections. Archie Mason Griffin (born August 21, 1954) is a former American football Running back and college football's only two-time Heisman trophy Altogether Hayes had 58 players earn All-America accolades under his tutelage, while many notable football coaches, such as Lou Holtz, Bill Arnsparger, Bill Mallory, Dick Crum, Bo Schembechler, Ara Parseghian and Woody's successor, Earle Bruce, served as his assistants at various times. An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for Louis Leo Holtz (born on January 6 1937 in Follansbee West Virginia) is an author television commentator motivational speaker and former NCAA Bill Arnsparger (born December 16, 1926) is a former football coach who was primarily an assistant but served as head coach at both the professional William G "Bill" Mallory (born May 20, 1935) has served as the football Head coach at NCAA Division I -A programs Dick Crum is an American football coach He served as head coach for Miami University, University of North Carolina and Kent State. Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr ( April 1 1929 &ndash November 17 2006) was an American College football Ara Raoul Parseghian (born May 21 1923 in Akron Ohio) is a former American collegiate football coach Earle Bruce (born March 8, 1931) is a former College football and Arena football coach from Cumberland Maryland

Hayes would often use illustrations from historical events to make a point in his coaching and teaching. When Hayes was first hired to be the head coach at OSU, he was also made a "full professor of physical education," having earned an M.A. degree in educational administration from Ohio State in 1948. A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large The classes that he taught on campus were usually full, and he was called "Professor Hayes" by students. Hayes also taught mandatory English and vocabulary classes to his freshman football players. The vocabulary of a person is defined either as the set of all Words that are understood by that person or the set of all words likely to be used by that person when constructing One of his students was a basketball player named Bobby Knight, who later became a legendary basketball coach. Robert Montgomery (Bob or Bobby Knight (born October 25 1940 in Massillon Ohio) also known as "The General" is an American former college

During his time at Ohio State, Hayes' relationships with faculty members were particularly good. Even those members of the faculty who believed that the role of intercollegiate athletics was growing out of control respected Hayes personally for his commitment to academics, the standards of integrity with which he ran his program, and the genuine enthusiasm he brought to his hobby as an amateur historian. College athletics refers primarily to Sports and athletic competition organized and funded by institutions of tertiary education ( Colleges or universities Hayes often ate lunch or dinner at the university's faculty club, interacting with professors and administrators.

As a coach and an educator, Hayes was one of the first to use the motion picture as a teaching and learning tool. He was also memorable in that he could be seen walking across campus, taking the time to visit with students. When talking to young people, Hayes treated all of them equally and with respect, without regard to race or economic class. This behavior by Hayes was helpful to Ohio State in quelling the violence and damage that Ohio State and other college campuses suffered in the late 1960s/early 1970s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. He would actually take the time to communicate with student leaders. Said then team quarterback Rex Kern, "Woody was out there on the Oval with the protesters, and he'd grab a bullhorn and tell the students to express their beliefs but not be destructive. Rex William Kern (born May 28, 1949 in Lancaster Ohio) was an American football player He believed in Nixon, and he believed in the Establishment, but he wasn't afraid to talk to the students. He wanted to stay close to the action. "^[3] Hayes was considered one of the few authority figures that students then had respect for. His enthusiasm for coaching and winning was such that many across the nation consider the following maxim to be true: "What Vince Lombardi was to professional football, Woody Hayes was to college football. Vincent Thomas Lombardi ( June 11, 1913 &ndash September 3, 1970) was an American football coach "

During his tenure at Ohio State, Hayes would joke that he considered himself to be Notre Dame's best recruiter because if he couldn't convince a recruit to come to Ohio State instead of Michigan he'd try to steer the recruit to Notre Dame, who Ohio State didn't play. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States While Hayes' public stance was that he refused to play Notre Dame because he was afraid of polarizing the Catholic population in Ohio, however, Notre Dame's long-time athletic director Fr. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Edmund P. Joyce said that Hayes had told him that Hayes liked having Michigan as the only tough game on the Ohio State schedule and that having the Buckeyes play Notre Dame would detract from that. ^[4]

Controversies

Woody Hayes confronts Jerry Markbreit during a 1971 college football game between Michigan and Ohio State

Hayes' volatile temper was often on display during key games; a serious character flaw which often overshadowed his coaching ability. One acquaintance said of Hayes, "Woody's idea of sublimating is to hit someone. " In 1956, Hayes attacked a television cameraman following a defeat to the University of Iowa, which was followed three years later by an incident in which he took a swing at Los Angeles Examiner sportswriter Al Bine, but missed and instead struck the brother of Pasadena Independent sports editor Bob Shafer. The Iowa Hawkeyes football team is the interscholastic football team at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The Los Angeles Herald-Examiner was a major Los Angeles daily newspaper published Monday through Friday in the afternoon and in the morning on Saturdays and The scuffle followed a 17-0 loss to the University of Southern California. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly

Another loss to Iowa in the 1960s resulted in Hayes cutting his face with the large ring on his left hand. His rage with that team stemmed from his feud with Hawkeyes head coach and athletic director, Forest Evashevski. Forest Evashevski (born February 19, 1918) was a College football player at the University of Michigan and a College football coach In a May 1965 meeting of Big Ten Conference athletic directors and coaches, Hayes nearly started a fight with Evashevski.

Hayes had also been seen on television on occasion striking himself in the head and biting his own hand in frustration.

In two instances against archrival Michigan, both in Ann Arbor, his fury also got the best of him: in 1971, he ran onto the field and confronted referee Jerry Markbreit and tore up sideline markers, receiving an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor is a city in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. Jerry Markbreit (born March 23, 1935 in Chicago Illinois) is a former American football referee in the National Football League (NFL Unsportsmanlike conduct (or unsporting behaviour, or archaically ungentlemanly conduct) is a term used in many professional Sports to refer to a particular Hayes was furious over what he thought was a missed defensive pass interference foul committed by Thom Darden of Michigan. After getting the flag, Hayes began ripping up the yard markers and throwing the first-down marker into the ground like a javelin, prompting another unsportsmanlike conduct flag. Six years later, a late fumble caused him to charge an ABC television cameraman who recorded his frustration. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The latter incident resulted in Hayes being put on probation by the Big Ten Conference.

In between those incidents, Hayes' ejection from two separate Rose Bowl appearances also created headlines. Prior to the 1973 contest, Hayes pushed a camera into the face of a news photographer, screaming, "That'll take care of you, you son of a bitch. " Three years later, after UCLA had stunned the Buckeyes and cost them a national championship, Hayes refused to let anyone speak to the media following the game. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United

1961 Rose Bowl Vote

In the 1961 season Ohio State won the Big Ten Championship, qualifying them for the Rose Bowl. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At the time the Big Ten Conference rules stated that the school's Faculty Council must officially approve of the Bowl Trip. In an unusual development, the Ohio State Faculty Council, urged by the head of a university alumni group, refused the Rose Bowl bid by margin of 28 to 25, using the rationale that the school's academic reputation was suffering because of over-emphasis on the football team. The decision sparked minor rioting on the Ohio State Campus and in the Columbus area. The Columbus Dispatch published the names, addresses and phone numbers of those Faculty Council Members who voted against the trip as well as the amount of University money that they spent on trips. The Columbus Dispatch is a daily Newspaper, based in Columbus Ohio, that serves the central portion of the state While Hayes was diplomatic with some faculty members who voted against the trip and urged the students to cease complaining, Hayes did not spare his criticism of the alumni club president who led the charge against accepting the bowl bid. ^[5]

Record

• Final ranking taken prior to bowl games until 1968(AP) & 1974 (UPI)

The Punch

Ultimately, Hayes' volatile temper ended his career. The Gator Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville Florida. The Gator Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville Florida. On December 29, 1978 Ohio State played in the Gator Bowl against Clemson. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Gator Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville Florida. Late in fourth quarter the Buckeyes were down by two points. Quarterback Art Schlichter drove the Buckeyes down the field. Arthur Ernest Schlichter (born April 25 1960 in Washington Court House Ohio) is a former college and professional American football On third and five, Coach Hayes had a choice. They could try to run for it, but because Schlichter was having a great game up to that point, they elected to pass. The pass was intercepted by Clemson LB Charlie Bauman, who returned it toward the OSU sideline where he was run out of bounds. As Bauman raised his hands in excitement, Woody, out of anger and frustration, came from nowhere and punched the linebacker in the chest. The next day the Ohio State administration forced the legendary coach to quit. Bauman was not injured by Hayes' action and to his credit shrugged the incident off. Even though the game was being telecast by ABC, announcers Keith Jackson and Ara Parseghian did not comment about the punch. Keith Jackson (born October 18, 1928) is an American former Sportscaster, known for his long career with ABC Sports television Ara Raoul Parseghian (born May 21 1923 in Akron Ohio) is a former American collegiate football coach Hours after returning to Columbus, Hayes was informed that he had been fired. ^[6] After the incident, Hayes reflected on his career by saying, "Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach. "

Legacy

Hayes' lifetime record of 238-72-10 places him ninth in all-time NCAA Division I-A coaching victories. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations ^[7] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football.

At Hayes' funeral on March 17, 1987, former President Richard Nixon delivered the eulogy before a crowd of 1,400 acknowledging the friendship that had begun during his second term as vice president. A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Having met Hayes at a reception following a Buckeye win over Iowa in 1957, Nixon recalled, "I wanted to talk about football and Woody wanted to talk about foreign policy. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American Magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P And you know Woody. We talked about foreign policy. " The following day, more than 15,000 people took part in a memorial service at Ohio Stadium. Ohio Stadium (also known as The Horseshoe, simply The ’Shoe and The House Harley Built) is the home of the Buckeyes football

Hayes' commitment to academics at Ohio State was evidenced by his request that donations from his family, friends, and supporters be made to the academic side of the university. Following his death and in keeping with his wishes, the Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair in National Security Studies was established at Ohio State's Mershon Center for International Security Studies. The Mershon Center is an academic Think tank at the Ohio State University in the United States. Professor John Mueller currently holds the chair. John E Mueller (born 1937, Saint Paul Minnesota) is a Political scientist in the field of International relations as well as a scholar of the In November 1987, the university dedicated the new Woody Hayes Athletic Center in his memory. The Woody Hayes Athletic Center is an indoor athletics training facility of The Ohio State University. There is currently an effort by Ohio State students to build a statue of Woody Hayes on the campus of Ohio State to honor his achievements and commitment to Ohio State.

Personal life

Hayes was married to the former Anne Gross in 1942. Anne Hayes was a formidable and popular woman in her own right, who used to jokingly say at numerous sports banquets, "Divorce Woody? Never! But there were plenty of times I wanted to murder him!"^[8] The couple had one son, Steven, who went on to become a lawyer and judge. Coincidentally, the younger Hayes would be assigned to the 2003 trial of former Ohio State standout Maurice Clarett. Maurice Edward Clarett (born October 29, 1983 in Youngstown Ohio) is a former American football player ^[9]

World War II Movie Host

Hayes in the early 1980's (Because of his ongoing popularity and his knowledge of Miliary History. ) hosted the broadcast of six World War II Films for WBNS-TV in Columbus. WBNS-TV ("10TV" is the CBS television affiliate for Columbus and central Ohio. (WBNS also has produced the Ohio State Football Coaches Shows since Hayes was OSU's Head Coach and still does today with current Head Coach Jim Tressel. James Patrick Tressel (born December 5, 1952) is the current head football coach at The Ohio State University. ) Among the Movies broadcast were Patton, Midway, The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel and Tora! Tora! Tora!. The Desert Fox The Story of Rommel is a 1951 film with James Mason as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Hayes would also give historical perspectives related to each movie. Hayes' segments (Depending on the Movie. ) were taped in such locations as Fort Knox, The United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, The USS Yorktown and Stuttgart Germany (Where he interviewed Manfred Rommel the son of Erwin Rommel who himself became Lord Mayor of Stuttgart. Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous United States naval vessels At least five ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Yorktown, to commemorate of the decisive Battle of Yorktown Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Manfred Rommel (born December 24, 1928) is a German politician ( CDU) who was Oberbürgermeister (Lord Mayor of Stuttgart from 1974 until 1996 Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ( 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (also known as the " Desert Fox " Wüstenfuchs )

Notable quotes

• "There is a force that makes us all brothers, no one goes his way alone, all that we send into the life of others comes back into our own. "
• "Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score. "
• "Show me a gracious loser, and I'll show you a bus boy. "
• "You can never really pay back. You can only pay forward. "
• "A guy from Ohio can make it in life if he works hard enough. "
• "You win with people. "
• "That will take care of you, you son of a bitch. "
• "Paralyze resistance with persistence. "
• "There are three things that can happen when you throw a pass, and two of them are bad. " This quote is often attributed to Hayes, but some contend General Robert Neyland of the University of Tennessee first said it. Robert Reese Neyland ( February 17, 1892 &ndash March 28, 1962) was an American football coach and also served the The Tennessee Volunteers, are the names of the college sports teams at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville Tennessee. ^[10]
• "I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face. "
• "Discipline is 95 percent anticipation. "
• "It does not matter the size of the man, rather the amount of effort the man is willing to put forth"
• "Without winners, there wouldn't even be any god damned civilization. "
• "Football represents and embodies everything that's great about this country, because the United States of America is built on winners, not losers or people who didn't bother to play. "
• "One thing you cannot afford ever to do is to feel sorry for yourself. "
• "There was no one who had better people than I did, or better football players. And, we outworked the other teams. "
• "The only way we'd get beaten was if we got a little fat-headed, if we didn't train right, if we had dissension on the squad. "
• "So many times I've found people smarter than I was . . . But you know what they couldn't do? They couldn't outwork me. They couldn't outwork me!"
• "You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it. "
• "Anything easy ain't worth a damn!"
• "To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win. "
• When asked why he went for two despite a 36-point lead against Michigan, Hayes quipped, "Because I couldn't go for three. "

• "There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you. "
• "If anybody congratulates you, you kick them in the shin, unless it's an old lady over 80. "
• "I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good. That's just way it is. "

See also

• List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association
• History of Ohio State Buckeyes football

References

External links

• Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes Profile at Rosebowl Legends
• Woody's Graduation Speech, great motivational advice
• Woody Hayes at Find A Grave