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NOTE:My name is George Ashburn. I operate this tribute profile of Legendary Ohio State Head Football Coach Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes.
I also operate these MySpace Sites:
My own - George Ashburn ("Jam-Dawg")
The Westerville Browns Backers
The West Siders (Columbus, OH) Browns Backers
Troy Area Browns Backers (Troy, Ohio)
All of which are at the top of the Friends List.
ABOUT COACH WOODY HAYES
I was born in Clifton, Ohio on February 14, 1913. I was raised in Newcomerstown, Ohio which at the time was the residence of legendary Hall of Fame Pitcher Denton "Cy" Young. I played Center on the Newcomerstown High School Football Team. My Father was a School Principal and School District Superintendent so the importance of education was instilled in me early.
I graduated from Denison University with a B.A. in English and History in 1935 and from Ohio State with a M.A. in Educational Administration. I was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities from Ohio State in 1986, which I consider one of the greatest honors of my life because of all that OSU did for me.
I served in the United States Navy from 1941 to 1946 where I rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and Commanded PC 1251 in the Invasion of The Palau Islands and later, the Destroyer Escort Rinehart in both the Atlantic & Pacific Theaters.
I started my College Football Coaching Career at my Alma Mater Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Then I moved on to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio before becoming Head Coach at Ohio State in 1951.
My record at Ohio State was 205-61-10. I won five National Championships (1954, 1957, 1961, 1968 & 1970.) and thirteen Big Ten Conference Titles. I also won two National Coach of the Year Awards.
I am even more proud of the fact that I made sure that my players recieved an education. I felt that bringing in a player only for football and ignoring his education just cheats the youngster and hurts him later in life.
I'm also proud of the fact that I did away with the unwritten rule about only recruiting one African American Player a Year. I actively recruited players of character and did not care about the young man's skin color, religious or financial background. Once in a while, I would find a player from a broken home or no home at all, but could see that he had it in him to rise above those circumstances. A player like that I would give double the chances.
I did once get in trouble with the NCAA back in the late 1950's, but it did expose a policy that I felt was wrong and it did get it changed. Back then, The White Players got twice the Grant-In-Aid Money as the Black Players which I felt was grossly unfair. I came up with ways to even it out. This did get me in trouble but at least this was changed.
I was also among the first to hire African Americans as Assistant Coaches.
I also made sure that my teams played clean football and would raise hell if the other team resorted to dirty play.
Yes, I know I would lose my temper during practice and on the sidelines during games, but I loved my players, coaches and staffs as if they were my own kids.
I am so happy that the Ohio State Football Program is in the capable hands of Jim Tressel. A man of character & integrity.
1961 Ohio State-Michigan Game (No Sound.)
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1968 Ohio State - Michigan
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1972 Ohio State-Michigan: Archie Griffin TD Run. (No Sound)
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