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(Originally published on the front page on Feb. 19, 1951)
Hayes to Coach OSU; Miami U Mentor Wins Five-Year Agreement
By PAUL HORNUNG
Thirty-eight-year-old Wayne Woodrow “Woody” Hayes closed up shop at Miami University Monday and moved his T-formation to Ohio State as its 19th head football coach.