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Happy 104th Birthday, Woody; Let's Talk

“Anything easy ain't worth a damn.”

So it is said. So it is written. So you are remembered.

Some called you Coach. Some called you Old Man. Others, just Woody. But you were born Wayne Woodrow Hayes to your parents Wayne and Effie and entered this world 104 years ago today, Valentine's Day.

A more than formidable football player first at Newcomerstown High School then Denison University, you lived a full life, complete with multiple years of military service in the United States Navy and much more on the sidelines. You are best known, however, for the 28 seasons you spent in Columbus as head football coach of The Ohio State University.