Never underestimate the effect of real leadership however crude. Patton during the war was not loved and even hated by his soldiers. Yet a VFW member related that many veterans of his armies have requested that their remains be transported to Europe to be buried with their fallen comrades and near their general. Don’t know if they are accommodated.
While essentially true, I’m not so sure there are other similarities. I got to know Woody Hayes a bit when one of my high school teammates, Harold “Champ” Henson, was recruited by, and went to Ohio State to play football. I got to hang around the Ohio State football team a fair amount and spent some time with Champ and Woody at Champ’s parents’ house. I have to say that, when he wasn’t in recruiting mode, Woody was a real horse’s ass, which stands in stark contrast to what’s occasionally said about Donald Trump’s private persona.
I was thinking more Donald Trump/Bo Schembechler.:)
Another illiterate seeks to lecture (simalarities).
Woody Hayes was a solid Republican and Conservative, who taught a US History class at OSU in addition to head coaching duties.
And I say that as a person who grew up as a big-time Michigan fan.
Sum peeple jus' cant spel!
Regards,
As it happened, Woody Hayes was coach at Miami U. when I was an undergrad there. Later, when I did graduate work at Ohio State, Hayes was there ahead of me. I enjoyed his brand of football: four yards and a cloud of dust.