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They may outsmart me, or be luckier, but they can't outwork me.

Woody Hayes

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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
Outwork
Outsmart
Luckier
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