Last December, we launched a fundraiser designed to raise the required $40,000 to have a life-size statue of Woody Hayes placed on the property of the Newcomerstown Historical Society just down the street from where the legendary coach grew up.
Our friend BJ McFadden, who oversees operations at the NHS, which already has a room dedicated to Woody, helped rally folks within the Newcomerstown community. Meanwhile, Alan Cottrill, one of the most accomplished sculptors in the nation who also constructed the Woody statue you see outside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center today, stands at the ready to create a glorious life-size statue of Woody as soon as we raise the required funds.