V 12 N. 4 Dean Hayes 57 Years Coach at Middle Tennessee State R.I.P.

 DEAN HAYES OBITUARY   Link

Another longtime coach  Dean Hayes of Middle Tennessee State has passed away.  The link above is from the Middle Tennessee State Website.

                                                                         Dean Hayes 

                                                                           1937-2022

Thanks for posting this.  Dean Hayes was absolutely outstanding.  A long time ago Steve (Price) and I were at a summer clinic at UT and Steve said about Dean "he looks like the janitor."  He said that with reverence because he knew how shrewd he actually was.  He often came to Welcome Stadium (Dayton,OH) to recruit, probably seeing Roland McGhee  (9-time all American) from Trotwood.  How he could make MTSU a T&F powerhouse is remarkable beyond belief, making him so much better than those many who flit from job to job trying to arrive at a school at which they can't lose.  Dean turned MTSU into that school.  Bill Schnier, U. of Cincinnati (ret'd.)

I believe he competed briefly for the UCTC when I was there in the late 1950's. Is that possible? Ned Price