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Remember When: Three Proposals to Change Ohio Stadium's Name to Honor Either Archie Griffin or Woody Hayes Were Rejected in the 1970s and 1980s

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Archie Griffin Stadium? Wayne Woodrow Hayes Stadium? The Woody Hayes Memorial Stadium? All were once proposed as name changes for Ohio Stadium. The prestigious, state-of-the-art stadium earned its name the moment it opened in 1922, honoring the people who paid for the stadium. But, while Hayes and Griffin will be part of Ohio State football's history forever, some Ohio State fans wanted two of the most prominent names in OSU football's past to…
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Eleven Warriors broke the news in on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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