The name Ohio Stadium was chosen to represent the people of Ohio who helped make the successor to Ohio Field possible. But what if the Shoe went by another name, perhaps honoring either the two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin or the legendary head coach Woody Hayes?
House Bill 1353 proposed by State Representative Michael Stinziano in 1976 would have changed the name of Ohio Stadium to Archie Griffin Stadium without University approval. Many opposed the idea of the name change and the implications it would have on tradition surrounding the University’s process in naming buildings on campus.