After Hazlett was fired, the Bulldogs' quarterback, Don Hamilton,left the team in protest.
Thorpe was later named the team's new head coach and led the Bulldogs to the 1915 championship, which was split between Canton and Massillon.
Hazlett joined the Ohio National Guard as a captain in 1916 and participated in the Mexican Expedition.
Colonel Hazlett served as an instructor at the Army Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth from 1935 to 1936.
In June 1946, he succeeded Major General Paul J. Mueller as commander of the 86th Infantry Division.