To walk through an Ohio State tailgate, you have to squint. Is this 1975 or 2015? Same tailgates, same adult-beverage enthusiasm, same scarlet, same gray. Not much changes around a stadium that was built in 1922 and has seen seven Heisman Trophy winners, seven national championships, an Urban and Woody. Ohio Stadium is one of the ancestral homes of college football. Here are its four most famous inhabitants. The best ever in Ohio State’s history. CBS Sports Graphic Woody Hayes, coach (1951-1978): Thanks to the internet, Hayes will be best known to millions for punching Clemson linebacker Charlie Bauman. [embedded content] Yes, the cheap shot was terrible, heartless, childish and as accurate a portrayal of Wayne Woodrow Hayes as there is. The man was a bully, profane, loud and hard on those around him. …
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