Wayne W. Hayes

Wayne Woodrow (Woody) Hayes was born on February 14, 1913, in Clifton, Ohio. He attended Newcomerstown High School and participated in the school's baseball, basketball and football teams. He was captain of the football team during his senior year. In 1935, Hayes graduated from Denison University, having majored in History and English, with a minor in Physical Education. He went to graduate school at The Ohio State University and received his master's degree in Educational Administration in 1948.

Hayes' first coaching job was at Mingo Junction High School in Mingo Junction, Ohio, as an assistant coach. This was followed by another assistant coach position at New Philadelphia (Ohio) High School. There, Hayes met his future wife, Anne Gross, whom he married in 1942. Hayes became head coach in 1938, and he remained there until he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1941.

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