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I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there. I just despise to lose, and that has taken a man of mediocre ability and made a pretty good coach out of him.

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Woody Hayes
Age: 74 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 14
Died: 1987
Died: March 12
Football Player
Military Officer
Clifton
Ohio
Wayne Woodrow Hayes
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