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Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach.

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
Pretty
Despises
Trouble
Mediocre
Ability
Coach
Also
Despise
Made
Coaches
Years
Nobody
Good
Lose
Men
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