I remember when that happened. Very bad move, even for those days.
My grandfather knew a guy who was on a search committee at Pitt back when Hayes was coaching Miami of Ohio.
They were engaged in a search for a new football coach. One of the names at the top of their list was Hayes.
This guy my grandfather knew spoke up at a meeting and said “We can’t hire this guy, he doesn’t know how to behave!”
Pitt hired another candidate. That man was surely a prophet.
(though I was born in Columbus where Hayes is still revered to this day)
Me too, I remember seeing it and asked the other people if they saw it. They were oblivious and I began to think I was seeing things.
He wasn’t fired just for hitting the player. He also lost to Michigan that year.
I was at that Rose bowl when he knocked over the camera. OSU had just lost to UCLA, losing the national Championship. It was thought that all OSU had to do was show up and they would win. Dick Vermiel and John Sciarra had other ideas.
The Biltmore, where I stayed was full of OSU fans. It was a noisy ride to the game, and a quiet ride back.