The Working Class H.U.M.P

"Can I tell a Woody Hayes Story?" w/ Jim Tressel

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In this episode, Jon sits down and interviews Coach Jim Tressel. They talk about Jim's family, his sporting career, and then becoming a coach. They also talk about family pets including Jim's pet alligator. As a child, Jim was an entrepreneur. He started selling soda to then later became a paperboy for 8-years.

Jim dives into his college football career being coached by his father. They discuss his journey of picking Akron for graduate school. His father helped guide him to make that choice. They reminisce about Jim's coaching career and then dive even deeper into the next chapter of his life at Youngstown State.  

Tressel said his three favorite things to do in his spare time: to read, exercise and to enjoy a good cigar. This fantastic story with Jim Tressel. One thing is to definitely be known... if Jim Tressel says he will do it, he will do it.