Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Woody Hayes - Union Cemetery

Union Cemetery, Columbus Ohio. Section 12

Anybody who has ever lived in Columbus, probably has heard of Woody Hayes. Hayes was the head coach of the OSU Buckeyes football team from 1951 to 1978. He was previously the head coach at Denison from 1946 to 1948 and at Miami (Ohio) from 1949 to 1950.

Any coach in Ohio State University football history is compared to him. At OSU he had a record of 205 wins, 61 losses and 10 ties. Overall his record is 238 wins, 72 losses and 10 ties.

Hayes lost his job at OSU after the incident at the 1978 Gator Bowl. Hayes punched Charlie Bauman of the Clemson Tigers.


Hayes' grave right around the time of the 2014 Orange bowl.





Some decorations at various times.