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The Woody Hayes Archive | Starting his 25th season as coach (1975)

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Each week during the football season, BuckeyeXtra.com will bring subscribers the original coverage of an event in the life of legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes, taken from the archives of The Columbus Dispatch newspaper. These stories, photos and clippings predate the Internet era and are being presented in digital form for the first time.

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(Originally published on September 7, 1975)

Has it Been That Long?

This Will Be Woody's 25th Season at OSU

By Paul Hornung
Dispatch Sports Editor

Ohio State, with a lusty assist from its rabid fandom, had been saddled with the highly unflattering tag of “graveyard of coaches,” and the resignation of Wesley Fesler in December of 1950 further justified the reputation.