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title: "A Fire to Win: The Life and Times of Woody Hayes"
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price: "$77"
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# A Fire to Win: The Life and Times of Woody Hayes

**Brand:** john lombardo
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- **What is this?** A Fire to Win: The Life and Times of Woody Hayes by john lombardo
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A Fire to Win: The Life and Times of Woody Hayes

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## Customer Reviews

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    GOOD AND INTERESTING
  

*by C***L on Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2008*

A FIRE TO WIN IS A NICE READ, BUT DON'T REALLY EXPECT TO KNOW WOODY THE PERSON. IN MY OPINION THIS BOOK DOES A GREAT JOB GOING THRU EACH OF THE SEASONS THAT WOODY COACHED. BUT I DON'T REALLY HAVE A GOOD IDEA WHAT WOODY WAS LIKE EXCEPT FOR BEING A SLAVE DRIVER OF A COACH, DISCIPLINARIAN, ABSENT FAMILY MAN, AND OBSESSED WITH WINNING. I PICTURE HIM AS BEING VERY SELF CENTERED, EGO TRIP, BRASH AND VERY ABRASIVE. HIS WIFE GOT HER OWN LIFE. HE IS VERY MUCH LIKE VINCE LOMBARDI IN HIS COACHING STYLE. I REALLY WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SOFT SIDE OF WOODY AND MORE ABOUT WHAT HE DID AFTER FOOTBALL. LIKE HIM OR HATE HIM, HE WAS A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL COACH AND DID A LOT FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL. I RECOMMEND THIS FOR ALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS FOR A SOLID AND INTERESTING READ.

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    Good, Not Great
  

*by O***S on Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2009*

John Lombardo's A FIRE TO WIN is a good, not great biography of Woody Hayes.Where Lombardo excells is looking at Hayes's Ohio roots growing up in Newcomerstown, his college days at Denison University in Granville, and his time coaching New Philadelphia. Where he stumbles is his picking and choosing of the narrative describing Hayes OSU seasons post-1950s. It is as if Lombardo had a book that naturally ended with the controversy surrounding the faculty vote in 1961 to keep OSU from playing in the Rose Bowl.Still, any book centering on a character such as Hayes is always interesting reading.

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    Great read!
  

*by M***. on Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2013*

An amazing life, told objectively, succinctly, and with attention to detail.A perfect read for any fan of The Buckeyes.My only gripe is that, like just about every 'Sports' book I've ever read, the editing was atrocious.The tale of a great life deserves to be told well and with care for every detail.

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