Hayden Fry
Hayden Fry
John Hayden Fryis a former American football player and coach. He played college football for Baylor University. He served as the head coach at Southern Methodist University, North Texas State University, now the University of North Texas, and the University of Iowa, compiling a career college football record of 232–178–10. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2003...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 February 1929
CityEastland, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Everybody in the country was watching. There were so many different things that took place that made it a special evening.
Every season has its own personality, ... In 2002, internally we felt very good about that team, and the way it turned out was not a total shock. The last two years were a little different, and last year may have been one for the books. It will be an interesting race, and hopefully we'll be right in it ... but certainly, a lot of things can happen between now and September, or now and November.
We had had one of the biggest economic droughts that the midlands had ever seen, and the farmers needed help. It didn't cost anything much to put the decals on the helmets, but it did a lot of good in directing publicity to the problem. There were stories in many national newspapers and sports magazines.
(Having a proven winner returning at quarterback) makes you feel very confident about your offense, ... But the thing that offsets that confidence is the fact that as a coach you're always scared to death that your number one quarterback, who is really outstanding, is going to become injured. Normally, the drop-off to number two is pretty big because they are so good that it's pretty hard for the number two to fill their shoes.
I don't want our guys to think it's a matter of life and death. I'd hate to think that the game has reached that point.
I didn't have any idea what happened to Ivory. I assumed he went back to California.
If you stay with this game long enough, the worm is bound to turn.
Then he looks up and smiles at me.
I've felt sorry for young people who didn't have an opportunity to play football, because I know what the game can offer.
They call the first time out, he trots off the field laughing, 'can you believe those guys are trying to ice me?'
It's been fun to get the reaction of visiting coaches to the color of their locker room. Most don't notice it, but those that do are in trouble. . . . When I talk to an opposing coach before a game and he mentions the pink walls, I know I've got him. I can't recall a coach who has stirred up a fuss about the color and then beat us.
When I came to Iowa, we had to change everything that was associated with a long-held losing mentality. We had to change the total environment-from the players' conduct downtown, from their record of class attendance, from their way of dealing with people. We had to work with the total individual athlete and reconstruct his values and image.
We're going to foul up once in a while, but people need to know we don't do it on purpose. Playing the game with integrity-that's what it's all about.
They didn't give it to us. The official said it was out of bounds. Brent Musburger had the replay. He was in bounds by a good yard.