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  Beyond the Gridiron - The Life and Times of Woody Hayes
Woodrow “Woody” Hayes was born on Valentine’s Day in 1913 in the sleepy little village of Clifton, Ohio, near Springfield, about 55 miles from The Ohio State University campus.
Hayes was one of three children, and in later years, he expressed feeling overshadowed by his siblings.
Woody graduated from Denison University in 1935 with a major in history (a top-grade history student) and English and a minor in physical education.
www.wosu.org /archive/woody/road.php   (798 words)

  
 The Texas Buckeye - Woody Hayes
Woody Hayes was many things to many people — tyrant to the press, fiery critic to referees, overbearing taskmaster to many who worked with and for him.
While Woody was still an infant, the Hayes family moved to Newcomerstown, in the eastern part of the state.
Hayes continued his athletic career as a tackle on the football team and an outfielder for the baseball squad.
www.texasbuckeye.com /woody.htm   (1833 words)

  
 The Claremont Institute - L'Envoi to Woody Hayes
In fact, Woody's recovery from that episode, his coaching Ohio State to an undefeated and untied season, a Rose Bowl victory, and a national championship in 1968, is one of the great unsung comeback stories in sports history.
Woody and his Saturday circus, they regarded as a Neanderthal ritual of the natives, from which they shudderingly held aloof.
Woody said that he got summer jobs for many of his players, but that it was often the case that the fl athletes received less for the same work than the white athletes.
www.claremont.org /publications/precepts/id.32/precept_detail.asp   (1211 words)

  
 ESPN Classic - Hayes swings away
Hayes often visited players in the hospital, and while he was there, dropped in to chat with other patients.
Hayes had a 5-6 record in bowl games at Ohio State: 4-4 in the Rose Bowl, 1-0 in the Orange Bowl and 0-1 in the Sugar and Gator bowls.
At times, Hayes refused pay raises because he believed they would interfere with winning; as a result, some of his assistants were paid more than he was.
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 ESPN Classic - Hayes produced champions, controversy
Woody Hayes was a raging perfectionist, a prisoner of his own famously volatile temper, a military history buff who coached football like Patton soldiered GIs.
Hayes came away from the campaign a strong believer in a powerful running game, and the smash mouth style of football -- what he called "three yards and a cloud of dust" -- became his trademark.
Hayes, whose 238-72-10 lifetime coaching record is one of the best in NCAA history, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Dec. 6, 1983.
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 Celebrate a Life - Biography
Hayes coached the Buckeyes; from 1951 to 1978 and in those years guided the Scarlet and Gray to some of their greatest triumphs.
That was the Woody that Columbusites drew to their hearts, without a doubt the most acclaimed figure who ever lived in the Ohio capitol city.
Hayes was on the West Coast for a game, Smith recalls, when he learned Vic Janowicz was in a gloomy mental hospital after a serious auto accident.
www.celebratealife.com /biographies/biography.asp?bio_id=38   (732 words)

  
 Woody Hayes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Woody Hayes is senior partner with Hayes Stewart Little and Co., with offices in Duncan, Nanaimo and Victoria.
Woody is the past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC and sits on the Board of the CA Education Foundation.
Woody holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of BC, and is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Arbitrator and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC.
www.viha.ca /about_viha/board_of_directors/members/woody_hayes.htm   (142 words)

  
 College Football Hall of Fame
Hayes coached high school football, served in the U.S. Navy for just over five years and then coached at Denison and Miami of Ohio before coming to Ohio State in 1951.
Hayes was in the Navy and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander in World War II.
Hayes was born Feb. 14, 1913 in Clifton, Ohio.
www.collegefootball.org /famersearch.php?id=60002   (292 words)

  
 TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Violent World Of Woody Hayes -- Jan. 15, 1979   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
To Woody Hayes, life, like oldtime football, was three yards and a cloud of dust.
Hayes was fanatically loyal to his athletes, who usually were loyal in return, and he was genuinely respected in Ohio for his personal integrity and little-publicized acts of charity and kindness.
Loyally, he called Woody Hayes a "great man," but then he said of his coach: "He pushed a little too hard and tried to hang on a little too long." That was summing it all up as kindly as possible.
www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,920009,00.html   (1021 words)

  
 Ohio State History - Woody Hayes
Hayes learned of it, and despite being right in the middle of a crucial and busy time in the recruiting season, he caught a plane to Massachusetts, walked in the room unannounced, and convinced the ex-player to stay in school.
Woody was famous for his hatred for Michigan and anything that had to do with the state (he referred to it, of course, as "that state up north" or "that team up north").
Woody Hayes was fired in 1978 after having a temper tantrum during the Gator Bowl against Clemson and striking a Clemson linebacker named Charlie Bauman after intercepting a pass to clinch the game for the Tigers as well as two of his own players.
www.bucknuts.com /osuhistory/coachhayes.htm   (3252 words)

  
 Duncan Entertainment Group --- Woody Hayes Profile
Hayes was known to conduct English classes with the players and he closely monitored their academic progress.
Hayes cared little about money and was known to frequently refuse speaking fees or to donate them to charitable causes.
Hayes was inducted in to the Football hall of Fame in 1983, the same year he had the honor of "dotting the i" for the Ohio State band's signature script Ohio.
www.duncanentertainment.com /woody_profile.php   (918 words)

  
 Buy.com - A Fire to Win Fire to Win: The Life and Times of Woody Hayes the Life and Times of Woody Hayes : John ...
Woody Hayes is one of the greatest football coaches in history--and one of the most fascinating.
While Wayne Hayes was well built and a good athlete, with fine features and a tough, no-nonsense approach, Effie was a large woman who was a steadying influence on her children.
Despite the eight years difference in age, Woody was close to his sister and often went to her for advice, even later in his life, when his coaching career was already well established.
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 Woody Hayes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Hayes was furious over what he thought was a missed defensive pass interference call against Michigan.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woody_Hayes   (1893 words)

  
 Woody's 'punch' still packs a wallop (Woody Hayes 25 years later)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Hayes was escorted by police from the airplane to a car on the tarmac, rushed home in privacy — decades of solid, albeit ham-handed, work tarnished by one ugly punch.
Hayes confronted the Ohio State University Athletic Director and told him that he "did not have the guts to fire him" (Hayes had evidentally hired the individual before he was promoted to the position of Athletic Director).
Woody Hayes was a student of history and greatly admired Gen. George Patton.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1050948/posts   (3652 words)

  
 The story behind the stories in Hayes' film
Hayes hit a Clemson player after he intercepted a Buckeye pass, sealing Ohio State's fate in the loss.
Her father was Woody's brother - and her father died at a very young age.
But there was a perception, Crouse said, that Hayes lacked smarts, particularly when it came to his offensive schemes on the football field.
www.record-eagle.com /2004/sep/26film.htm   (1396 words)

  
 Hayes, Woody
Wayne Woodrow Hayes was born on February 14, 1913, in Clifton, Ohio.
Hayes coached at Miami University for two seasons and then became the head coach at The Ohio State University.
As a coach, Hayes emphasized a strong defense, however he is most remembered for his philosophy on offense.
www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=1800   (447 words)

  
 Harold Enarson; fired Woody Hayes - The Boston Globe
Harold Enarson, the former Ohio State president who fired Woody Hayes after the football coach slugged an opposing player in a 1978 college bowl game, died Friday in Port Townsend, Wash. He was 87.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Harold Enarson, the former Ohio State president who fired Woody Hayes after the football coach slugged an opposing player in a 1978 college bowl game, died Friday in Port Townsend, Wash. He was 87.
Despite those accomplishments, he was most often associated with the downfall of Hayes, Ohio State's volatile and successful coach for 28 years.
www.boston.com /sports/colleges/football/articles/2006/08/03/harold_enarson_fired_woody_hayes?mode=PF   (219 words)

  
 I deserve to be in the stands this weekend because
Or maybe Woody Hayes had a way of burning a hatred of Michigan into the walls of one's soul.
"Woody would be standing out in the tunnel waiting for their bus," said John Hicks, an All-American offensive tackle who was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 1973.
Early on, Hayes realized that his success at OSU would be based upon his success or failure against Michigan.
home.columbus.rr.com /mnmweb/SportsOSUFHunterWoody96.htm   (961 words)

  
 Sports: The Cincinnati Post
Hayes held so religiously to the ground that running plays at Ohio State were named after George S. Patton.
Hayes sucker-punched Bauman, and, the next day, after 28 years and 205 Ohio State victories, he was gone.
It is a testament to the power of Hayes' personality that, 25 years later, he is a man still worthy of a discourse.
www.cincypost.com /2003/12/30/hayes12-30-2003.html   (1617 words)

  
 Woody Hayes KO'd himself in 1978 Gator Bowl - The Washington Times: Sports - December 27, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The assailant is Woody Hayes, and the moment he delivers the punch, his 28-year career as an icon in Columbus and throughout Ohio is over at age 65.
One of Hayes' admirers was Richard Nixon, and vice versa.
Hayes never publicly apologized for the punch, but his fiery temper was well known.
washingtontimes.com /sports/20041227-124047-2522r.htm   (1141 words)

  
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Hayes with a scarlet red "O" on a fl baseball hat in a white, short-sleeved button-down shirt and tie.
The next morning, Hindman met Hayes in Hayes' hotel room and told the coach he could either resign or be fired.
Hayes died in 1987, at the age of 74.
cbs.sportsline.com /print/collegefootball/story/6849448   (1051 words)

  
 Amazon.com: A Fire to Win: The Life and Times of Woody Hayes: Books: John Lombardo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Hayes' volatile, on-field personality--in his last collegiate game, he punched an opposing player, leading to his almost immediate dismissal--stood in sharp contrast to the scholarly, empathetic, and generous man who was revered by players and associates.
Woody was well read and very knowledgable about topics but was not a scholar because he didn't deeply explore areas that did not fit his political/cultural beliefs.
It's easy to remember Woody Hayes as a brutal tyrant on the football field, who was able to turn on his country charm for the media and fans away from it.
www.amazon.com /Fire-Win-Times-Woody-Hayes/dp/0312325185   (1783 words)

  
 CNN/SI - College Football - Woody Hayes' cabin sold for $70,000 - Friday October 02, 1998 11:28 PM
Hayes' son, Steven Hayes, said he was selling the cabin to establish a scholarship fund at Ohio State in the name of his mother, Anne, who died in January.
The establishment for decades was known as the Jai Lai and was one of Woody Hayes' favorite restaurants.
Hayes was fired following the 1978 Gator Bowl after punching a player from Clemson, the Buckeyes' opponent in that game.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/college/news/1998/10/02/hayes_cabin   (491 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Woody Hayes' son allowed to remain judge in Clarett case
COLUMBUS, Ohio –; The son of former Ohio State coach Woody Hayes will remain as the judge in a case accusing suspended Buckeyes running back Maurice Clarett of lying to police about items stolen from a car.
Franklin County Municipal Judge Steven B. Hayes had said he should be allowed to hear the misdemeanor case.
While Woody Hayes was Ohio State's coach from 1951 to 1978, the Buckeyes won two Associated Press national titles, 13 Big Ten Conference crowns and 205 games.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20031002-2103-fbc-clarett-judge.html   (345 words)

  
 Wayne "Woody" Hayes (Official Thread) - Page 3 - BuckeyePlanet Ohio State Forums
Well, my Dad and Woody are in another place now, but your pictures stirred up memories of the Shoe, C deck, sitting with my Father, and sharing a crisp, autumny day of Ohio State Football.
The underlying contention is that Woody really represented the last of a dying breed of big time college coach who was a fully integrated member of the university's faculty.
Woody Hayes wanted to hire Holtz as an assistant at Ohio State, an honor for a young coach without much of a resume yet.
www.buckeyeplanet.com /forum/showthread.php?p=579177#post579177   (2250 words)

  
 Message Boards - CBS SportsLine.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Woodie Hayes was an icon, but that was a different era.
In 1951, Woody changed OSU's offense from a single wing to a T Formation (relatively new at the time).
Obviously Hayes is still the Godfather of OSU football, but Tress has the potential to be better.
cbs.sportsline.com /mcc/messages/chrono/388855   (1559 words)

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