A man is always better than he thinks.
I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good. That's just the way it is. And if you believe that and live by it, you'd be surprised at how much fun you can have.
Paralyze resistance with persistence.
Success - it 's what you do with what you've got.
There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.
Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization.
In 1951, after his team suffered an upset loss to Indiana, Hayes vowed that the Hoosiers would never defeat one of his teams again. They never did.
Politically, Hayes was a conservative Republican.
Hayes loathed gridiron rival Michigan and this loathing got even worse when his former assistant, Bo Schembecler, was hired as Michigan head football coach.
Hayes was close friends with President Richard Nixon.
Hayes was fired after the 1978 Gator Bowl against Clemson when he punched an opposing player in the game's waning minutes.
Hayes considered his 1969 Ohio State team to be his best ever despite the fact that they were upset in the season finale by Michigan and had to stay home from the Rose Bowl.
Future head coaches Lou Holtz, Bo Schembecler, Bill Mallory, and Earle Bruce all served under Hayes as assistants.
Hayes coached three Heisman Trophy winners at Ohio State: Howard Cassady, Vic Janowicz, and Archie Griffin.
Hayes considered his greatest victory to be a 42-21 triumph over USC in the 1974 Rose Bowl.
On February 18, 1951, Hayes was named head football coach at Ohio State. He would hold the position for 28 years.
Hayes was head coach at Miami of Ohio in 1949 and 1950. Future Michigan head coach Bo Schembecler played for him there.
In 1946, Hayes became head football coach at his alma mater, Denison.
Hayes married Anne Gross in 1942.
Hayes enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July of 1941 and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
Hayes was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity while in college.
Hayes graduated from Denison College in 1935 where he majored in English and History.
Though born in Clifton, OH, Hayes moved to Newcomerstown, OH at a young age and always considered Newcomerstown his home town.
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