Longtime Ohio State men's tennis coach and philanthropist John Daly died Wednesday at the age of 78. He won 431 matches while leading the Buckeyes from 1972 to 1999, and 449 career matches overall, including the season he coached at Northern Illinois prior to his tenure at OSU.

Longtime Ohio State men's tennis coach and philanthropist John Daly died Wednesday at the age of 78. He won 431 matches while leading the Buckeyes from 1972 to 1999, and 449 caree

John Daly, who coached the Ohio State University’s men’s tennis team for 28 years, died Wednesday. He was 78. Daly coached Ohio State from 1972 to 1999, racking up 431 match wins as the Buckeyes head coach and 449 wins in his career,

The Ohio State Buckeyes community is in a state of mourning after the passing of one of the longest-tenured head coaches in the history of the athletic program. On Wednesday, Ohio State announced the passing for longtime men’s tennis coach John Daly who died at the age of 78.