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Sports Prints - The Ohio State University
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Pay Forward - (The Ohio State University)
Licensed by the Ohio State University and the Collegiate Licensing Company, painted in 1998 and the first of two paintings personally approved by Ms. Ann and Steve Hayes, the wife and son of Coach Woody Hayes.
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| "Pay Forward" is a
tribute to both the legendary Coach Woody Hayes and the two-time
Heisman trophy winner Archie Griffin. Hayes believed that people
who are the beneficiaries of a good deed should pass on the generosity,
rather than paying it back. Hence his motto, "Pay Forward."
The painting features Coach Hayes in sepia tone during his first year
as head coach in 1951. Blended in full color in the same position is Coach
Hayes in his final season in 1978, 27 years later. The hands, gently placed
together, symbolize the passing of time. |
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| The painting reflects on
the influential marks we leave on others. In many cases these qualities
- respect, discipline and a strong work ethic - are permanent reminders
of whom and what we are, and can be passed on to others for years to come.
When we find ourselves in a position of great influence and high profile,
then the responsibility becomes much greater to us all. |
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PAY FORWARD
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"There is a force that makes us all brothers:
None goes his way alone. All that we sent to the lives of others comes
back unto our own."
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- Carma
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