Woody Hayes
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 14, 1913 Clifton, Ohio |
| Died | March 12, 1987 (aged 74) Upper Arlington, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| 1933–1935 | Denison |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1946–1948 | Denison |
| 1949–1950 | Miami (OH) |
| 1951–1978 | Ohio State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 238–72–10 (college) 18–11–1 (high school) |
| Bowls | 6–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 National (1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970) 1 OAC (1947) 1 Mid-American (1950) 13 Big Ten (1954–1955, 1957, 1961, 1968–1970, 1972–1977) |
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| Awards | |
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AFCA Coach of the Year (1957) Sporting News College Football COY (1968) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1968) 3x Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957, 1968, 1975) Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1986) 2x Big Ten Coach of the Year (1973, 1975) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1983 (profile) |
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Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Denison University (1946–1948), Miami University in Oxford, Ohio (1949–1950), and Ohio State University (1951–1978), compiling a career college football record of 238 wins, 72 losses, and 10 ties.
During his 28 seasons as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football program, Hayes' teams won five national championships (1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970), captured 13 Big Ten Conference titles, and amassed a record of 205–61–10. Over the last decade of his coaching tenure at Ohio State, Hayes's Buckeye squads faced off in a fierce rivalry against the Michigan Wolverines coached by Bo Schembechler, a former player under and assistant coach to Hayes. During that stretch in the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, dubbed "The Ten Year War", Hayes and Schembechler's teams won or shared the Big Ten Conference crown every season and usually each placed in the national rankings.
Despite his great achievements at Ohio State, Hayes's coaching career ended ignominiously when he was dismissed from the University after punching Clemson middle guard Charlie Bauman for intercepting an Ohio State pass with two minutes left on the clock in the 1978 Gator Bowl. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1983.
A native of Clifton, Ohio, Hayes was the third of three children born to Wayne B. and Effie (née Hupp) Hayes. He played center at Newcomerstown High School in Newcomerstown, Ohio. At Denison University, he played tackle under coach Tom Rogers, and was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. After graduating from Denison in 1935, Hayes went on to serve as an assistant at two Ohio high schools: Mingo Junction in 1935–1936 and New Philadelphia in 1937. 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.
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