A lesson from Woody Hayes

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  1. BuckeyeT

    BuckeyeT Well-Known Member

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  2. Terry O'Keefe

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    Kept his phone number listed in the phone book. Bet no coach today would do that. I'm when a drunken caller woke him at night he got more than he bargined.
     
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    BuckeyeT Well-Known Member

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    Yep....name in the book, lived in the same house just off campus till the day he died. Annually refused pay raises opting instead to increase his assistants resulting in Woody being one of the if not the lowest paid coach in the conference. One of a kind....

    Not perfect to be sure, but the world would be a better place if we more like him around today.....imho.
     
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    Great story!
     
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    awesome, thanks for sharing. Sadly, the priority shift in the US has made hiring guys like Woody virtually impossible.
     
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    Sadly, I think you are right Corey. It is indeed a different time.....