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MGoBlue Podcasts with Jon Jansen

Conqu'ring Heroes 148 - Ken Hayward

MGoBlue Podcasts with Jon Jansen

The Varsity Podcast Network

Michigan, College, Sports, Ncaa, Jon Jansen, Wolverines, Football

4.8734 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Our Hall of Honor series continues this week with former Michigan Baseball star Ken Hayward, who led the Wolverines to back-to-back College World Series trips in 1983 and 1984. Hayward is the program's record-holder in games played (234), career batting average (.376), and RBIs (207).

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0:00.0

Well, another Michigan great is going into the Hall of Honor.

0:03.2

Today, we're going to get a chance to talk to Ken Hayward.

0:06.9

He was at Michigan, Michigan Baseball, from 1982 to 1985.

0:12.1

A couple of trips to the College World Series.

0:15.0

Big Ten Medal of Honor and Setting Program Records.

0:18.6

We'll get to all of those.

0:19.5

When we talk to Ken next on Conquering Heroes.

0:25.1

Welcome to your one-stop podcast for all things, Michigan Athletics.

0:29.9

Updates on every team on campus and interviews with players and coaches are all on the way.

0:35.2

This is Conquering Heroes.

0:37.2

Here's your host, John Chanson. Well, today we get a chance to talk to one of the

0:41.9

Michigan greats. That is Ken Hayward. He was at Michigan baseball from 82 to 85. We'll get into some of the

0:49.1

stats that he had while he was at the University of Michigan, but he is also one of the newest members

0:54.1

of the Hall of Honor here at the University of Michigan, but he is also one of the newest members of the

0:55.9

Hall of Honor here at the University of Michigan. Also for the Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame,

1:00.4

which he went into this year. Ken, thanks for joining me, and congratulations.

1:06.1

Thanks, John. True pleasure to talk with you and really excited about joining the ranks of some

1:14.3

of the Michigan's greats.

1:16.6

It's really humbling and I'm really honored to be a part of it.

1:22.9

What was it like when Ward gave you a call and he told you you were going to be a member of the Hall of Honor?

1:29.8

Yeah, it's kind of surreal, to be honest.

1:33.7

You know, Ward, you don't know it's Ward, right?

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