Senior profile: Tommy Hayden
Answer: My strengths are my endurance and speed. The thing I’ve had to work the hardest at is just understanding the whole game plan.
Q: What does it mean to you to be a Chieftain and what do you want your legacy to be?
A: Being a Chieftain means not only playing for each other but also playing for the community.
Q: What are some of the ways that you show senior leadership to your underclassman teammates?
A: Mostly redirecting underclassmen.
Q: What other sports do you play, besides football, and what is your favorite sport and why?
A: I do track and wrestling but football is my favorite because of the team building.
Q: What are some of your top athletic accomplishments or memories?
A: Two-time district qualifier in wrestling; honorable mention All-SEOAL; All-Academic SEOAL.
Q: Do you have any pregame rituals or routines?
A: Shower.
Q: What do you want to do when you are an adult, and why?
A: I plan to earn a degree in aviation.
Q: Who has had the greatest influence on your life, and why?
A: Probably my parents. My dad has been at every sporting event I’ve had and my mom has been to every one she could make. They’re both always bugging me trying to take care of me.
Q: Favorite college team?
A: Ohio State.
Q: Favorite television show?
A: Wilfred.
Q: Favorite movie?
A: Fight Club.
Q: Favorite video game?
A: Destiny.
Q: What’s your favorite school subject, and why?
A: Science.