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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.

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
People
Outwork
Outsmart
Ems
May
Able
Many

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