The Lasting Influence of Woody Hayes on Football

Just over 40 years ago, Clemson and Ohio State met for the first time. It was the famed first game in charge for Clemson coach Danny Ford, ... Woody Hayes, coaching football in Ohio Stadium. He always politely removed his hat before speaking to a referee. Photo by Chance Brockway. Legendary Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes lost his cool, his sense of decency and the next day his job. He grabbed Bauman and slugged him in the ... Hayes coached high school football, served in the US Navy for just over five years and then coached at Denison and Miami of Ohio before coming to Ohio State in ... With Ohio State up 50-14 against Michigan, they went for a two-point conversion. After the game, Woody Hayes said it was because, ... A Tribute for Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes. Head Football Coach: Denison University (1946-48), Miami University (1949-50) and The Ohio State University ... For 32 of those years, Hayes served as a college football coach in the state of Ohio, including 28 at The Ohio State University. Today would ... That punch ended the career of legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes. That punch brought Charlie Bauman unwanted celebrity. That punch ... Coach Woody Hayes and Pasadena always had an uneasy relationship. It wasn't that he hated coming here — his Ohio State Buckeyes played in ... Only Woody Hayes must suffer. To him, football is less a game than a 20th century torture device, and on his own private rack, on a hundred Saturday afternoons ...