On December 28, 1978, Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes punched Clemson's Charlie Bauman.

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6. My family was pleased that Hayes was finally fired.

Pleased that Clemson's Bauman barely even noticed the punch, and I hope he didn't experience any later difficulties caused by some authoritarian-loving Hayes worshippers.

Hayes was a violent sore loser years before the 1978 Gator Bowl.

1971 Michigan game, with Hayes ripping apart a yardage marker after running onto the field to yell at a ref:

1977 Michigan game, with Hayes punching a camera man:

Ohio was a hotbed of high school football talent in those days, and Hayes surely contributed to the loss of some that talent to schools like Michigan and Notre Dame. Similar to how Larry Bird ended up at Indiana State instead of Bobby Knight's Indiana.

Edit: My family also noticed that Johnny Carson seemed to often have a fill-in whenever Hayes was interviewed on The Tonight Show, usually before the Rose Bowl. Then Carson would return to host the show soon thereafter.