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The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.

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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
Strategy
Football
Game
Games
Tactics

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I am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart.
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You can never really pay back. You can only pay forward.
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