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The height of human desire is what wins, whether it’s on Normandy Beach or in Ohio Stadium.
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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