Hayden brought the Hawkeyes back to respectability which had been agonizingly absent since the Forest Evashevski years. One of the very first things he did was redesign the uniforms to resemble those of the Pittsburgh Steelers, creating a new potent image for the Hawks. Then he instilled toughness into the Hawks which endures to this day.....
He is a Hawkeye legend for the ages and his witticisms will remain with us forever:
From the CR Gazette:
Here’s a sampling of “Fryisms,” not including his famed “lil’ dumpling” or “high-porch picnic” references.
“You just witnessed an old-fashioned rump kicking.”
“We have to be realistic. If we don’t win, life will continue.”
“If you stay with this game long enough, the worm is bound to turn.”
“Welcome to the Salvation Army. I’ve never been associated with an offense so nice about giving the ball away.”
“When it’s football season, I’m all football.”
“We changed our image. At least when we ran out of the field or broke the huddle, we would look like winners.”
“Some folks think we just came to town on a load on wood.”
“When you take over a program that’s been down, you have to plow up snakes and kill ‘em.”
“We’ll take what the other teams give us. We’ll scratch where it itches.”\
Hayden will never be forgotten and let's stomp the Trojans into oblivion in the Holiday Bowl to honor Hayden Fry.....