Wall of Honor Collection - Wayne Woodrow 'Woody' Hayes, 1913-1987

              W. W. "WOODY"
HAYES
1913 - 1987
HUMANITARIAN, EDUCATOR, COACH
BORN IN CLIFTON, OHIO. GRADUATE OF DENISON
UNIVERSITY. SERVED IN U.S. NAVY AS LT. COMMANDER
DURING WORLD WAR II.
LIVED ON CARDIFF ROAD FROM 1951 WHEN HE BECAME
HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT THE OHIO STATE
UNIVERSITY. LED THE BUCKEYES TO 3 NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 13 BIG TEN TITLES IN 28
SEASONS. INDUCTED INTO COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL
OF FAME.
WOODY WAS COLORFUL, INTENSELY COMPETITIVE, AND
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL. HE IS REMEMBERED FONDLY FOR
HIS GREAT LOVE AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATION AND
FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN MANY COMMUNITY AND
PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES.
HE WAS A FRIEND TO HIS PLAYERS, HIS COACHES AND
MANY PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE. HE CARED
DEEPLY ABOUT HIS COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY AND
GAVE FREELY OF HIS TIME AND TALENT TO IMPROVE
THEM.
WOODY AND HIS WIFE, ANNE, AN IMPORTANT PARTNER
IN HIS NUMEROUS WORTHY ACTIVITIES, REARED A SON,
STEVEN, WHO BECAME A  LAWYER AND JUDGE.