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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
Woody Hayes
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Woody Hayes
Age: 74 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 14
Died: 1987
Died: March 12
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Clifton
Ohio
Wayne Woodrow Hayes
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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
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When I look in the mirror in the morning, I want to take a swing at me.
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