Myles Traveled is a great story. It’s an inspirational story. It’s the American Dream.”

— JIM LACHEY OSU All-American

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Tick Tock of The Michigan Clock

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Steve Davis

Well it’s here. Michigan week! We devote an entire chapter to The Rivalry in Myles Traveled. In”Tick Tock of The Michigan Clock” Coach Myles explores what it means to be on the inside of the OSU Locker Room during Michigan week. If you have read the book, you know Coach Myles has a long affiliation with the Michigan game, beginning on November 21, 1936. Coach Myles was born that day, and even then destined to be a Buckeye and to beat the Wolverines. Mark Kunz of WTLW/WOSN TV talks about that in this weeks video segment. Click on the Happy Birthday, Coach Myles link below to view Mark and Mike’s video:

Happy Birthday, Coach Myles

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About the Authors

Bill Myles has lived a fascinating life in athletics, from segregated Kansas City and Negro Leagues Baseball, to an up and coming high school coach, and then an insider in the country’s most powerful College Football programs. Bill coached under the giants at Nebraska and Ohio State—Bob Devaney, Tom Osborne, Woody Hayes, and Earle Bruce. With a career record of 170 wins, 67 losses, 7 ties, and 8 Big Eight/Big Ten Championships, Bill coached in 14 college bowl games including the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Orange, Fiesta and Gator Bowls. Bill then served 22 years as Associate AD at Ohio State, in the biggest college athletic department in the country.

Steve Davis is a lifelong Buckeye Fan and a 1973 graduate of The Ohio State University. His first Ohio Stadium experience was the 1969 OSU win over Purdue, which propelled the Buckeyes to a National Championship. Davis was too small (and too slow!) to play for the Buckeyes, instead graduating from the OSU College of Agriculture Honors Program.